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old·en

 (ōl′dən)
adj.
Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient: olden days.
[Middle English : old, old; see old + -en, adj. suff.; see -en2.]
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olden

(ˈəʊldən)
adj
an archaic or poetic word for old: in olden days; in olden times.
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old•en

(ˈoʊl dən)

adj.
of or pertaining to the distant past or bygone times; ancient; old.
[1350–1400; Middle English; Old English ealdum, dat. pl. of eald old]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.olden - long past; "olden days"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
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olden

adjective
Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past:
age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, old-time, timeworn, venerable.
Idioms: old as Methuselah, old as the hills.
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Translations

olden

[ˈəʊldən] ADJ (archaic or poet) → antiguo
in olden times or days → antaño (liter), antiguamente
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olden

[ˈəʊldən] adj
the olden days → le temps jadis
in the olden days → au temps jadis
of olden times → du temps jadisold-fashioned [ˌəʊldˈfæʃənd] adj
[things] → démodé(e)
She wears old-fashioned clothes → Elle porte des vêtements démodés.
[person] → vieux jeu inv
My parents are rather old-fashioned → Mes parents sont plutôt vieux jeu.old flame n → ex mfold girl n [school] → ancienne élève fOld Glory n (US) → bannière f étoiléeold guard n → vieille garde fold hat adj
that's old hat! → c'est dépassé!old maid n → vieille fille fold master n (= painting) → tableau m de maîtreold people's home n → maison f de retraiteold school tie n cravate aux couleurs de l'ancienne école de qnold-style [ˈəʊldstaɪl] adj → à l'ancienne (mode)Old Testament n → Ancien Testament mold-time [ˌəʊldˈtaɪm] adj → du temps jadis, d'autrefoisold-timer [ˌəʊldˈtaɪmər] n
(= worker, resident) → vieux m de la vieille
(US) (= old man) well, old-timer? → alors, l'ancien?old wives' tale n → conte m de bonne femmeold-world [ˈəʊldwɜːrld] adj [charm, atmosphere] → désuet/ète fOld World n
the Old World → le Vieux Monde m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

olden

adj (liter) → alt; in olden times or days → früher, vordem (liter), → in alten Zeiten; city of olden times → Stadt vergangener Zeiten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

olden

[ˈəʊld/ən] adj in the olden days → nei tempi antichi, nei giorni passati
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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