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elder

/ˈeldə/ /ˈɛldə/ /ˈɛldɚ/

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noun

Aîné, ancien

An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

Examples :

"We were presented to the village elder."

Nous avons été présentés à l'aîné du village.

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noun

Aîné

One who is older than another.

Examples :

"Respect your elders."

Respectez vos aînés.

age family person

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noun

Ancêtre, aîné

One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.

Examples :

"My grandfather is an elder of our family, having lived through many important historical events. "

Mon grand-père est un aîné de notre famille, ayant vécu de nombreux événements historiques importants.

age family history person

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noun

Ancien, presbytérien

An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.

Examples :

"The elder at the church gave a thoughtful sermon about forgiveness. "

L'ancien de l'église a prononcé un sermon réfléchi sur le pardon.

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noun

Ancien, pasteur

A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.

Examples :

"a travelling elder"

un ancien voyageur

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noun

Ancien

One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

Examples :

"After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder."

Après avoir été membre de l'Église pendant un certain temps, Bill a été ordonné à la fonction d'ancien.

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noun

Ancien, missionnaire

Male missionary.

Examples :

"The elders are coming over for dinner tonight."

Les anciens viennent dîner ce soir.

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noun

Ancien

(often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.

Examples :

"One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer."

L'un des dirigeants de longue date de l'Église est l'Ancien Packer.

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noun

Prêtre païen, prêtresse païenne

A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.

Examples :

"The village elder performed a ritual to honor the goddess of the harvest. "

Le prêtre païen a exécuté un rituel pour honorer la déesse de la récolte.

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verb

Réprimander, blâmer

To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.

Examples :

"The school's elders will elder the student for not following the dress code. "

Les anciens de l'école réprimanderont l'élève pour ne pas avoir respecté le code vestimentaire.

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adjective

Plus ancien, plus vieux

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

Examples :

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

Un vieux bâtiment abandonné ; un vieil ami.

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adjective

Plus âgé, ancien

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Examples :

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

Je trouve qu'une vieille brosse à dents est bonne pour nettoyer le clavier.

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adjective

Plus âgé, ancien

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Examples :

"The elder brother had been attending the same school for ten years. "

Le frère aîné fréquentait la même école depuis dix ans.

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adjective

Plus ancien, antérieur

(heading) Of an earlier time.

Examples :

"The elder sister helped her younger brother with his homework. "

La sœur aînée a aidé son jeune frère à faire ses devoirs.

time age history

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adjective

Épuisant, lassant

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Examples :

"Your constant pestering is getting old."

Vos harcèlements constants deviennent lassants.

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adjective

Passé, fané

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

Examples :

"The painting used an elder red, almost a faded rose color, to depict the sunset. "

La peinture utilisait un rouge passé, presque une couleur rose fanée, pour représenter le coucher de soleil.

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adjective

Vieux, ancien

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 :

"The teacher gave the students an old, elder assignment to complete. "

Le professeur a donné aux élèves un ancien devoir à faire.

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adjective

Excessif, abondant

Excessive, abundant.

Examples :

"The farmer had an elder supply of potatoes, enough to last through the winter. "

Le fermier avait une réserve excessive de pommes de terre, assez pour passer l'hiver.

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noun

Sureau

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful elder bush. "

Le jardin de ma grand-mère a un beau buisson de sureau.

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noun

Sureau

Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).

Examples :

"The elder bushes in the park produced beautiful clusters of purple berries. "

Les sureaux du parc produisaient de magnifiques grappes de baies pourpres.

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