The Spanish word for old is
antiguo
Spanish Definition
| old | |
| 1. adj. Viejo, anciano | |
| Nota de uso: Cuando se dice de una persona. | |
| My grandfather is very old. | |
| Mi abuelo es muy viejo. | |
| 2. adj. Antiguo, viejo | |
| Nota de uso: Cuando se dice de una cosa. | |
| The buildings at my school are very old. | |
| Los edificios en mi colegio son muy antiguos. | |
| 3. adj. Sin traducción directa. Cuando se utiliza con una expresión de tiempo, quiere decir que algo ha existido o vivido durante el período especificado. | |
| She's five years old. | |
| Ella tiene cinco años (de edad). | |
| This structure is 400 years old. | |
| Esta estructura tiene 400 años (de antigüedad). |
Translations for old and their definitions
| viejo |  © | ||
| 1. adj. old (having existed for a long time) | |||
| 2. adj. old (having lived for many years) | |||
| Mi abuelo es viejo. - My grandfather is old. | |||
| 3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous) | |||
| 4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting) | |||
| 5. n-m. an old person | |||
| 6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father) | |||
| 7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost | |||
| Me gusta el viejo de bigote. - I like the guy with moustache. | |||
| Los tacos más ricos son los del viejo de camisa negra. - The most delicious tacos are those sold by the guy with black shirt. | |||
| No quiero viejos groseros en mi fiesta. - I do not want impolite, discourteous men in my party. | |||
| 8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name) | |||
| Ya regresé, viejo. - I'm back, dear. | |||
| 9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband | |||
| antiguo | ||
| 1. adj. old, former, erstwhile, quondam, one-time, onetime | ||
| el antiguo presidente - the former president | ||
| una antigua novia - an old girlfriend | ||
| 2. adj. old, ancient, age-old | ||
| el español antiguo - Old Spanish | ||
| una antigua tradición - an old tradition | ||
| el pueblo es antiguo - the village is old | ||
| 3. adj. vintage, antique | ||
| 4. adj. old-fashioned, outdated, old-style, old-time | ||
| 5. adj. long-standing, longstanding | ||
| 6. v. first-person singular present indicative of antiguar | ||
| anciano | ||
| 1. adj. (of a person) elderly | ||
| 2. adj. (rare) ancient | ||
| 3. n-m. elderly person | ||
| provecto | ||
| 1. adj. old; ancient | ||
| añejo | ||
| 1. adj. aged (of food, particularly wine, but also cheese or alcoholic spirits such as rum) | ||
| 2. adj. (wine) vintage | ||
| 3. adj. more than one year old | ||
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of añejar | ||
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