old

having lived for a long time; not young or new

viejo, antiguo, mayor

• be old

Collocations old people · an old house

• She's getting a bit old for this kind of work.

  Ella está empezando a ser un poco mayor para este tipo de trabajo.

having had many years of experience; not new to something

experimentado, veterano

• be old at doing sth

Collocations an old hand at something · old friends

• He's an old hand at this job.

  Él es un veterano en este trabajo.

not new; having been used before or existing for a long time

usado, antiguo

• be old

Collocations an old car · old furniture

• I bought an old car for a good price.

  Compré un coche usado a buen precio.

a long time ago; not recent

antiguo, de hace mucho tiempo

• be old

Collocations old times · an old story

• I remember those old days.

  Recuerdo aquellos viejos tiempos.

existing or continuing for a long time; traditional

tradicional, antiguo

• be old

Collocations old customs · an old tradition

• They have kept up many of the old traditions.

  Han mantenido muchas de las tradiciones antiguas.

relating to one's family or ancestors; ancestral

familiar, familiar por herencia

• be old

Collocations old family ties · an old family recipe

• She has strong old family connections in the area.

  Ella tiene fuertes conexiones familiares antiguas en la zona.

no longer used as money; not current

anticuado, obsoleto (en moneda)

• be old

Collocations old money · an old currency

• The old coins are now collectors' items.

  Las antiguas monedas ahora son objetos de coleccionista.

written or printed a long time ago; not recent

antiguo, viejo (en texto)

• be old

Collocations old books · an old manuscript

• The library has many old and rare books.

  La biblioteca tiene muchos libros antiguos y raros.