olden

old·en  (ldn)

adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient: olden days.

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[Middle English : old, old; see old + -en, adj. suff.; see -en².]

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olden [ˈəʊld^ən]

adj

an archaic or poetic word for old (often in phrases such as in olden days and in olden times)

Thesaurus

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olden - long past; "olden days" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

Translations

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

olden [ˈəʊldən] adj
the olden days → le temps jadis
in the olden days → au temps jadis
of olden times → du temps jadis
old-fashioned [ˌəʊldˈfæʃ^ənd] 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 mf
old girl n [school] → ancienne élève f
Old Glory n (US) → bannière f étoilée
old guard n → vieille garde f
old hat adj
that's old hat! → c'est dépassé!
old maid n → vieille fille f
old master n (= painting) → tableau m de maître
old people's home n → maison f de retraite
old school tie n cravate aux couleurs de l'ancienne école de qn
old-style [ˈəʊldstaɪl] adj → à l'ancienne (mode)
Old Testament n → Ancien Testament m
old-time [ˌəʊldˈtaɪm] adj → du temps jadis, d'autrefois
old-timer [ˌəʊldˈtaɪmə^r] 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 femme
old-world [ˈəʊldwɜː^rld] adj [charm, atmosphere] → désuet/ète f
Old World n
the Old World → le Vieux Monde m

olden

adj (liter) → alt; in olden times or days → früher, vordem (liter), → in alten Zeiten; city of olden times → Stadt vergangener Zeiten

olden [ˈəʊld/ən] adj in the olden days → nei tempi antichi, nei giorni passati