old style in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for old style in the English»French Dictionary

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I.style [Brit stʌɪl, Am staɪl] N

III.style [Brit stʌɪl, Am staɪl] VB trans

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I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

how old are you/is he?
quel âge as-tu/a-t-il?
no-one knows how old this tree is
personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre
she is 10 years old
elle a 10 ans
a six-year-old boy
un garçon (âgé) de six ans
a six-year old
un enfant (âgé) de six ans
when you were one year old
quand tu avais un an
this bread is a week old
ce pain est vieux d'une semaine
a centuries-old tradition
une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles
to be as old as sb/as the century
avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle
I'm older than you
je suis plus âgé que toi
she is 10 years older than him
elle a 10 ans de plus que lui
the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing
l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est
my older brother/sister
mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée
an older man/woman
un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e
the older children play here
les grands jouent ici
I'll tell you when you're older
je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand
he's going to be handsome when he's older
ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard
as you get older you learn what really matters
en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important
I'm the oldest
c'est moi l'aîné/-e
the oldest person there was 18
la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans
old enough to be your father/mother
assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère
to be old enough to do
être en âge de faire
you're old enough to know better
à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens
you're too old for silly games
ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge
he's too old for you
il est trop vieux pour toi
that dress is too old for you
cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi
to be old for one's age
être mûr pour son âge

old style in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for old style in the English»French Dictionary

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I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

II.old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N (elderly people)

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The technique is similar to that of an old-style radio play.
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Types of music created at these events vary from old-style retro to up-scale, modern contemporary electronic music.
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The series was an old-style romantic comedy with a touch of horror.
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Some adding machines were electromechanical an old-style mechanism, but driven by electric power.
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The old-style apprenticeship approach to learning how to write songs is being supplemented by some universities and colleges and rock schools.
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The old-style laurea is now known as laurea specialistica (equivalent of a master's degree).
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All of the old-style public housing projects were demolished by 2011.
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The company then closed many old-style integrated manufacturing plants in favor of large automated metal-processing centers and separate can-assembly operations situated near its customers' plants.
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The main event is the traditional making of the first hay of the year by hand and by old-style machinery.
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Modern masters of old-style step dancing style can trace the lineage of their steps directly back to 18th century dancers.
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