ancient in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ancient in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ancient [Am ˈeɪn(t)ʃənt, Brit ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt] ADJ

1. ancient Egypt/civilizations/ruin/tradition:

ancient

antiguo

the Ancient World

el mundo antiguo

the Ancient World

la antigüedad

in ancient times

en la antigüedad

2. ancient inf (old):

she has an ancient record player

tiene un tocadiscos prehistórico or del año de la pera or de Maricastaña inf

37? but you're absolutely ancient!

¿37? ¡qué vejestorio! inf

ancient history N

1. ancient history U (of past civilizations):

ancient history

historia f antigua

2. ancient history U (sth irrelevant):

my divorce? that's all ancient history now

¿mi divorcio? eso ya ha pasado a la historia

ancient monument N Brit

ancient monument

monumento m histórico

Ancient Greek N U

Ancient Greek

griego m clásico

Ancient Rome N U

Ancient Rome

Roma f antigua

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vejancón (vejancona)

ancient inf

ancestral costumbre

ancient

ancestral temor

ancient

historia antigua

ancient history

la Edad Antigua

ancient times pl

antiquísimo (antiquísima)

ancient

ancient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ancient in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] ADJ

1. ancient a. HISTORY:

ancient

antiguo, -a

since ancient times

desde tiempos remotos

in ancient days

hace muchísimo tiempo

ancient history

historia antigua

to be ancient history iron

haber pasado a la historia

2. ancient inf (very old):

ancient

prehistórico, -a

ancient

del año de la pera

I feel pretty ancient

me siento viejísimo

II.ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] N

the ancients

los antiguos

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ancestral

ancient

de rancio linaje

of ancient descent

vetusto (-a) pej

ancient

rancio (-a) (antiguo)

ancient

familia de pergaminos

ancient family

guaquero (-a) (ilegal)

plunderer (person who digs for ancient Indian archaeological valuables)

antiguo (-a) (muy anticuado)

ancient

antiguo (-a)

ancient

quipo(s)

quipu (ancient Peruvian system of coloured threads and knots for recording facts and events)

de rango abolengo

of ancient lineage

ancient Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

since ancient times

desde tiempos remotos

in ancient days

hace muchísimo tiempo

ancient history

historia antigua

to be ancient history iron

haber pasado a la historia

I feel pretty ancient

me siento viejísimo

to follow ancient traditions

seguir las antiguas tradiciones

an ancient custom

una antigua tradición

plunderer (person who digs for ancient Indian archaeological valuables)

guaquero (-a) (ilegal)

quipu (ancient Peruvian system of coloured threads and knots for recording facts and events)

quipo(s)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Also, mythology and ancient civilizations that he had learned about in school gave him a wealth of knowledge from which he drew from.

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Beside the old well, there are two ancient elm trees, each about 20 meters high.

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The music is an ancient art form, stretching back thousands of years.

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Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty.

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It was more ephemeral and came from ancient river sediments.

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Nevertheless, it appears some ancient graverobbers did steal bodies.

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These prisons have been used since ancient times.

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It has sweeping deer lawns, small woods, coverts and areas covered by huge solitary ancient oak trees.

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They are one of the most ancient lineages of scolopacid waders, together with the godwits which look similar but have straight bills.

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It had been deposited by ancient rivers that then eroded deep into the earth.

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