velho

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
2. (comparable) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
3. (comparable) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
4. (comparable) old (obsolete or out-of-date)

Noun

1. (masculine, offensive, sometimes) an old person
2. (masculine, slang) father
3. (endearing, masculine) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
4. (Brazil, masculine, slang) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro

Intj

man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)

Concepts

old

🧓

ancient

old man

𐐬𐑊𐐼

old

🧓

old

🧓

stale

antique

aged

venerable

greybeard

husband

🤵

of long standing

geezer

old geezer

gaffer

oldster

oldtimer

old-timer

senior

senior citizen

former

daddy

👨‍👦

be old

elderly man

Methuselah

old person

be very old

golden ager

long in the tooth

elderly

elder

graybeard

Opposite of

jovem, moço

Synonyms

antigo

vetusto

avô

antiga

idoso

ancião

mas não fraco)

gasto

chefe

rançoso

seco

estagnado

parado

Translations

viejo

🧓

alt

🧓

vieux

🧓

vecchio

🧓

oud

🧓

vell

🧓

ancien

🧓

eski

🧓

vetus

🧓

antiguo

🧓

antico

senex

vieillard

anciano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛ.ʎu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vetulus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese velho, from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Sentences

O homem casado deve ser dez anos mais velho que as mulheres .

The married man must be ten years older than the women.

Tudo mudou naquele mundo que o velho nunca havia deixado .

Everything changed in that world the old man had never left.

Um velho cavalheiro inglês mostra alguns dos melhores produtos da Grã-Bretanha .

An old English gentleman shows off some of Britain's finest produce.

O couro velho não segura a costura .

The old leather does not hold the seam.

Um velho casal se divertindo andando pelas ruas .

An old couple having fun walking the streets.

Um presentinho do velho .

A little gift from the old man.