noun🔗ShareAîné, ancienAn older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community."We were presented to the village elder."Nous avons été présentés à l'aîné du village.agepersonfamilygroupsocietyreligiontraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAînéOne who is older than another."Respect your elders."Respectez vos aînés.agefamilypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncêtre, aînéOne who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor."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.agefamilyhistorypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncien, presbytérienAn officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities."The elder at the church gave a thoughtful sermon about forgiveness. "L'ancien de l'église a prononcé un sermon réfléchi sur le pardon.religionpersonorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncien, pasteurA clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments."a travelling elder"un ancien voyageurreligionpersontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncienOne ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood."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.religiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncien, missionnaireMale missionary."The elders are coming over for dinner tonight."Les anciens viennent dîner ce soir.religionpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAncien(often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority."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.religiontitlepersonorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrêtre païen, prêtresse païenneA pagan or Heathen priest or priestess."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.religionmythologytheologyculturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéprimander, blâmerTo admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting."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.agefamilysocietymoralreligiontraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlus ancien, plus vieuxOf an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time."an old abandoned building; an old friend"Un vieux bâtiment abandonné ; un vieil ami.agetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlus âgé, ancienHaving been used and thus no longer new or unused."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.agetimeconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlus âgé, ancienHaving existed or lived for the specified time."The elder brother had been attending the same school for ten years. "Le frère aîné fréquentait la même école depuis dix ans.agefamilypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlus ancien, antérieur(heading) Of an earlier time."The elder sister helped her younger brother with his homework. "La sœur aînée a aidé son jeune frère à faire ses devoirs.timeagehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareÉpuisant, lassantTiresome after prolonged repetition."Your constant pestering is getting old."Vos harcèlements constants deviennent lassants.ageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePassé, fanéSaid of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time."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.colorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVieux, ancienA grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)"The teacher gave the students an old, elder assignment to complete. "Le professeur a donné aux élèves un ancien devoir à faire.languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExcessif, abondantExcessive, abundant."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.amountqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSureauA small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful elder bush. "Le jardin de ma grand-mère a un beau buisson de sureau.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSureauAny 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)."The elder bushes in the park produced beautiful clusters of purple berries. "Les sureaux du parc produisaient de magnifiques grappes de baies pourpres.plantfruitnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
