velho |
1. adj. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time) | |
Esta escultura é velha. - This sculpture is old. | |
2. adj. (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years) | |
Pararei de trabalhar depois de ficar velho. - I will stop working after I become old. | |
3. adj. (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time) | |
Li um livro tão velho que as páginas ficavam caindo. - I read a book so old that the pages kept falling out. | |
4. adj. old (obsolete or out-of-date) | |
Essa teoria já está velha. - That theory is already obsolete. | |
5. n-m. (sometimes offensive) an old person | |
6. n-m. (slang) father | |
7. n-m. (affectionate) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one | |
8. n-m. (slang) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro | |
9. interj. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection) | |