| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | adjective |
| Front | old |
| IPA | /əʊld / adjective (older; oldest) |
| Back | yaşında eski |
| Back 2 | old (adjective) /əʊld
/ adjective (older; oldest)
AGE
1 [used
with a period of time or with how]
of a particular age
yaşında
That building is 500 years old.
The book is aimed at eight- to
ten-year-olds.
How old are you?
Are you older or younger (daha
mı büyüksün daha mı küçüksün) than your sister?
note at AGE1
Older ve oldest, old
sıfatının dereceleridir:
My father's older than my mother.
I'm the oldest in the class.
That's the oldest story in the world!
Elder ve eldest
insanların yaşlarını karşılaştırırken kullanılır. Ancak bunlarla than'i
kullanamayız. Bu sıfatlar yalnızca isimden önce kullanılır.
NOT YOUNG
2
having lived a long time
yaşlı, ihtiyar
My mother wasn't very old when she died.
He's only 50 but he looks older.
to get/grow old
OPPOSITES YOUNG1
NOT NEW
3 that
has existed for a long time; connected with past times
eski
This house is quite old.
old ideas/traditions
In the old days, people generally had
larger families than nowadays.
OPPOSITE NEW, MODERN
4
having been used a lot
çok
kullanılmış
I got rid of all my old clothes.
OPPOSITE NEW
look at SECOND-HAND
5 [only
before a noun]
former
daha
önceki, eski
I earn more now than I did in my old job.
SYNONYM PREVIOUS
6 [only
before a noun]
known for a long time
eski
She's a very old friend of mine. We knew
each other at school.
NOT IMPORTANT
7 [only
before a noun](informal)
used for emphasizing
that sth has little importance or value
herhangi;
ne
… olursa;
hangi
... olursa
I write any old rubbish in my diary.
IDIOM
be
an old hand (at sth)
to be good at sth
because you have done it often before
deneyimli
olmak
She's an old hand at dealing with the
press.
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