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old: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
old age: noun
old-age: adjective and adverb
Old Bailey: noun
old boy: noun
old economy: noun
old-fashioned: adjective and adverb
old girl: noun
old maid: noun
old man: noun
old-style: adjective and adverb
old-timer: noun

I . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

1. old (not young or new):

old

stary

to grow [or get] older

starzeć [perf ze-] się

2. old (indicating age):

to be 20 years old

how old is he?

two-year-old boy

dwuletni chłopiec m

3. old (former):

old

były

old

Old English

[język] staroangielski m

4. old (experienced):

old

to be an old hand at sth

zjeść na czymś zęby

5. old (familiar):

old methods

wypróbowane [lub stare] metody fpl

the same old excuse

wiecznie ta sama wymówka

6. old inf (unimportant):

at any old time

any old place

7. old inf (expressing friendship):

good old Tom!

poczciwy, stary Tom!

Phrases:

to be old beyond one's years

być wyjątkowo rozsądnym jak na swój wiek

[as] old as the hills

stary jak świat

any old how

the same old story

II . old [əʊld, Am oʊld] N

1. old:

the old pl (people)

[ludzie] starsi pl

2. old liter (past):

in days of old

w dawnych czasach

to know sb of old

znać kogoś kawał czasu

old age N no pl

in [one's] old age

old-age ADJ

old-age provision

zabezpieczenie nt emerytalne

Old Bailey N Brit LAW

centralny sąd karny w Londynie

old boy N Brit

1. old boy inf (old man):

2. old boy (former pupil):

old economy N

old economy

stara gospodarka f (energetyka, przemysł metalurgiczny, motoryzacyjny — jako przeciwieństwo gospodarki opartej na nowych technologiach)

old-fashioned ADJ

old-fashioned

old-fashioned clothes

old girl N Brit

1. old girl inf (old woman):

2. old girl (former pupil):

old maid N pej

1. old maid (woman):

2. old maid inf (person):

osoba f staroświecka

old man <-men> N pej

stary m

old-style ADJ

old-timer N inf

1. old-timer (worker, member):

weteran(ka) m (f)

2. old-timer (resident):

długoletni mieszkaniec m

długoletnia mieszkanka f

Usage examples with older

to grow [or get] older

starzeć [perf ze-] się

older than them

starszy od nich

older than me

starszy ode mnie

older than her

starszy od niej

older than him

starszy od niego

he wore his older brother's cast-offs

nosił ubrania po starszym bracie

he's a good bit older than me

jest znacznie starszy ode mnie

is it my imagination or has he got much older?

albo mi się wydaje, albo się bardzo postarzał

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All these coins, both from the older and newer series still remain legal tender. en.wikipedia.org

There were some older entrenchments that were already there, and these were seized as well. en.wikipedia.org

It is just one of these niggling things you get when you are older. www.telegraph.co.uk

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. en.wikipedia.org

As he grew older, he took up skydiving with a dogged determination, according to his brother. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the older sundry shops in this town include, and. en.wikipedia.org

Ethanol in petrol can attack older fuel systems, leading to expensive repairs. www.telegraph.co.uk

Designers can no longer palm off older collections to clients. www.thehindu.com

Two waiters, one young and one older, sit at a table and watch him, sharing what they know of him through hearsay. en.wikipedia.org

When he got older it became apparent that he needed better equipment, so his father bought him a go-kart. en.wikipedia.org

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