aged

de edad

Que tiene la edad indicada; se usa para decir cuántos años tiene alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Having a particular age.

• Her son is aged seven.
• He died aged eighty-two.
• The club welcomes children aged five to twelve.

Cómo se usa: aged + number (The class is for children aged six.); aged between A and B (Participants were aged between twenty and thirty.)

Sinónimos: -year-old

Expresiones frecuentes: aged ten, aged eighteen, children aged five

añejado, madurado

Guardado durante un tiempo para mejorar su sabor o calidad.

En inglés sencillo: Kept for some time so that its taste or quality improves.

• I prefer aged cheese.
• The wine was aged in oak barrels.
• Have you tried their aged beef?

Cómo se usa: aged in something (This whiskey is aged in wooden barrels.); aged for + time (The cheese is aged for twelve months.)

Sinónimos: matured, mature

Expresiones frecuentes: aged cheese, aged whiskey, aged in oak

anciano, viejo

Que ha vivido o existido durante muchos años.

En inglés sencillo: Having lived or existed for many years.

• An aged man opened the door.
• She cared for her aged parents.
• The aged tree stood beside the church.

Sinónimos: old, elderly, ancient

Antónimos: young, new

Expresiones frecuentes: aged parent, aged man, aged tree

los ancianos, las personas mayores

Personas de edad avanzada consideradas como un grupo.

En inglés sencillo: Old people considered as a group.

• The aged need good care.
• The charity provides meals for the aged.
• These homes were built to support the aged.

Cómo se usa: the aged + plural verb (The aged are entitled to free transport here.)

Sinónimos: the elderly, older people

Antónimos: the young

Expresiones frecuentes: the aged, care for the aged