Old in spanish
pronunciation: ɑntiguoʊ part of speech: adjective
old [older -comp., oldest -sup.] = viejo, antiguo, añejo. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.more:
» a chip off the old block = de tal palo tal astilla, cortado con la misma tijera, cortado por el mismo patrón.
Example: The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker -- new man or chip off the old block'.» age-old = secular, de antaño, viejo, antiguo, de hace mucho tiempo, inmemorial.
Example: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.» as common as an old shoe = de lo más común, de lo más ordinario, más basto que el papel de lija.
Example: Old chests can look as common as an old shoe on the outside and yet be beautifully inlaid masterpieces on the inside.» as old as mankind = tan antiguo como la humanidad, más antiguo que la humanidad, tan viejo como la humanidad.
Example: The search for happiness is as old as mankind.» as old as Methuselah = más viejo que Matusalén, tener más espolones que un gallo, ser ancestral.
Example: Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah.» as old as the hills = más viejo que Matusalén, tener más espolones que un gallo, ser ancestral.
Example: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.» as tough as old boots = más duro que una piedra, tan duro como una piedra, más duro que la suela de un zapato, tan duro como la suela de un zapato, carne de cañón.
Example: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt.» be back to + Posesivo + old self = volver a ser el de siempre, volver a ser el mismo de siempre.
Example: He was mad as a wet hen throughout the procedure, but once he got over it, he was almost immediately back to his old self.» be back to + Posesivo + old ways = volver a + Posesivo + viejas andanzas.
Example: The police should prosecute the big fish like the Ansar brothers who have spent time in the nick for drug dealing but are now back to their old ways.» become + old = envejecer, hacerse viejo, hacerse mayor.
Example: A person becomes old when his mind is more occupied by memories than aspirations.» become + older = envejecer, hacerse viejo, hacerse mayor.
Example: He was lonely and longed for some companionship as he became older.» be + Período de Tiempo + old = tener + Número + Período de Tiempo.
Example: Subscription orders must be at least two years old before they can be deleted.» be older = ser mayor.
Example: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.» be some years old = estar un poco anticuado.
Example: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.» centuries-old = centenario, milenario, muy antiguo, de hace varios siglos.
Example: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.» century-old = centenario.
Example: Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will-o'-the-wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.» die of + old age = morir de viejo.
Example: The article is entitled 'The library movement: dying of old age at thirty: a personal view'.» dirty old man = viejo verde.
Example: He is one of those dirty old men who married a younger woman from a third world country.» evil old woman = vieja malvada, bruja, vieja bruja.
Example: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.» get + old = envejecer, hacerse viejo, hacerse mayor.
Example: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore.» get + older = envejecer, hacerse viejo, hacerse mayor.
Example: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.» good old boy = persona de confianza.
Example: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.» good old days, the = viejos tiempos, los.
Example: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.» good old + Nombre = el bueno de + Nombre, el buenazo de + Nombre, el guapo de + Nombre. [Usado también en tono irónico]
Example: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.» grow + old = envejecer, hacerse viejo.
Example: Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing.» grow + older = envejecer, hacerse viejo.
Example: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.» grumpy old man = viejo gruñón.
Example: The idea of male menopause (andropause) -- or grumpy old men syndrome -- has been steadily gaining ground in recent years.» grumpy old sod = viejo gruñón.
Example: One of the few consolations of getting old is you are allowed to be a 'grumpy old sod'.» grumpy old woman = vieja gruñona.
Example: American propaganda was very successful in portraying Russians as little more than a group of grumpy old women.» in days of old = antaño, en otro tiempo, en otros tiempos.
Example: In days of old, most toilet facilities weren't exactly commodious.» in old age = en la vejez.
Example: One in ten expects to be so skint in old age, they plan on dying in harness.» money for old rope = dinero regalado.
Example: At the centre of the row over the 'bonus culture' is the view that certain people are getting money for old rope -- that they're working the system and not providing good value for money.» new wine in old bottles = vino nuevo en pellejos viejos. [Usado para indicar que la situación actual no ha cambiado con respecto a la anterior]
Example: The article 'Resource sharing of serials: old wine in new bottles or substantial changes?' reviews the history of periodicals interloans.» new wine in old wineskins = vino nuevo en pellejos viejos. [Usado para indicar que la situación actual no ha cambiado con respecto a la anterior]
Example: The article 'Searching for information on the Net: new wine in old wineskins' provides a glossary of Internet network search terms.» of old = de antaño.
Example: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.» old age = vejez.
Example: The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'.» old bag = bruja, vieja bruja, vieja fea, carcamal.
Example: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.» old banger = tartana, coche viejo, cacharro, chatarra.
Example: A madcap trio drove more than 1,000 miles in an old banger across Europe's most unforgiving roads as part of an alternative rally for charity.» old bat = bruja, vieja bruja, vieja fea, carcamal.
Example: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.» old beater = tartana, coche viejo, cacharro, chatarra.
Example: A new windshield is s gonna cost you more than that old beater is worth.» old book = libro antiguo.
Example: The future of old libraries lies not only in their history but in the presence of old books which are an indispensable source for research into the humanities.» old boy network = red de antiguos compañeros. [Grupo de personas que se conocen de antiguo y que en la actualidad mantiene relaciones ayudándose mutuamente, por ej., citándose los unos a los otros para mejorar su índice de impacto]
Example: This article discusses the 15 year cumulative impacts of periodicals and the percentage of uncitedness, the emergence of scientometrics, old boy networks, and citation frequency distributions.» old buddy = viejo amigo.
Example: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.» old coot = viejo estúpido.
Example: Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.» old crock = carca, carcamal, carroza, vejestorio, viejales.
Example: By the end of the exercise I think everyone watching was wondering how two such old crocks could dare to set foot out of the house.» old crone = bruja, vieja bruja, vieja fea, carcamal.
Example: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.» old-face = de aspecto antiguo.
Example: From the 1840s there was a gradually quickening revival of interest in old-face romans.» old fart = carroza, viejo chocho, vejestorio, viejo pesado, viejo pelmazo.
Example: Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.» old-fashioned = anticuado, tradicional, conservador.
Example: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.» old feud = vieja rencilla.
Example: A common danger, a common enemy, a common hate, makes them forget old feuds, bury the war-hatchet, and unite on common ground for a common object.» old flame = ex-novio, ex-amante, viejo amor.
Example: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.» old fog(e)y = carca, carcamal, carroza, vejestorio, viejales.
Example: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.» old friend = familiar, conocido.
Example: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.» old friend = viejo amigo, conocido.
Example: To take an obvious example, in a new catalog how does our old friend the main entry fare?.» old geezer = viejo, tío.
Example: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.» old guard, the = vieja guardia, la. [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The article presents a discussion of a small successful publisher which has published books on environmentalism, 'old guard' liberalism, and books dealing with the experiences of African Americans.» old habit = vieja costumbre.
Example: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.» old habits die hard = las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar, las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente, genio y figura hasta la sepultura.
Example: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.» old hag = bruja, vieja bruja, vieja fea, carcamal.
Example: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.» old hand = veterano.
Example: This collection of essays on Garcia Marquez is aimed at readers new to his work, but there is plenty here to interest old hands.» old lecher = viejo verde.
Example: Does an old lecher like you deserve a woman's love?.» old maid = solterona. [Femenino]
Example: The article is entitled 'How the 'ingenue' became an 'old maid': images of female librarians in modern, English language short fiction'.» old man = viejo.
Example: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.» Posesivo + old man = Posesivo + viejo. [Forma cariñosa de referirse al padre de alguien]
Example: Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.» old master = obra maestra de la pintura clásica.
Example: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.» old master painting = obra maestra de la pintura clásica.
Example: This study collection includes European art works, mostly old master paintings, from the 13th to the 18th centuries.» old nag = algo ya muy conocido y usado.
Example: The article 'Cost-plus pricing: an old nag with a second wind?' suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.» old newspapers = periódicos antiguos, prensa histórica.
Example: Access to old newspapers is an asset every genealogist should take advantage of = El acceso a la prensa histórica es una baza que todo genealogista debería aprovechar.» old order, the = viejo orden, el; antiguo orden, el.
Example: We stand on the threshold of an age whose convulsions proclaim alike the death pangs of the old order and the birth pangs of the new.» old people = ancianos.
Example: The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats.» old people's day centre = hogar del pensionista.
Example: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.» old people's home = residencia de ancianos, asilo de ancianos, hogar de ancianos.
Example: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.» old print = impreso antiguo.
Example: As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.» old salty dog = viejo lobo de mar.
Example: Well since the restaurant was down by the piers and loading docks I suppose you could say the restaurant was for old salty dogs.» old saying = dicho, dicho popular, refrán.
Example: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.» old school, the = vieja escuela, la.
Example: The director of the library is from the 'old school' retaining all decision-making power.» old sea dog = viejo lobo de mar.
Example: According to Kimball, the mathematics of light rays explains some subtle sailing tips that old sea dogs pick up through years of experience = Según Kimball, las matemáticas de los rayos de luz explican algunos argucias de navegación que los viejos lobos de mar adquieren a lo largo de años de experiencia.» old stick = viejo carcamal.
Example: How did such an open-minded and friendly girl become such an old stick?.» old-style = de la vieja guardia, a la antigua, a la antigua usanza.
Example: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.» Old Testament (O.T.), the = Antiguo Testamento, el.
Example: The Hebrews' understanding of hierarchy and the importance of delegation is reflected in the Old Testament.» old-time = de antaño.
Example: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.» old-time = veterano.
Example: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.» oldtimer [old-timer] = veterano, viejo.
Example: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.» old town = casco antiguo.
Example: This is a privately funded civic group involved in the restoration and preservation of the city's old town and historic landmarks.» Posesivo + old ways = Posesivo + viejas costumbres, Posesivo + viejos hábitos.
Example: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.» old ways never die, the = viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las.
Example: But thankfully the old ways never die, just think about stone engraving, calligraphy, horseback riding, and wood-burning fireplaces.» old ways, the = establecido, lo. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.» Old West, the = Viejo Oeste, el.
Example: Wanted posters in the Old West were the only means law enforcement had to alert the public that a crime had been committed.» old wine in new bottles = vino viejo en pellejos nuevos.
Example: The article 'Cataloguing vs. metadata: old wine in new bottles?' identifies some of the fundamental differences between traditional cataloguing activity and metadata.» old wives' tale = cuento de viejas, superstición.
Example: Read on to see what the experts have to say about which old wives' tales are true wisdom and which are a bunch of baloney.» Old World, the = Viejo Mundo, el.
Example: Yet, the abundant notarial records in these provincial archives provide an unrivalled opportunity to trace the connections between the Old and New Worlds = No obstante, el gran número de registros notariales en estos archivos provinciales nos proporciona una oportunidad única para encontrar las conexiones entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo.» open up + an old wound = hurgar en una antigua herida.
Example: For many blacks, this opened up an old wound; Jewish issues taking precedence over African American concerns.» poor (old) + Nombre = el pobre (y viejo) + Nombre.
Example: Sometimes it seems to me as if poor old Europe were under sentence of death, and as if she had reached her zenith and will from now on slowly decline.» ring out + the old year = despedir el año.
Example: And while many people attend parties to ring out the old year and ring in the new, others enjoy spending a quiet New Year's Eve at home.» the good old days = los buenos tiempos, los viejos tiempos, antaño.
Example: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.» the same old thing = siempre lo mismo.
Example: I think this song means just being sick of the same old thing and routine you do everyday.» thirteen-year-old = chico o chica de trece años.
Example: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.» thirteen-year-old = de trece años de edad.
Example: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.» thirty-eight-year-old = de treinta y ocho años de edad.
Example: Thirty-eight-year-old Arnold Carmichael has been director of the Squier Memorial Public Library for seven years.» you are as old as you feel = la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu, la edad se lleva en el alma.
Example: They say you are as old as you feel but most often than not you are as old as you look.» you can't teach an old dog new tricks = más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo, loro viejo no aprende a hablar. [Proverbio]
Example: The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.