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A n
1 (old people) the old (+ v pl) les personnes fpl âgées ; old and young together jeunes et vieux ensemble ;
2 (earlier era) (in days) of old (au temps) jadis ; the knights of old les chevaliers d'antan ; I know him of old je le connais depuis longtemps.
B olds npl (parents) les vieux mpl ; my olds mes vieux.
C adj
1 (elderly, not young) vieux/vieille, âgé ; an old man un vieil homme, un vieillard ; old people les vieux ; older people les personnes âgées ; if I live to be old si je vis vieux ; to get ou grow old vieillir, se faire vieux/vieille ; to look old avoir l'air âgé ; old before one's time vieux avant l'âge ; grief has made her old before her time le chagrin l'a vieillie avant l'âge ; do you want old Mr Salter or young Mr Salter? est-ce que vous voulez le père ou le fils Salter? ;
2 (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 ;
3 (not new) [garment, object, car, song, tradition, family] vieux/vieille ; [story, excuse] classique ; [joke] rebattu ; an old friend un vieil ami ; the old town la vieille ville ; an old firm une maison établie depuis longtemps ;
4 (former, previous) [address, school, job, boss, admirer, system] ancien/-ienne (before n) ; there's our old house voilà notre ancienne maison ; where is her old confidence? où est passée son ancienne assurance? ; do you see much of the old crowd ? est-ce que tu en vois beaucoup de notre vieille bande ? ; in the old days autrefois, dans le temps ; just like old times comme au bon vieux temps ; in the good old days au bon vieux temps ;
5 (as term of affection) vieux/vieille ; there was old Jim il y avait ce bon vieux Jim ; there's old Fido voilà ce brave vieux Fido ; dear old Max ce cher vieux Max ; good old Jon! ce bon vieux Jon ! ; good old British weather! iron ce sacré climat anglais! ; hello, old chap/girl! salut, mon vieux/ma vieille ! ; how are you, you old devil ? ça va, vieux ? ;
6 (as intensifier) a right old battle/mess une sacrée bataille/pagaille ; they were having a high ou rare old time ils s'amusaient comme des fous ; just put them down any old how/where mets-les n'importe comment/où ; I don't want just any old doctor/any old car je ne veux pas de n'importe quel docteur/n'importe quelle voiture ; any old tie will do n'importe quelle cravate fera l'affaire. The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

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