old age in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for old age in the English»French Dictionary

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I.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] N

1. age (length of existence):

age
âge m
at the age of 14
à l'âge de 14 ans
she's your age
elle a ton âge
to look one's age
faire son âge
to be of retirement age
avoir l'âge de la retraite
to be of school age
être en âge d'aller à l'école
she's twice/half his age
elle a le double/la moitié de son âge
they are of an age
ils sont du même âge
to be of an age when …
être à l'âge où …
act or be your age!
ne fais pas l'enfant!
you shouldn't be doing that at your age!
tu ne devrais pas faire ça à ton âge!
men of retirement age
les hommes en âge de or qui ont l'âge de la retraite
to come of age
atteindre la majorité
to be of age
être majeur/-e
to be under age LAW
être mineur
age of consent LAW
âge légal (for pour)
to feel one's age
se sentir vieux/vieille

II.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] VB trans

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III.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] VB intr

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I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

how old are you/is he?
quel âge as-tu/a-t-il?
no-one knows how old this tree is
personne ne connaît l'âge de cet arbre
she is 10 years old
elle a 10 ans
a six-year-old boy
un garçon (âgé) de six ans
a six-year old
un enfant (âgé) de six ans
when you were one year old
quand tu avais un an
this bread is a week old
ce pain est vieux d'une semaine
a centuries-old tradition
une tradition vieille de plusieurs siècles
to be as old as sb/as the century
avoir le même âge que qn/que le siècle
I'm older than you
je suis plus âgé que toi
she is 10 years older than him
elle a 10 ans de plus que lui
the north wing is 100 years older than the east wing
l'aile nord a été construite 100 ans avant l'aile est
my older brother/sister
mon frère aîné/ma sœur aînée
an older man/woman
un homme/une femme plus âgé/-e
the older children play here
les grands jouent ici
I'll tell you when you're older
je te le dirai quand tu seras plus grand
he's going to be handsome when he's older
ce sera un beau jeune homme plus tard
as you get older you learn what really matters
en vieillissant on apprend ce qui est vraiment important
I'm the oldest
c'est moi l'aîné/-e
the oldest person there was 18
la personne la plus âgée de l'assemblée avait 18 ans
old enough to be your father/mother
assez vieux/vieille pour être ton père/ta mère
to be old enough to do
être en âge de faire
you're old enough to know better
à ton âge tu devrais avoir plus de bon sens
you're too old for silly games
ces jeux stupides ne sont plus de ton âge
he's too old for you
il est trop vieux pour toi
that dress is too old for you
cette robe fait trop vieux pour toi
to be old for one's age
être mûr pour son âge

old age in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for old age in the English»French Dictionary

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II.age [eɪdʒ] VB trans, intr

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I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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

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She eventually died by 712 for unknown reasons, possibly of old age.
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However, the old age of the bridge showed on the bridge itself.
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He kept on writing to a very old age.
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To provide for old age, they thus had to acquire as much money as possible in a limited period of time.
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Those that love another spiritually derive many benefits from the relationship which continue down to old age (8.18).
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Mans last stage is that of extreme old age.
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They lived to a very old age but with a youthful appearance and eventually died peacefully.
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He continued to run his studio into old age even when he could no longer paint.
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With his old age, he also loses the charm of holding audiences.
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She goes to the old age home and passes away the next day.
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