Elderly in spanish
pronunciation: mɑioʊɹ̩ part of speech: adjective
elderly = de edad, mayor, entrado en años, metido en años.
Example: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.more:
» day centre for the elderly = centro de día para mayores, hogar del pensionista.
Example: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.» elderly care = asistencia social para los mayores, cuidados de los mayores, cuidados para personas mayores, cuidados para personas de la tercera edad.
Example: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem.» elderly citizen = ciudadano de edad avanzada, anciano.
Example: Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.» elderly couple = pareja de ancianos.
Example: Thanks to fingerprints left on a glass of water, police have made a quick arrest in a home invasion last week in which two intruders terrorized an elderly couple.» elderly housing unit = residencia de ancianos.
Example: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.» elderly man = hombre mayor, anciano, ancianito.
Example: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.» elderly patient = paciente mayor, paciente mayor de edad, enfermo mayor de edad.
Example: Antidepressant drugs do more harm than good, and even cause the deaths of elderly patients, say researchers.» elderly people = ancianos, personas mayores, gente mayor.
Example: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.» elderly person = persona de edad avanzada, anciano, ancianito.
Example: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.» elderly persons' home = residencia de ancianos.
Example: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.» elderly, the = ancianos, los; mayores, los; personas de la tercera edad, las. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.» elderly woman = mujer mayor, anciana, ancianita.
Example: An elderly woman in a wheelchair died Saturday night after falling into her backyard pool.