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eldest

/ˈɛldɪst/

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noun

Ältester, ältester Sohn/Tochter

The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Examples :

"The eldest in our class, Maria, is always willing to help her classmates. "

Maria, die Älteste in unserer Klasse, ist immer bereit, ihren Klassenkameraden zu helfen.

family age person

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adjective

Der Spieler, der zuerst Karten vom Geber erhält

(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

Examples :

""Because she was the eldest player at the card table, Sarah received her cards first." "

Da sie die Spielerin war, die zuerst Karten am Kartentisch erhielt, bekam Sarah ihre Karten zuerst.

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adjective

Mit höheren Karten

(of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

Examples :

"My opponent played an eldest hand, meaning their cards were stronger than mine. "

Mein Gegner spielte mit höheren Karten, was bedeutete, dass seine Karten stärker waren als meine.

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adjective

Älteste, älter

Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

Examples :

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

Ein altes, verlassenes Gebäude; ein alter Freund.

age family history time

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adjective

Älteste

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Examples :

"I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."

Ich finde, dass eine alte Zahnbürste gut ist, um die Tastatur zu reinigen.

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adjective

Älteste

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Examples :

"My oldest sister is the eldest child in our family. "

Meine älteste Schwester ist das älteste Kind in unserer Familie.

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adjective

Älteste

(heading) Of an earlier time.

Examples :

"The eldest sister in our family was the first to graduate from college. "

Die älteste Schwester in unserer Familie war die Erste, die das College abschloss.

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adjective

Älteste

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Examples :

"Your constant pestering is getting old."

Dein ständiges Genörgel wird allmählich alt.

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adjective

Verblasst, matt

Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky with an eldest, muted orange, a beautiful, faded color. "

Der Sonnenuntergang malte den Himmel in einem verblassten, gedämpften Orange, einer wunderschönen, verblichenen Farbe.

color appearance

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adjective

Älteste, betagt

A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

Examples :

"My oldest sister is a very good student. "

Meine älteste Schwester ist eine sehr gute Schülerin.

family age grammar language

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adjective

Älteste, älter

Excessive, abundant.

Examples :

"The gardener's harvest was eldest; he had an abundant supply of tomatoes. "

Die Ernte des Gärtners war am größten; er hatte einen reichlichen Vorrat an Tomaten.