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I. old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old person, animal:

old: alt <älter, am ältesten>

there's life in the old boy yet! esp iron: er steckt noch voller Leben!

to be old enough to be sb's father/mother inf: jds Vater/Mutter sein können

to be old enough to do sth: alt genug sein, um etw zu tun

to grow old gracefully: mit Würde alt werden

to be [a bit] too old to be doing sth: [ein bisschen] zu alt sein, um etw zu tun

to get [or grow]old/older: alt/älter werden

to live to a ripe old age: ein hohes Alter erreichen

to seem old beyond one's years: älter wirken, als man ist

2. old object:

old: alt <älter, am ältesten>

old cheese: alter Käse

old joke: abgedroschener Witz inf

the old part of town [or the old quarter]: die Altstadt

3. old after n (denoting an age):

old: alt <älter, am ältesten>

Rosie's six years old now: Rosie ist jetzt sechs Jahre alt

4. old attr, inv (former):

old: alt <älter, am ältesten>

old: ehemalig

old boyfriend: früherer Freund

in the [good] old days: in der guten alten Zeit

old job: alter [o. früherer] Job

for old times' sake: um der alten Zeiten willen

5. old attr (long known):

old: altbekannt

with him, it's always the same old story!: es ist doch immer die gleiche Geschichte mit ihm!

old friend: alter Freund/alte Freundin

6. old attr, inv inf (expression of affection):

old: [gute(r)] alte(r) FRG

good old Pete!: der gute alte Pete!

I hear poor old Frank's lost his job: ich habe gehört, dem armen Frank wurde gekündigt

7. old attr, inv pej inf:

dirty old man: geiler alter Bock vulg pej

dirty old man: alter Wüstling pej

8. old attr, inv inf (any):

why don't you put the shoes in the cupboard properly and not just any old how?: warum räumst du die Schuhe nicht ordentlich in den Schrank und nicht immer nur so, wie sie dir gerade in die Hand fallen?

I don't want to eat in just any old place — I want to go to a romantic restaurant!: ich möchte nicht einfach nur irgendwo essen — ich möchte in ein romantisches Restaurant gehen!

come round any old time you like: komm vorbei, wann immer du möchtest

any old present/rubbish/thing: irgendein Geschenk/irgendeinen Unsinn/irgendwas

a load of old rubbish! pej: nichts als blanker Unsinn! inf

Phrases:

to be a chip off the old block: ganz der Vater sein inf

you're as old as you feel! saying: man ist so alt, wie man sich fühlt! prov

there's no fool like an old fool saying: Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht prov

to be as old as the hills [or as Methuselah] [or as time]: uralt [o. inf so alt wie Methusalem] sein

money for old rope: leicht verdientes Geld

you can't put an old head on young shoulders saying: man kann einen alten Kopf nicht auf junge Schultern verpflanzen

you can't teach an old dog new tricks saying: der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier prov

to be as tough as old boots: hart im Nehmen sein

II. old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

1. old (elderly people):

the old pl: die Alten pl

young and old: Jung und Alt

2. old liter (in past times):

in days of old: in früheren Zeiten

to know sb of old esp Brit: jdn seit Langem kennen

III. old [əʊld, Am oʊld] COMP

a twenty-one-year-old: ein Einundzwanzigjähriger/eine Einundzwanzigjährige

a three-month-old puppy: ein drei Monate altes Hündchen

cen·tu·ries-old [ˈsenʃərizəʊld, Am -oʊld] ADJ inv

centuries-old: jahrhundertealt

ˈage-old ADJ inv

age-old: uralt

old ˈage N no pl

old age: Alter nt <-s, ->

in [one's] old age: im Alter

old-age provision: Altersvorsorge f <-> kein pl

I. ˈold school N approv

the old school: die alte Schule

he's one of the old school: er ist [noch] einer der alten Schule

II. ˈold school ADJ

old school: der alten Schule nach n

I. old ˈmon·ey N no pl

1. old money + sing/pl vb (well-established families):

old money: alter Geldadel

2. old money (former currency):

old money: alte Währung

II. old ˈmon·ey ADJ inv

old money: alteingesessen

old ˈstag·er N

1. old stager (old man):

old stager: Oldie m <-s, -s> hum inf

2. old stager:

old stager (long-time worker): alter Hase inf

old stager (long-time resident): Alteingesessene(r) f(m)

old ˈmas·ter N

old master: alter Meister

old ˈman N

1. old man (elderly male):

old man: alter Mann m

old man: Greis m <-es, -e>

2. old man sl (husband, father):

the/sb's old man: der Alte/jds Alter inf

3. old man (boss, leader):

the old man: der Alte

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älteste: oldest

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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old economy N MKT COMPET

old economy (traditionell stabile Wirtschaftszweige, z. B. Geld- und Kreditwirtschaft, Fahrzeugbau, Verkehr, Chemie, Pharma usw.): Old Economy f

old share N FINMKT

old share: Altaktie f

old-age provision element N INV-FIN

old-age provision element: Vorsorgebaustein m

old-age pension N HUM RESOURCES

old-age pension: Altersversorgung f

old-age pension: Rente f

old-age provision counselling N INV-FIN

old-age provision counselling: Vorsorgeberatung f

old-age pension scheme N STATE

old-age pension scheme (Konzept): Altersversorgung f

old-age provision N HUM RESOURCES

old-age provision: Altersvorsorge f

old-age provision special fund N INV-FIN

old-age provision special fund: Altersvorsorgesondervermögen nt

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Altersversorgung (Altersrente): old-age benefit

Altersversorgung (Altersrente): old-age pension

Old Economy (traditionell stabile Wirtschaftszweige, z. B. Geld- und Kreditwirtschaft, Fahrzeugbau, Verkehr, Chemie, Pharma usw.): old economy

Klett Geography Glossary

old coastal marsh, old marshland N

old coastal marsh: alte Marsch

old-age dependency ratio N

old-age dependency ratio: Altenquotient

old age, senescence [sɪˈnesns] N

old age: Vergreisung

Klett Biology Glossary

old world monkey

old world monkey: Altweltaffe

old growth forest, primeval forest, virgin forest N

old growth forest: Urwald (von Menschen unberührt)

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the next oldest/youngest: der/die/das Zweitälteste/Zweitjüngste

Jo was the next oldest after Martin: Jo war der/die Zweitälteste nach Martin

the oldest trick in the book: der älteste Trick, den es gibt

the oldest profession in the world: das älteste Gewerbe der Welt

das älteste Gewerbe [der Welt] hum, das horizontale Gewerbe hum: the oldest profession [in the world] hum

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

In the infant it is about 150 degrees and in old age reduced to 120 degrees in average.

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While developmental pruning is experience dependent, the deteriorating connections that are synonymous with old age are not.

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Mans last stage is that of extreme old age.

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None of us are guaranteed safety, health or old age...

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With his old age, he also loses the charm of holding audiences.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The oldest parts of the present building date from the years 1150 to 1170.

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Die ältesten Bauteile des heutigen Gebäudes stammen aus den Jahren 1150 bis 1170.

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What do I do if my Intel ® PROSet software version is older than 11.5.x?

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Was muss ich tun, wenn meine Intel ® PROSet Software-Version älter als 11.5.x ist?

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Today the Charité is Berlin ’ s oldest hospital and, at the same time, Germany ’ s oldest medical school.

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Heute ist sie das älteste Krankenhaus Berlins und zugleich die älteste medizinische Bildungseinrichtung in Deutschland.

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The older formats will remain valid for already concluded contracts.

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Die alten Formate gelten selbstverständlich für die bereits vorher abgeschlossenen Verträge weiter.

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In this way I can pass onto others my love for the old ways.

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So kann ich anderen meine Liebe zum Alten weitergeben.

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