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French translation: c'est un homme age

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English term or phrase:he is an old man
French translation:c'est un homme age

05:09 Aug 30, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: old
He is an old man.
Ian Parsons
C'est un homme âgé.
Explanation:
It is quite common to say : "C'est un homme âgé."
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Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
Belgium
Local time: 14:03
Grading comment
answer 4 best fitted the context that I was needing to understand.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7d'un certain âge ou d'un âge avancé
Jean-Luc Dumont
5 +6vieux // C'est un viel homme / Cet homme est vieux
Geneviève von Levetzow
4 +4c'est un vieillard
DPolice
5 +1C'est un homme âgé.
Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
vieux // C'est un viel homme / Cet homme est vieux


Explanation:
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Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 497

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont: C'est un vieil homme - mais pas cet homme est vieux
2 mins

agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
6 mins

agree  Monika Martens
7 mins
  -> Merci à tous :)

agree  GILOU
17 mins

agree  fcl
8 hrs
  -> Merci à tous deux :)

agree  & Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Merci David :)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
d'un certain âge ou d'un âge avancé


Explanation:
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

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2872

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 mins
  -> merci

agree  Francis MARC: je préfère "homme âgé"
1 hr
  -> merci

agree  Saschelle (X)
4 hrs
  -> merci

agree  Annike THIERRY: un homme ?g? : solution la plus courante, "d'un certain ?ge" est plus ?l?gant, ? voir selon le contexte.
5 hrs
  -> merci :)

agree  niort57
7 hrs
  -> merci

agree  & Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs

agree  KMPrice
3 days 52 mins
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
c'est un vieillard


Explanation:
"un viel homme" is less common
"un vieux" would be derogatory

DPolice
Local time: 14:03
PRO pts in pair: 779

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  OneDocument, S.L.
54 mins

agree  NancyLynn
7 hrs

agree  Maria Luísa Jacquinet
16 hrs

agree  & Associates (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
C'est un homme âgé.


Explanation:
It is quite common to say : "C'est un homme âgé."

Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
Belgium
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in BosnianBosnian
PRO pts in pair: 21
Grading comment
answer 4 best fitted the context that I was needing to understand.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  corinne durand
3 mins
  -> merci
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