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old
/JUld; US oUld/
adjective
(old·er, old·est)
1 be … years, months, etc. old
having lived for a certain number of years, months, etc.
berusia/berumur tertentu
▪ How old are you?
Berapa usia Anda?
▪ I’m seventeen years old.
Saya berusia/berumur tujuh belas tahun.
▪ He wrote his first book at 38 years old.
Dia menulis buku pertamanya di usia 38.
▪ a three-month-old baby
bayi berusia tiga bulan
▪ a game for seven-year-olds
(permainan utk anak2 berusia tujuh tahun
▪ Who is the oldest student in class?
Siapakah siswa tertua di dl kelas?
2no longer young; having lived for a long time
tua
(opposite young)
▪ get/grow old
menjadi tua
▪ Don’t work too hard, or you will grow old before your time.
Jangan bekerja terlalu keras atau Anda akan tua sebelum waktunya.
3 the old
noun [plural]
those who are old
para org tua; para lansia
▪ The old feel neglected.
Para lansia merasa diabaikan.
4 existing for a long time; long practiced or used
lama; tua; telah lama dipraktékkan/dikerjakan
(opposite new)
▪ Old habits die hard.
Kebiasaan lama sulit dihilangkan.
5 [before n]
very old; from a long time ago
[di depan noun]
kuno
▪ I enjoyed going to the countryside in the old days.
Saya suka pergi kepedésaan di masa lalu.
▪ Old English
bahasa Inggris kuno
6 [before n] no longer current; replaced by something new
[di depan noun]
lama; digunakan utk menunjukkan sst yg telah digantikan dengan sst yg baru
(opposite new)
▪ an old pair of socks
sepasang kaus kaki yg lama
▪ an old job/girlfriend/house
pekerjaan/pacar/rumah lama
7[before n]
well known for a long time.
[di depan noun]
sudah dikenal lama
▪ my old friends
teman2 lamaku
▪ They are old enemie.
Meréka musuh lama.
→ bandingkan recent
8 [before n]
(informal)
used to show fondness or lack of respect
[di depan noun]
(informal)
digunakan utk menunjukkan rasa sayang atau kurangnya rasa hormat
▪ Good old Dad!
Ayah tersayang!
▪ You poor old thing!
Kamu malang skl!
▪ a sill old beggar
si pengemis tua yg bodoh
■  IDIOM
| any old how
(informal)
in a messy or careless state
dl keadaan berantakan
▪ My clothes were dump any old how.
Pakaian saya ditumpuk dl keadaan berantakan.
| any old …
(informal)
anything that fits the described purpose; it doesn’t matter which
apa saja sesuai dengan yg disebutkan tidak menjadi masalah
▪ Any old pen will do.
Péna apa saja tidak menjadi masalah.
▪ Call me any old time. I am always at home on Monday.
Télépon saya kapan saja. Saya selalu berada di rumah di hari Senin.
| as old as the hills
very old; ancient
sangat tua; kuno
| for old times sake
for something that was once enjoyable or done together in the past
demi sst yg pernah menyenangkan atau dilakukan bersama di masa lalu
| the good/bad old days
the bright or bad periods in someone’s life
masa cemerlang/buruk dl sejarah hidup ssorg
▪ That happened in the bad ~ days.
Hal itu terjadi di masa buruk di masa lalu.
| of old
(formal, of literature)
from the past
(formal, sastra)
dari masa lalu
▪ in days of old
di hari2 di masa lalu
▪ Do you know her of old ?
Apakah Anda sudah lama mengenal dia?
| old boy, chap, man, etc.
(old-fashioned, UK, informal)
a friendly or informal way for a man to address another man, usually from the middle/upper class
(kuno, UK, informal)
digunakan sebagai panggilan oléh seorg pria dari kelas menengah ke atas kepada pria lain
| old enough to be sb’s father/mother
old enough to be someone’s parent
cukup tua utk menjadi ayah/ibu ssorg
| old enough to know better
old enough to know how to behave properly
cukup tua utkmengetahui bagaimana ssorg harus berperilaku dengan sopan
| (have) an old head on young shoulders
be wise beyond one’s years
(mempunyai) pikiran yg bijak walaupun masih muda
| the (same) old story/excuses
what usually happens; the same old story or excuses
apa yg biasanya terjadi; cerita/alasan2 lama yg sama
▪ It’s the same old story about a prince marrying a poor girl.
Itu adalah suatu cerita lama yg sama tt seorg pangéran yg menikahi seorg gadis miskin.
| an old wives’ tale
an idea or belief that has been proven unscientific
idé/pemikiran yg sudah terbukti tidak ilmiah
| one of the old school
someone who works or does things in an old-fashioned way
ssorg yg suka bekerja dengan cara yg kuno
→ see also
→ lihat juga old school
| a chip off the old block
→ see
→ lihat chip¹
| (there’s) no fool like an old fool
→ see
→ lihat fool¹
| a/the grand old age
→ see
→ lihat grand¹
| give sb the (old) heave-ho
→ see
→ lihat heave-ho
| have a high old time
→ see
→ lihat high¹
| money for old rope
→ see
→ lihat money
| a/the ripe old age (of …)
→ see
→ lihat ripe
| settle an old score
→ see
→ lihat settle¹
| (you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
→ see
→ lihat teach
| (as) tough as old boots
→ see
→ lihat tough¹
| be up to your (old) tricks
→ see
→ lihat trick¹