old man

anziano, vecchio

Un uomo di età avanzata.

In inglese semplice: A man who has lived for many years.

• An old man sat beside me.
• The old men played cards in the park.
• We helped an old man carry his bags.

Sinonimi: elderly man

Contrari: young man

Espressioni comuni: an old man, poor old man

padre, babbo

Modo informale di riferirsi al proprio padre.

In inglese semplice: Your father.

• My old man taught me to swim.
• Her old man worked at the same factory.
• Does your old man know you borrowed his car?

Sinonimi: dad, father

Espressioni comuni: my old man, your old man

marito, compagno

Modo informale di riferirsi al marito o al compagno.

In inglese semplice: A husband or male partner.

• My old man is cooking dinner tonight.
• She and her old man have been married for twenty years.
• Is your old man coming to the party?

Sinonimi: husband, partner

Espressioni comuni: my old man, her old man

capo, padrone

L’uomo per cui si lavora.

In inglese semplice: The man you work for.

• The old man wants the report today.
• Ask the old man before taking Friday off.
• Our old man gave every worker a pay rise.

Sinonimi: boss, employer

Espressioni comuni: the old man, our old man

anziano aborigeno

Un uomo anziano rispettato in una comunità aborigena australiana.

In inglese semplice: A respected male elder in an Australian Aboriginal community.

• The old man shared stories about the land.
• They asked an old man from the community for advice.
• The old men passed their knowledge to younger people.

Sinonimi: elder

Espressioni comuni: respected old man, community old man

gigante, enorme

Davanti a un nome, sottolinea che qualcosa è particolarmente grande, forte o antico.

In inglese semplice: Used before a name for something unusually large, strong, or old.

• An old man cactus towered beside the smaller plants.
• They called the huge tree the old man oak.
• The guide pointed out several old man cacti.

Sinonimi: giant, great

Espressioni comuni: old man cactus, old man tree