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eldest

/ˈɛldɪst/

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noun

L'aîné, l'aînée

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. "

L'aînée de notre classe, Maria, est toujours disposée à aider ses camarades.

family age person

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adjective

Joueur recevant les cartes du donneur en premier

(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." "

Comme elle était la joueuse recevant les cartes en premier à la table, Sarah a reçu ses cartes en premier.

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adjective

Ayant les cartes les plus hautes

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

Examples :

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

Mon adversaire a joué une main avec les cartes les plus hautes, ce qui signifiait que ses cartes étaient plus fortes que les miennes.

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adjective

Le plus ancien

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

Examples :

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

Un ancien bâtiment abandonné ; un vieil ami.

age family history time

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adjective

Aîné

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

Le plus âgé

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Examples :

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

Ma sœur aînée est l'enfant le plus âgé de notre famille.

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adjective

Le plus âgé

(heading) Of an earlier time.

Examples :

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

La sœur la plus âgée de notre famille a été la première à obtenir son diplôme universitaire.

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adjective

Le plus âgé

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Examples :

"Your constant pestering is getting old."

Vos harcèlements constants deviennent lassants.

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adjective

Fané, passé

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. "

Le coucher de soleil a peint le ciel d'un orange fané et sourd, une belle couleur passée.

color appearance

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adjective

Aîné, vieux

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. "

Ma sœur aînée est une très bonne étudiante.

family age grammar language

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adjective

Le plus âgé, aîné

Excessive, abundant.

Examples :

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

La récolte du jardinier était la plus abondante ; il avait une abondance de tomates.