older in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for older in the English»French Dictionary

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):

I'm older than you
an older man/woman

old fogey Brit, old fogy Am N inf

I.old-fashioned [Brit əʊldˈfaʃ(ə)nd, Am ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd] N Am

II.old-fashioned [Brit əʊldˈfaʃ(ə)nd, Am ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd] ADJ

old codger [Brit əʊld ˈkɒdʒə] N inf

older in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for older in the English»French Dictionary

I.old <-er, -est> [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

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

old man N inf (husband, father)

older Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grow older
older than them
older than her
to be older and wiser
older than him
older than us
older than you
older than you
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The application of rotenone on the lake has largely depleted the populations of larger/older fish.
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When he got older it became apparent that he needed better equipment, so his father bought him a go-kart.
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Demand for plant and equipment finance is strong as business activity levels increase and companies begin to replace older assets.
www.independent.ie
There has been a long-running campaign to have the older tunnel converted into a cycleway, though this scheme has never gained wholehearted council support.
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All these coins, both from the older and newer series still remain legal tender.
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The surrounding park which is open to the public, is protected as a rijksmonument, as well as all of the older structures around it.
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One such practice would have the older men bring the male children a severally injured captive of war, allowing the boys to practice their archery skills against this living target.
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For older texts the Latin term incipit (it begins) is in use for the very first words of the opening sentence.
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Designers can no longer palm off older collections to clients.
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It is just one of these niggling things you get when you are older.
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