old

viejo, antiguo

Que lleva mucho tiempo vivo o que existe desde hace mucho.

En inglés sencillo: Having lived or existed for a long time.

• This is an old house.
• An old woman sat beside me.
• The oldest tree in the park has fallen.

Sinónimos: aged, elderly, ancient

Antónimos: young, new

Expresiones frecuentes: an old man, an old tree, an old building

de edad

Con un número o en una pregunta, indica cuánto tiempo lleva existiendo una persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Used with a number or question to say how long someone or something has existed.

• I am ten years old.
• How old is this building?
• Her baby was only two weeks old.

Cómo se usa: be + number + years/months old (The baby is six months old.); how old + be + subject (How old is your dog?)

Expresiones frecuentes: how old, years old, months old

anterior, antiguo

Que antes usabas, conocías o formaba parte de tu vida, pero ya no.

En inglés sencillo: Used, known, or connected with you in the past, but no longer.

• I miss my old school.
• She sent the letter to my old address.
• Was your old boss friendly?

Sinónimos: former, previous

Antónimos: current, new

Expresiones frecuentes: my old school, an old address, your old job, the old system

pasado, rancio

Que ha perdido su frescura por llevar mucho tiempo guardado y puede ser peligroso usarlo.

En inglés sencillo: Kept so long that it is no longer fresh or may be unsafe to use.

• This bread is old and hard.
• She threw away the old milk.
• Don’t eat that old food from the fridge.

Sinónimos: stale, past its best

Antónimos: fresh

Expresiones frecuentes: old bread, old milk, old food

los mayores, los ancianos

Las personas de edad avanzada como grupo, normalmente en la expresión «the old».

En inglés sencillo: Older people considered together as a group, usually in the expression “the old”.

• The old need good healthcare.
• The festival brought together young and old.
• The charity provides meals for the old.

Cómo se usa: the old + plural verb (The old are often affected by extreme heat.)

Sinónimos: older people, the elderly

Antónimos: the young

Expresiones frecuentes: the old, young and old, care for the old

viejo, carroza

Una persona mayor que uno, especialmente un adulto visto desde la perspectiva de un adolescente.

En inglés sencillo: A person older than you, especially an adult as seen by a teenager.

• The teenagers called him an old.
• The olds complained about the loud music.
• She joked that the party was full of olds.

Sinónimos: oldie, oldster, geezer

Expresiones frecuentes: an old, the olds, some boring olds