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I . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young or new):

old
stary
to grow [or get] older
starzeć [perf ze-] się

2. old (indicating age):

to be 20 years old
mieć 20 lat
how old is he?
ile on ma lat?
two-year-old boy
dwuletni chłopiec m

3. old (former):

old
były
old
poprzedni
Old English
[język] staroangielski m

4. old (experienced):

old
doświadczony
to be an old hand at sth
zjeść na czymś zęby

5. old (familiar):

old methods
wypróbowane [lub stare] metody fpl
the same old excuse
wiecznie ta sama wymówka

6. old inf (unimportant):

at any old time
kiedykolwiek
any old place
gdziekolwiek

7. old inf (expressing friendship):

good old Tom!
poczciwy, stary Tom!

II . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

1. old:

the old pl (people)
[ludzie] starsi pl

2. old liter (past):

in days of old
w dawnych czasach
to know sb of old
znać kogoś kawał czasu

old age N no pl

old-age ADJ

Old Bailey N Brit LAW

old boy N Brit

1. old boy inf (old man):

old boy
staruszek m

2. old boy (former pupil):

old boy
absolwent m

old economy N

old-fashioned ADJ

old girl N Brit

1. old girl inf (old woman):

old girl
staruszka f

2. old girl (former pupil):

old girl
absolwentka f

old maid N pej

1. old maid (woman):

old maid
stara panna f

2. old maid inf (person):

old maid
osoba f staroświecka

old man <-men> N pej

old man
stary m

old-style ADJ

old-timer N inf

1. old-timer (worker, member):

old-timer
weteran(ka) m (f)

Usage examples with old

old bugger
stary pierdoła m
old fogey
stary piernik m
old trouper
stary wyga m
old methods
wypróbowane [lub stare] metody fpl
old pro
stary wyjadacz m
Old English
[język] staroangielski m
the old pl (people)
[ludzie] starsi pl
to reopen old wounds [or an old wound]
rozdrapywać [perf rozdrapać] stare rany
how old are you?
ile masz lat?
old habits die hard
trudno wyzbyć się starych przyzwyczajeń
in [one's] old age
na starość
she's 12 [years old]
ona ma 12 lat
how old is he?
ile on ma lat?
the same old excuse
wiecznie ta sama wymówka
at any old time
kiedykolwiek
he's two years old
on ma dwa lata
the same old story
stara śpiewka
in days of old
w dawnych czasach
much too old
o wiele za stary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Upgrading the 130-year-old building would cost a six-figure sum, including earthquake-strengthening, a refurbishment and fit-out for commercial tenants, he said.
www.odt.co.nz
How the actions involved in enactivism relate to age-old questions about free will remains a topic of active debate.
en.wikipedia.org
They run up against mysterious regulatory investigations, go-slow bureaucratic practices and old-fashioned investment barriers that hamper their businesses.
www.afr.com
Stu encounters a vault filled with money and an old cricket bat.
en.wikipedia.org
She was born into a yachting family and was taken sailing for the first time when only a few weeks old.
en.wikipedia.org
I think old graphics were unbelievably more beautiful than what we have today.
en.wikipedia.org
In the 1993 currency reform, 1 nouveau zaire was exchanged for 3,000,000 old zaires.
en.wikipedia.org
The movie evidently swerves from old-hat, cut-and-dried storylines that many scary movies offer.
entertainment.inquirer.net
Nobles accused him of trying to change the old ways, and even managed to find fault with the building codes.
en.wikipedia.org
The old and infirm who came to be healed, including children were trampled upon in the mass hysteria.
en.wikipedia.org

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