village elder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for village elder in the English»French Dictionary

village elder N

village elder

aîné/-e m/f du village

village elder

ancien/-ienne m/f du village

Translations for village elder in the English»French Dictionary

I.elder [Brit ˈɛldə, Am ˈɛldər] N

1. elder (older person):

elder

aîné/-e m/f

respect your elders and betters

respecte tes aînés

2. elder (in tribe etc):

elder

ancien m

3. elder REL (in early church):

elder

ancien m

4. elder REL (in Presbyterian church):

elder

ancien m (qui assiste le pasteur dans l'administration d'une église)

5. elder BOT:

elder

sureau m

II.elder [Brit ˈɛldə, Am ˈɛldər] ADJ

elder

aîné

the elder girl

l'aînée f

the elder girl

la fille aînée f

village [Brit ˈvɪlɪdʒ, Am ˈvɪlɪdʒ] N (place, community)

village

village m

fishing/mining village

village de pêcheurs/de mineurs

fishing/mining village attr shop, fête, school

du village

village elder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for village elder in the English»French Dictionary

village elder

doyen(ne) m (f) du village

Translations for village elder in the English»French Dictionary

I.elder¹ [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. elder (older person):

elder

aîné(e) m (f)

2. elder HISTORY, REL:

elder

ancien(ne) m (f)

village elder

doyen(ne) m (f) du village

Pliny the Elder

Pline l'Ancien

II.elder¹ [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] ADJ

elder

aîné(e)

elder statesman

vétéran m de la politique

elder² [ˈeldəʳ, Am -dɚ] N BOT

elder

sureau m

I.village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] N

1. village (settlement):

village

village m

2. village + sing/pl vb (populace):

village

village m

II.village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ] ADJ

village

de/du village

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He mortified his parents by desecrating the grave of a respected village elder, subsequently spending a week in police custody.

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