Già

an old man

một ông già

my old man

(thông tục) bà nhà tôi

an old woman

bà già; người nhút nhát; người hay làm rối lên, người nhặng xị

an old maid

gái già; bà cô, người kỹ tính và hay lo lắng

Già giặn, có kinh nghiệm, lão luyện

old head on young shoulders

ít tuổi nhưng già giặn

old in diplomacy

có kinh nghiệm về ngoại giao

an old bird

cáo già

an old hand

tay lão luyện

Lên... tuổi, thọ

he is ten years old

nó lên mười (tuổi)

Cũ, nát, rách, cổ

old clothes

quần áo cũ

old friends

những bạn cũ

old as the hills

cổ như những trái đồi

Xưa, ngày xưa

old Hanoi

Hà nội ngày xưa

Người già

the old feel the cold weather more than the young

người già cảm thấy thời tiết lạnh hơn người trẻ

the Old World

đông bán cầu

the good old times

thời oanh liệt xưa, thời đẹp đẽ xưa, thời huy hoàng xưa

old man of the sea

người bám như đỉa

any old thing

(từ lóng) bất cứ cái gì

to have a good (fine, high) old time

(từ lóng) nghỉ rất thoải mái

my old bones

Xem bone

the old man

cái thân này, cái thân già này

the men of old

người xưa

I have heard it of old

tôi nghe thấy vấn đề đó từ lâu rồi

any old how

không cẩn thận, không ngăn nắp

a chip off the old block

như chip

a dirty old man

như dirty

for old times'sake

vì quá khứ hay những hồi ức êm dịu

the good/bad old days

xưa kia

the grand old man

như grand

have/give sb a high old time

như high

money for jam/old rope

như money

no fool like an old fool

như fool

of old

ngày xưa

as old as the hills

rất cũ, cổ xưa

old beyond one's years

già trước tuổi

old boy, chap, man,etc

cách gọi thân mật

look here, old man!

này!, ông bạn thân mến!

(be) old enough to be sb's father/mother

đáng tuổi cha/mẹ

(be) old enough to know better

khá chính chắn (hành động)

old hat

cũ rích

have an old head on young shoulders

già giặn trước tuổi

an old trout

bà già cau có

an old wives'tale

chuyện bà già

one of the old school

người theo lối cổ, bảo thủ

pay/settle an old score

trả được thù về một việc làm sai trái của ai trong quá khứ

rake over old ashes

như rake

ring out the old year and ring in the new

như ring

the same old story

như same

teach an old dog new tricks

như teach

tough as old boots

nbư tough

young and old

như young

the old country

quê hương cũ

the old guard

vệ binh già

the Old Testament

kinh Cựu ước (nói về lịch sử và tín ngưỡng của người Do Thái)

Adj.

Elderly, ageing, aged, advanced in years or age,long-lived, past one's prime, grey, full of years, getting on(in years), hoary, superannuated, Colloq over the hill, past it:Bill is too old to continue working in the mine.

Ancient,antiquated, antediluvian, fossil, prehistoric, Noachian,obsolete, antique, outdated, out of date, old-time, dated,archaic, stale, out-moded, pass‚, Literary Ogygian: Thearchaeological dig has turned up some interesting old artefacts.3 time-worn, decayed, dilapidated, ramshackle, disintegrated,crumbling, shabby, worn out, dusty, broken-down, tumbledown,disused, unused, cast off, cast aside: They have torn down theold mill near the river.

Long-standing, well-established,enduring, lasting, age-old, time-honoured: It is hard to see anold friendship die.

Former, olden, bygone, early, primordial,primitive: In the old days, it took a week to travel fromLondon to Edinburgh.

Previous, preceding, prior, former,quondam, erstwhile, one-time, ex-: The West End was my oldstamping-ground when I lived in London.

Experienced, veteran,practised, (well-)versed, knowledgeable, proficient,accomplished, adept, skilled, expert, old-time: Charles is anold hand at steam engines.

Dear, beloved, loved, esteemed,valued, precious, well-known, intimate, close, familiar:Penelope is an old friend of the family's.

Adj.

(older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST).

A advanced inage; far on in the natural period of existence. b not young ornear its beginning.

Made long ago.

Long in use.

Worn ordilapidated or shabby from the passage of time.

Having thecharacteristics (experience, feebleness, etc.) of age (thechild has an old face).

Practised, inveterate (an oldoffender; old in crime).

Belonging only or chiefly to thepast; lingering on; former (old times; haunted by old memories).8 dating from far back; long established or known; ancient,primeval (old as the hills; old friends; an old family).

(appended to a period of time) of age (is four years old; afour-year-old boy; a four-year-old).

(of language) as usedin former or earliest times.

Colloq. as a term of affectionor casual reference (good old Charlie; old shipmate).

Theformer or first of two or more similar things (our old house;wants his old job back).

Colloq.a an elderly man. b an affectionate form of address to a boy orman. old boy network Brit. colloq. preferment in employmentof those from a similar social background, esp. fellow ex-pupilsof public schools. the old country the native country ofcolonists etc. Old English the English language up to c.1150.old-fashioned in or according to a fashion or tastes no longercurrent; antiquated. Old French the French language of theperiod before c.1400. old fustic see FUSTIC. old girl 1 aformer female pupil of a school.

Colloq. a an elderly woman.b an affectionate term of address to a girl or woman. Old GloryUS the US national flag. old gold a dull brownish-gold colour.old guard the original or past or conservative members of agroup. old hand a person with much experience. old hat colloq.something tediously familiar or out of date. Old High GermanHigh German (see GERMAN) up to c.1200. old lady colloq. one'smother or wife. old lag see LAG(3). old maid 1 derog. anelderly unmarried woman.

A prim and fussy person.

Acard-game in which players try not to be left with an unpairedqueen. old-maidish like an old maid. old man colloq.

One'shusband or father.

One's employer or other person inauthority over one.

An affectionate form of address to a boyor man. old man's beard a wild clematis, Clematis vitalba, withgrey fluffy hairs round the seeds: also called traveller's joy(see TRAVELLER). old master 1 a great artist of former times,esp. of the 13th-17th c. in Europe.

A painting by such apainter. old moon the moon in its last quarter, before the newmoon. Old Nick colloq. the Devil. Old Norse see NORSE. anold one a familiar joke. Old Pals Act Brit. the principle thatfriends should always help one another. Old Pretender JamesStuart (1688-1766), son of James II and claimant to the Britishthrone. old retainer see RETAINER 3b. old school 1 traditionalattitudes.

People having such attitudes. old school tieBrit.

A necktie with a characteristic pattern worn by thepupils of a particular (usu. public) school.

The principle ofexcessive loyalty to traditional values. old soldier anexperienced person, esp. in an arduous activity. old stager anexperienced person, an old hand. old style of a date reckonedby the Julian calendar. Old Testament the part of the ChristianBible containing the scriptures of the Hebrews. old-timebelonging to former times. old-timer US a person with longexperience or standing. old wives' tale a foolish orunscientific tradition or belief. old woman colloq.

One'swife or mother.

A fussy or timid man. old-womanish fussy andtimid. Old World Europe, Asia, and Africa. old-world belongingto or associated with old times. old year the year just endedor about to end.

Oldish adj. oldness n. [OE ald f. WG]