vieillit in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vieillit in the French»English Dictionary

I.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] N m

vieillir

ageing

II.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] VB trans

1. vieillir (en apparence):

vieillir coiffure, robe:

to make [sb] look older

le maquillage la vieillit de 10 ans

make-up makes her look 10 years older

2. vieillir (en estimation):

ne me vieillis pas, j'ai 59 ans!

don't make me any older than I am, I'm only 59!

3. vieillir (physiquement):

vieillir maladie, pauvreté:

to age

III.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] VB intr

1. vieillir (en âge):

je vieillis

I am getting old

j'ai vieilli

I'm older

j'ai vieilli (en maturité)

I have grown up

je me sens vieillir

I feel my age

pour bien vieillir, faites du sport

to stay young, take exercise

il refuse de se voir vieillir

he can't accept the fact that he's not so young any more

vieillir dans la fonction publique

to spend a lifetime in the civil service

je ne veux pas vieillir ici

I don't want to be here till I die

2. vieillir (se dégrader):

vieillir corps, bâtiment:

to show signs of age

vieillir personne:

to age

elle n'a pas vieilli

she hasn't aged, she doesn't look any older

il vieillit mal (apparence)

he's losing his looks

elle vieillit bien

she looks good for her age

il a vieilli de 10 ans en 6 mois

he has aged 10 years in 6 months

3. vieillir SOCIOL:

notre population vieillit

we have an ageing population

4. vieillir (en parlant du vin):

vieillir

to mature

vieillir

to age

5. vieillir (se démoder):

vieillir œuvre:

to become outdated

vieillir institution:

to stultify

une pièce de théâtre qui n'a pas vieilli

a play which has lasted well

IV.se vieillir VB refl

1. se vieillir (en apparence):

se vieillir

to make oneself look older

2. se vieillir (en mentant):

se vieillir

to make oneself out to be older

se vieillir d'au moins trois ans

to put at least three years on one's age

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notre population vieillit

we have an ageing population

Translations for vieillit in the English»French Dictionary

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that hairstyle is really ageing

cette coiffure te vieillit

to grow old gracefully

vieillir avec grâce

the population is greying

la population vieillit

antique

vieillir

mature wine, whisky

laisser vieillir

mature wine, whisky:

vieillir

age

vieillir

to age sb 10 years

vieillir qn de 10 ans

age

vieillir

to age well

bien vieillir

to be getting on a bit

commencer à vieillir

it's a sign of age

c'est un signe qu'on vieillit

vieillit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vieillit in the French»English Dictionary

I.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] VB intr

1. vieillir (prendre de l'âge):

vieillir personne

to grow old

vieillir chose

to age

vieillir fromage, vin

to mature

2. vieillir pej (diminuer):

vieillir personne

to age

3. vieillir (se démoder):

vieillir

to become old-fashioned

être vieilli

to be old-fashioned

II.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] VB trans (faire paraître plus vieux)

vieillir coiffure, vêtements

to date

III.vieillir [vjɛjiʀ] VB refl

se vieillir (se faire paraître plus vieux)

to make oneself look older

Translations for vieillit in the English»French Dictionary

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mature wine

vieillir

to put years on sb

vieillir qn

to be well on in years

bien vieillir

to grow older

vieillir

age

vieillir

vieillit Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se vieillir (se faire paraître plus vieux)

to make oneself look older