Vieja in english
Old woman
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» cuento de viejas = old wives' tale .
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.» vieja bruja = crone ; evil old woman ; harridan ; old hag ; hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat ; dragon lady ; battle-axe ; witch .
Example: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain. 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. Example: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend. 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. Example: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good. Example: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them. 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. Example: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. Example: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling. Example: Matalin is such a battle-axe and I often wonder what binds her and Carville together in their marriage. Example: She's fun for the short term, but she's such a witch I don't think I want her around for long.» vieja fea = old hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat .
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. Example: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them. 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. Example: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.» vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman .
Example: American propaganda was very successful in portraying Russians as little more than a group of grumpy old women.» vieja malvada = evil old woman .
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.viejo1 = old ; long-standing ; age-old ; olde ; senile ; timeworn ; long-time [longtime] ; dated.
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.Example: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.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.Example: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Example: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.Example: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.Example: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.Example: Binging your home into the current decade doesn't have to cost a fortune -- there are many things that you can do to update a dated space.more:
» cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing] .
Example: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.» coche viejo = lemon ; jalopy ; banger ; old banger ; old beater ; rattletrap .
Example: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or 'lemons') but recreational vehicles as well. Example: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year. Example: Three woman campaigning for people to be given the choice to die at home will drive a bright pink banger across Europe for charity. 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. Example: A new windshield is s gonna cost you more than that old beater is worth. Example: Some children are being carried to school in rattletraps that ought not to be on the highway.» de la vieja guardia = old-style .
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.» desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times .
Example: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.» el pobre (y viejo) + Nombre = poor (old) + 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.» hacerse viejo = grow + old ; grow + older ; get + old ; get + older ; become + old ; become + older .
Example: Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing. 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. Example: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore. Example: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older. Example: A person becomes old when his mind is more occupied by memories than aspirations. Example: He was lonely and longed for some companionship as he became older.» las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente = old habits die hard .
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.» las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar = old habits die hard .
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.» loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks [Proverbio] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.» los viejos tiempos = the good old days .
Example: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.» más bien viejo = oldish .
Example: I am an oldish white guy, not quite ready to push up daisies, but with far more days behind me than will ever lie ahead.» más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo = there's no substitute for experience ; experience is the best teacher ; wisdom comes with age ; with age comes wisdom ; you can't teach an old dog new tricks [Proverbio] .
Example: The old axiom 'there's no substitute for experience' still rings true. Example: Experience is the best teacher and none can deny it. Example: I think it's time we dispel the untruth that 'wisdom comes with age'. Example: We've all heard the adage that with age comes wisdom, but now science is backing up the claim. Example: The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.» más viejo que Matusalén = as old as Methuselah ; as old as the hills ; as ancient as the hills .
Example: Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah. Example: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation. Example: Rivers are ancient as the hills and never run dry -- unless subjected to severe environmental abuse = Los ríos son ancestrales y nunca se secan -- a no ser que sean expuestos a graves abusos medioambientales.» morir de viejo = die of + old age .
Example: The article is entitled 'The library movement: dying of old age at thirty: a personal view'.» quedarse viejo = be dated .
Example: Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.» ropa vieja = hooray stew [Plato preparado principalmente con los restos de verduras y carne de otras comidas] .
Example: Hooray stew is one of my favorite foods -- it is such a comfort food!.» ropa vieja sin carne = bubble and squeak [Plato preparado principalmente con los restos de verduras de otras comidas] .
Example: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables.» ser la vieja (y conocida/repetida) historia de = be the age old story of .
Example: It was the age old story of fanatical courage against the methodical precision of trained men under cover.» ser viejo = be full of years ; pass + Posesivo + sell-by date .
Example: Jacob is old and full of years = Jacob es viejo y carga con muchos años sobre sus hombros. Example: He also told one of his oldest friends: 'I'm passed my sell-by date!' = También le dijo a uno de sus viejos amigos: "¡Se me ha pasado la fecha de caducidad!".» tan viejo como la humanidad = as old as mankind .
Example: The search for happiness is as old as mankind.» tirando a viejo = oldish .
Example: I am an oldish white guy, not quite ready to push up daisies, but with far more days behind me than will ever lie ahead.» vieja costumbre = old habit .
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.» vieja escuela, la = old school, the .
Example: The director of the library is from the 'old school' retaining all decision-making power.» vieja guardia, la = old guard, the [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.» vieja rencilla = old feud .
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.» Posesivo + viejas costumbres = Posesivo + old ways .
Example: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.» viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las = old ways never die, the .
Example: But thankfully the old ways never die, just think about stone engraving, calligraphy, horseback riding, and wood-burning fireplaces.» viejo amigo = old friend ; old buddy .
Example: To take an obvious example, in a new catalog how does our old friend the main entry fare?. 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.» viejo amor = old flame .
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.» viejo chocho = dodderer ; old fart ; dotard .
Example: He plays the part of an old dodderer of 80, with an ear trumpet. 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. Example: Why are poets such bluffers and prevaricators, such dotards in the face of the bald truth?.» viejo estúpido = old coot .
Example: Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.» Viejo Mundo, el = Old World, the .
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.» Viejo Oeste, el = Old West, the .
Example: Wanted posters in the Old West were the only means law enforcement had to alert the public that a crime had been committed.» viejo orden, el = old order, the .
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.» Posesivo + viejos hábitos = Posesivo + old ways .
Example: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.» viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the .
Example: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.» vino viejo en pellejos nuevos = old wine in new bottles .
Example: The article 'Cataloguing vs. metadata: old wine in new bottles?' identifies some of the fundamental differences between traditional cataloguing activity and metadata.» volver a + Posesivo + viejas andanzas = be back to + Posesivo + old ways .
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.viejo2 = old geezer ; oldtimer [old-timer] ; old man ; wrinkly [wrinklies, -pl.] ; a bit/little long in the tooth ; coffin dodger.
Example: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.Example: Throughout the book, he demonstrates how racial tensions often overshadowed class and cultural differences between oldtimers and newcomers.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.Example: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.Example: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.Example: Yup, and in the eyes of the law these coffin dodgers are safer than us, been driving for 90 years with no accidents or convictions.more:
» el viejo = the elder .
Example: In about 1755, however, James Whatman the elder made some paper with moulds of which the mesh was woven like cloth.» Plinio el Viejo = Pliny the Elder .
Example: For example, Pliny the Elder describes a Carthaginian expedition to the Canaries.» Posesivo + viejo = Posesivo + old man [Forma cariñosa de referirse al padre de alguien] .
Example: Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.» viejo carcamal = old stick .
Example: How did such an open-minded and friendly girl become such an old stick?.» viejo chocho = dodderer ; old fart ; dotard .
Example: He plays the part of an old dodderer of 80, with an ear trumpet. 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. Example: Why are poets such bluffers and prevaricators, such dotards in the face of the bald truth?.» viejo chocho = dodderer ; old fart ; dotard .
Example: He plays the part of an old dodderer of 80, with an ear trumpet. 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. Example: Why are poets such bluffers and prevaricators, such dotards in the face of the bald truth?.» viejo gruñón = grumpy old man ; grumpy old sod .
Example: The idea of male menopause (andropause) -- or grumpy old men syndrome -- has been steadily gaining ground in recent years. Example: One of the few consolations of getting old is you are allowed to be a 'grumpy old sod'.» viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog ; old salty dog .
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. 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.» viejo pelmazo = old fart .
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.» viejo pesado = old fart .
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.» viejo verde = dirty old man ; lecher ; old lecher ; lech [A veces escrito letch] .
Example: He is one of those dirty old men who married a younger woman from a third world country. Example: And she was kind to him which is more than an aging drunken lecher like Peng could normally hope for. Example: Does an old lecher like you deserve a woman's love?. Example: And Zev is kind of funny sometimes but he's such a lech that he's starting to annoy me.» viejo veterano = war horse .
Example: She hates being described as a war-horse next to Kelly the filly, but she has had 20 more years of political experience.