Translations for „eldest“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

I . eldest [ˈeldɪst] ADJ

eldest

са́мый ста́рший

eldest

старе́йший

II . eldest [ˈeldɪst] N no pl

my eldest

ста́рший из мои́х дете́й

I . old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young, new):

old

ста́рый

to grow older

соста́риться

to collect old clothes

собира́ть ста́рую оде́жду

2. old (denoting an age):

how old is she?

ско́лько ей лет?

six years old

ей шесть лет

to be old enough to do sth

быть доста́точно взро́слым, что́бы де́лать что-ли́бо

3. old (former):

old

пре́жний

4. old (long known):

old friend

ста́рый

old friend

давни́шний

Phrases:

in the (good) old days

в ста́рые до́брые времена́

to be as old as the hills

о́чень ста́рый

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

the old pl

старики́

old age N

old age

ста́рость f

in one's old age

в прекло́нном во́зрасте

Old Bill N no pl Brit inf

Old Bill

полице́йский m

Old Bill

поли́ция f

old boy N

1. old boy Brit inf (old man):

old boy

стари́к m

2. old boy Aus, Brit (former pupil):

old boy

бы́вший учени́к m

old-established [ˌəʊldɪˈstæblɪʃt] ADJ

old-established

давно́ устано́вленный

old-fashioned [ˌəʊldˈfæʃnd] ADJ pej

1. old-fashioned (out):

old-fashioned clothes, views

старомо́дный

2. old-fashioned (traditional):

old-fashioned

традицио́нный

old flame N inf

old flame

ста́рая любо́вь f

old girl N

1. old girl Brit inf (old woman):

old girl

стару́шка f

2. old girl Aus, Brit (former pupil):

old girl

бы́вшая учени́ца f

old hand N

to be an old hand (at sth)

быть знатоко́м чего́-ли́бо

to be an old hand (at sth)

име́ть о́пыт в чём-ли́бо

old lady N inf (one's wife, mother)

old lady

жена́ или мать f

old maid N pej

old maid

ста́рая де́ва f

old-maidish [ˌəʊldˈmeɪdɪʃ] ADJ pej

old-maidish

характе́рный для ста́рой де́вы

old man N inf (husband, father)

old man

муж или оте́ц m

old master N ART

old master

карти́на f изве́стного худо́жника пери́ода 15-18 веко́в

old-style ADJ

old-style

старомо́дный

old-style

в ста́ром сти́ле

old-timer [ˈəʊldtaɪməɐ, Am ˈoʊldtaɪmɚ] N Am inf

old-timer

старожи́л m

old-timer (when addressing man)

стари́к m

old-age pension N

old-age pension

пе́нсия f по ста́рости

old-age pensioner N

old-age pensioner

пенсионе́р(ка) m(f) по ста́рости

old people's home N

old people's home

дом m престаре́лых

Usage examples with eldest

my eldest

ста́рший из мои́х дете́й

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was the eldest of five brothers and was one of nine children.

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She had four children in total, although her eldest son died from injuries sustained in a mugging.

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The chief man (the eldest son of the demised) lights the pyre at its north end.

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Of the two siblings, he is the eldest and has a younger sister.

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My parents bundled us up -- the entire caboodle of six kids with me as the eldest -- and two aunts who served as our nannies.

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She was the eldest daughter in a family of five surviving children: three boys and two girls.

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Nevertheless, he was estranged from his wife, and quarrelled with his eldest son for siding with her.

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He was buried in the chancel of the parish church, where a monument with an epitaph was erected to him by his eldest son.

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He mentions as well the way his eldest sister mistreated him.

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After the disappearance of his eldest daughter, he has secluded himself in the royal chambers.

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