ole in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ole in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ole [Am oʊl, Brit əʊl] ADJ Am inf

ole → old

See also old

I.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] ADJ

1. old (of certain age):

how old are you?

¿cuántos años tienes?

how old are you?

¿qué edad tienes?

he's 10 years old

tiene 10 años

she's two years older than me

me lleva dos años

she's two years older than me

es dos años mayor que yo

my older brother

mi hermano mayor

our oldest son

nuestro hijo mayor

when the children are older

cuando los niños sean mayores or más grandes

day-/week-old chicks

pollitos mpl de un día/de una semana

a month-old puppy

un cachorro de un mes

the house is centuries old

la casa tiene siglos

my two-year-old daughter

mi hija de dos años

a group of fifteen-year-/six-year-olds

un grupo de quinceañeros/de niños de seis años

she's not old enough to go to school

no tiene edad de ir a la escuela

you're old enough to know better!

¡a tu edad …!

he's old enough to be her father

podría ser su padre

you're as old as you feel

lo importante es tener el espíritu joven

2. old:

old (not young)

mayor

old (less polite)

viejo

the bar's always full of old men

el bar siempre está lleno de viejos

her experiences had made her old beyond her years

sus experiencias la habían hecho madurar muy rápidamente

old people feel the cold more

los ancianos or las personas mayores or de edad sienten más el frío

to get or grow old/older

envejecer

doesn't she look old!

¡qué vieja or avejentada está!

when I'm old

cuando sea vieja

3.1. old (not new):

old clothes/car/remedy

viejo

old city/civilization

antiguo

old custom/tradition

viejo

old custom/tradition

antiguo

a fine old wine

un buen vino añejo

a beautiful old table

una mesa antigua preciosa

it's a very old family

es una familia de abolengo

the old part of the city

el casco viejo or antiguo de la ciudad

we like to keep to the old ways

nos gusta hacer las cosas a la antigua usanza

the old country

la madre patria

3.2. old (longstanding, familiar) attr:

old friend/enemy/rivalry

viejo

old injury/problem

antiguo

it's the old, old story

es la misma historia de siempre

3.3. old (experienced, veteran) attr:

old campaigner

viejo

old campaigner

veterano

4. old (former, previous) attr:

old job/classmate

antiguo

my old school

mi antiguo colegio

5. old LING:

Old attr

antiguo

6.1. old inf attr as intensifier:

just wear any old thing

ponte cualquier cosa

come and see me any old time

ven a verme cuando quieras

she dresses just any old way or Brit also any old how

se viste de cualquier manera

we had a pretty dull old time

nos aburrimos mortalmente inf

this book is a load of old rubbish

este libro es una porquería inf

6.2. old inf attr (in familiar references):

old Bob here will show you where to go

el bueno de Bob te dirá dónde tienes que ir

good old John!

¡este John …!

hello, old thing Brit

hola ¿qué tal?

lucky old you!

¡qué suerte tienes!

don't forget little old me!

¡no te olvides del pobrecito de mí!

she's not a bad old soul

no es mala gente inf

II.old [Am oʊld, Brit əʊld] N

1. old (old people) + pl vb:

the old

los ancianos

the old

las personas mayores or de edad

the old (less polite)

los viejos

a singer who is popular with young and old

un cantante que gusta a chicos y grandes

2. old (former times) liter:

in days of old

antaño liter

in days of old

antiguamente

the knights of old

los caballeros de antaño

I know him of old

lo conozco desde hace tiempo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ole quickly surprised everyone with his original grim throath, as a matter of fact he had never been in a band as a vocalist before.

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Was he using his hash browns, moonshine, love thy neighbor, hearty ha-ha, and good-ole-boy talk as just an act, or did he really mean what he said?

voices.washingtonpost.com

There has been a big ole vape section offered in another local business for at least a year.

www.thewesternstar.com

Their call is a screech like a jay, but the song is a beautiful fluting "weela-wee-ooo" or "or-iii-ole", unmistakable once heard.

en.wikipedia.org