elder

maggiore

Che ha più anni di un’altra persona, soprattutto di un fratello o una sorella.

In inglese semplice: Older than another person, especially a brother or sister.

• My elder brother lives abroad.
• Their elder daughter is at university.
• Which of the two boys is the elder?

Come si usa: the elder of the two (Nora is the elder of the two sisters.)

Sinonimi: older

Contrari: younger

Espressioni comuni: elder brother, elder sister, elder son

anziano, veterano

Più anziano e spesso rispettato per la lunga esperienza.

In inglese semplice: Older and often respected because of long experience.

• An elder statesman addressed the meeting.
• The elder members offered advice to the new leader.
• She became an elder figure in the artistic community.

Sinonimi: senior, older

Espressioni comuni: elder statesman, elder leader, elder members

persona più anziana

Persona che ha più anni di te e viene spesso trattata con rispetto.

In inglese semplice: Someone who is older than you, often treated with respect.

• You should listen to your elders.
• She is my elder by three years.
• The children showed respect for their elders.

Come si usa: someone’s elder (She is my elder by five years.); someone’s elder by an amount (He is her elder by ten years.)

Sinonimi: older person

Contrari: junior

Espressioni comuni: respect your elder, someone’s elder, elder by years

anziano

Membro anziano e rispettato di un gruppo, spesso incaricato di guidare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: An older, respected member of a group, often with responsibility for guiding others.

• The village elder welcomed us.
• The church elders met on Monday.
• They asked a respected elder to settle the argument.

Sinonimi: leader

Espressioni comuni: village elder, church elder, community elder

sambuco

Piccolo albero con gruppi di fiori bianchi e bacche scure.

In inglese semplice: A small tree with groups of white flowers and dark berries.

• An elder grows beside the gate.
• The elder has white flowers in spring.
• Birds ate the berries on the elder.

Sinonimi: elderberry

Espressioni comuni: elder tree, elder flowers, elder berries

presbitero

Ministro di una chiesa ufficialmente autorizzato a celebrare tutte le sue principali cerimonie religiose.

In inglese semplice: A church minister officially allowed to carry out all its main religious ceremonies.

• The elder led the communion service.
• She was ordained as an elder last year.
• Only an authorized elder could conduct that ceremony.

Sinonimi: minister, clergyman

Espressioni comuni: ordained elder, Methodist elder, travelling elder

anziano

Uomo che riceve il primo grado del sacerdozio superiore nella Chiesa dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni.

In inglese semplice: A man given the first rank in the higher priesthood of the Latter-day Saint Church.

• He was ordained an elder last year.
• The elders gathered for a priesthood meeting.
• Each elder belongs to a quorum.

Espressioni comuni: ordained an elder, elder quorum, become an elder

ammonire, rimproverare

Per i responsabili quaccheri, ammonire qualcuno per un comportamento che ritengono sbagliato.

In inglese semplice: If Quaker leaders do this, they speak to someone about behavior they consider wrong.

• The meeting leaders eldered him for interrupting worship.
• She was eldered after repeatedly speaking out of turn.
• Quaker leaders may elder a member whose conduct troubles the meeting.

Sinonimi: reprove, admonish

Espressioni comuni: elder someone, elder a member