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Detailed Translations for older from English to German

older:

older adj

  1. older (elder)
    alt

Translation Matrix for older:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- aged; elder; elderly; old; senior; sr.
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alt elder; older aged; elderly; old

Synonyms for "older":


Related Definitions for "older":

  1. skilled through long experience1
    • the older soldiers1
  2. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)1
  3. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son1

older form of old:


Translation Matrix for old:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- erstwhile; former; honest-to-god; honest-to-goodness; older; one-time; onetime; previous; quondam; sometime; sure-enough
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- advanced in years; aged
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
alt aged; elderly; old aged; elder; older
altertümlich ancient; antique; old; old fashioned; veteran ancestral; ancient; not modern; obsolete; old fashioned; out of date; outdated; outmoded
antik ancient; antique; old; old fashioned; veteran

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Related Definitions for "old":

  1. just preceding something else in time or order1
    • my old house was larger1
  2. skilled through long experience1
    • an old offender1
    • the older soldiers1
  3. (used for emphasis) very familiar1
    • good old boy1
    • same old story1
  4. (used informally especially for emphasis)1
    • had us a high old time1
  5. of long duration; not new1
    • old tradition1
    • old house1
    • old wine1
    • old country1
    • old friendships1
    • old money1
  6. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age1
    • his mother is very old1
    • a ripe old age1
    • how old are you?1
  7. belonging to some prior time1
  8. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')1

Wiktionary Translations for old:

old
adjective
  1. tiresome
  2. having existed or lived for the specified time
  3. former
  4. of a living being: having lived for relatively many years
  5. of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time
old
adjective
  1. gehoben: sehr alt
  2. vor langer Zeit gemacht oder geschehen
  3. von hohem Alter
noun
  1. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
old alt ancien — Qui exister depuis très longtemps.
old antik; alt; altertümlich; uralt; altmodisch antiqueexister dans l’antiquité.
old alt; bejahrt; betagt; abgelebt; baufällig; gebrechlich; hinfällig vieux — D’un certain âge (relatif à un autre).
old alt âgé — Qui a un certain nombre d’années, un certain âge.