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In the afternoons I would get in the Nissan and go to a bar in town and have a coffee or a whiskey and reread some old novels whose plot I'd forgotten.Por las tardes cogía el Nissan y me iba a un bar del pueblo y tomaba café o un whisky y releía algunas novelas viejas cuyo argumento había olvidado.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
He, like Alatorre, hardly knew the old man's work. Any of his books that were translated into Spanish were published in Spain and were late coming to Mexico.Él, como Alatorre, conocía apenas la obra literaria del viejo, sus libros traducidos al español se publicaban en España y llegaban tarde a México.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
'Heaven help us; one of those pompous old windbags is going to make a speech.Que Dios nos asista; uno de esos viejos pretenciosos y charlatanes va a soltar un discurso.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
She was approximately twenty years old.Tenía aproximadamente veinte años.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
There are ambitious plans to take the deepest-ever near-infrared portrait of the universe to reveal never-before-seen infant galaxies that existed when the universe was less than 500 million years old.Existen planes ambiciosos para tomar las más intensas imágenes del universo en el infrarrojo cercano con el propósito de revelar galaxias infantes nunca antes vistas, que existieron cuando el universo tenía menos de 500 millones de años.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
"Just call me the little old fender maker," said Cernan as he tore off pieces of gray tape."Llámenme el pequeño hacedor de guardabarros", dijo Cernan mientras cortaba los pedazos de cinta gris.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Maybe mother talk with that old grandmother, and a look around her place.Tal vez haya que volver a hablar con la anciana y echar un vistazo a su casa.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
oldOdometerValue, newOdometerValue are the old and new values of the odometer.oldOdometerValue, newOdometerValue son la lectura anterior y la nueva lectura del cuentakilómetros.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He had a vague memory of putting it in a plastic bag and shoving it into a closet, with his old clothes and shoes.Tenía un vago recuerdo de haberlo metido en una bolsa de plástico y guardado en un armario, con la ropa y los zapatos viejos.Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma CalcutaEl cromosoma CalcutaGhosh, AmitavThe Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
The IBERPOC study found that in 1998 the prevalence of COPD was 14.3% in men between 40 and 70 years old, but only 2.9% in women.El estudio IBERPOC, realizado en 1998, mostró una prevalencia de EPOC del 14,3% en varones de entre 40 y 70 años de edad, pero sólo del 3,9% en mujeres.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
She would never explain what had happened to her, nor did the old women who tended to her insist that she tell.Nunca quiso explicar lo que ocurrió ni las viejas que la cuidaron insistieron en que lo hiciera.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
"Back in the hospital," he responded, grinning, his old devil-may-care flash in his eyes.– En el hospital -dijo con una sonrisa y el habitual brillo despreocupado en los ojos.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Glancing quickly down I saw my foot had come to rest on the plaque on the old Spanish bell.Al mirar hacia abajo, vi que tenía el pie apoyado en la placa de la vieja campana española.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
'Oh, now, don't you start teasing me as well,' said the old woman.– Vamos, no empiece usted también a tomarme el pelo -dijo la anciana, con aire divertido-.Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de GravedadFases de GravedadSimmons, Dan© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.© 1989 by Dan SimmonsPhases of GravitySimmons, Dan© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Not that Sabinus would ever admit it, and he continued to act the part of the older, wiser brother as best as he could.Eso no quería decir que Sabino hubiera llegado a admitirlo, y siguió haciendo su papel de hermano mayor y más sabio lo mejor que pudo.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
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older women
ancianas
older women
mujeres de edad
old man
viejo
old fashioned
anticuado
older worker
trabajador de edad avanzada
old age benefits
prestaciones de vejez
old campaigner
veterano de los campos
old age
ancianidad
old man
anciano
old bag
cacatúa
old banger
cafetera
old shoe
chancla
forty-year-old
cuarentón
be older than
pasar
old age
senectud
Word forms
old
adjective
Positive degree | old |
Comparative degree | older, *elder |
Superlative degree | oldest, *eldest |
eld
adjective
Positive degree | *eld |
Comparative degree | elder |
Superlative degree | eldest |
elder
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | elder | elders |
Possessive case | elder's | elders' |