Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he is an old man
French translation:
c'est un homme age
Aug 30, 2002 05:09
21 yrs ago
English term
Ian Parsons
old
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
He is an old man.
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
Belgium
Belgium
Native in French
Belgium
WORKING DAY AND NIGHT
Native in: French 
, Bosnian
Works in: Bosnian to French, Croatian to French, Serbian to French, and 36 more.
Related KudoZ points
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21
Selected
C'est un homme âgé.
It is quite common to say : "C'est un homme âgé."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "answer 4 best fitted the context that I was needing to understand."
+6
2 mins
Geneviève von Levetzow
Native in French
IT / Engineering / Medical / Safety
Native in: German , French
Works in: French to German, German to French, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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497
vieux // C'est un viel homme / Cet homme est vieux
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Peer comment(s):
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Jean-Luc Dumont
: C'est un vieil homme - mais pas cet homme est vieux
2 mins
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| agree |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
6 mins
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| agree |
Monika Martens
7 mins
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Merci à tous :)
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GILLES MEUNIER
17 mins
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| agree |
fcl
8 hrs
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Merci à tous deux :)
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& Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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Merci David :)
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+7
7 mins
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
2872
d'un certain âge ou d'un âge avancé
C'est un homme d'un certain âge
d'un âge avancé
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Note added at 2002-08-30 05:34:11 (GMT)
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C\'est un homme âgé
d'un âge avancé
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Note added at 2002-08-30 05:34:11 (GMT)
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C\'est un homme âgé
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 mins
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merci
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Francis MARC
: je préfère "homme âgé"
1 hr
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merci
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Saschelle (X)
4 hrs
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merci
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Annike THIERRY
: un homme ?g? : solution la plus courante, "d'un certain ?ge" est plus ?l?gant, ? voir selon le contexte.
5 hrs
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merci :)
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niort57
7 hrs
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merci
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| agree |
& Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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| agree |
KMPrice
3 days 52 mins
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+4
18 mins
c'est un vieillard
"un viel homme" is less common
"un vieux" would be derogatory
"un vieux" would be derogatory
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
OneDocument, S.L.
54 mins
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| agree |
NancyLynn
7 hrs
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| agree |
Maria Luísa Jacquinet
16 hrs
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| agree |
& Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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