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Alter

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Alter /ˈaltɐ/ {n}
antiqueness
Alter /ˈaltɐ/; Bruda [Jugendsprache]; Digger /ˈdɪɡɐ/ [Jugendsprache] (saloppe Anrede)
bro [Am.]; bruh [Am.]; bra [South Africa] (slangy form of address)
Alter /ˈaltɐ/ [slang] (Anrede)
dude [Am.] [slang] (used as a form of address)
alter Baubestand {m}; Altbebauung {f} (Raumplanung) [adm.] [geogr.]
poor-quality housing stock [Br.]; poor-quality housing [Am.]; slum housing; run-down housing fit for rehabilitation (spatial planning)
alter Fuchs [ugs.]
cunning old bird [fig.]
alter Hase {m} [übtr.]
old hand; old-timer; stager [Am.] [fig.]
alter Haudegen {m}; alter Kempe {m} [veraltend] [mil.] [pol.]
old warhorse
alter Kahn; Huker {m}; Hukker {m} [pej.] [naut.]
hooker
alter Zopf {m}; überholte Vorstellung {f}; überlebter Brauch {m}
shibboleth
Sie /ziː/ klammern sich immer noch an die alten Vorstellungen von Bildung.
They still cling to the old shibboleths of education.
alter Knabe {m}
oldster
alter Knacker {m}; (alter) Kauz {m} [ugs.]
(old) geezer; (old) codger [coll.]
alte Knacker {pl}; Käuze /ˈkɔɪ̯t͡sə/ {pl}
geezers; codgers
Alter /ˈaltɐ/ schützt vor Torheit nicht. [Sprw.]
There’s no fool like an old fool. [prov.]
Alter /ˈaltɐ/, Geschlecht, Wohnort?
Age, sex, location? /a/s/l?/

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