old

adj

• 1 (of certain age) he's 10 years old = tiene 10 años how old are you? = ¿cuántos años tienes? she's two years older than me = me lleva dos años

• 2 (not young) mayor; (less polite) viejo old o older people = los ancianos, las personas mayores or de edad to get o grow old/older = envejecer*

• 3 a (not new) [clothes/car/custom] viejo; [city/civilization] antiguo b (longstanding, familiar) (before n) [friend/enemy/rivalry] viejo; [injury/problem] antiguo

• 4 (former, previous) (before n) antiguo

• 5 (colloq) (before n) (as intensifier) just wear any old thing = ponte cualquier cosa this book is a load of old rubbish = este libro es una porquería (fam)