viejo-1
old ; long-standing ; age-old ; olde ; hoary ; senile ; timeworn ; long-time [longtime].
These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.
However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.
In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
cada vez más viejo
aging [ageing]
The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.
coche viejo
lemon
jalopy
The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or 'lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.
For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
de la vieja guardia
old-style
Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
desde los viejos tiempos
since olden times
Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.
hacerse viejo
grow + old
grow + older
get + old
get + older
Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing.
This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.
The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore.
The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.
las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente
old habits die hard
It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest - it scares the hell out of me.
las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar
old habits die hard
It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest - it scares the hell out of me.
loro viejo no aprende a hablar [Proverbio]
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.
los viejos tiempos
the good old days
This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo
there's no substitute for experience
experience is the best teacher
wisdom comes with age
with age comes wisdom
The old axiom 'there's no substitute for experience' still rings true.
Experience is the best teacher and none can deny it.
I think it's time we dispel the untruth that 'wisdom comes with age'.
We've all heard the adage that with age comes wisdom, but now science is backing up the claim.
más viejo que Matusalén
as old as Methuselah
as old as the hills
Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah.
These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.
morir de viejo
die of + old age
The article is entitled 'The library movement: dying of old age at thirty: a personal view'.
Posesivo + viejas costumbres
Posesivo + old ways
The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
Posesivo + viejos hábitos
Posesivo + old ways
The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
ropa vieja [Plato preparado principalmente con los restos de verduras y carne de otras comidas]
bubble and squeak
Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
vieja costumbre
old habit
This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.
vieja escuela, la
old school, the
The director of the library is from the 'old school' retaining all decision-making power.
vieja guardia, la [Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo]
old guard, the
The article presents a discussion of a small successful publisher which has published books on environmentalism, 'old guard' liberalism, and books dealing with the experiences of African Americans.
viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las
old ways never die, the
But thankfully the old ways never die, just think about stone engraving, calligraphy, horseback riding, and wood-burning fireplaces.
viejo amigo
old friend
old buddy
To take an obvious example, in a new catalog how does our old friend the main entry fare?.
A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
viejo amor
old flame
In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
viejo estúpido
old coot
Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
Viejo Mundo, el
Old World, the
Yet, the abundant notarial records in these provincial archives provide an unrivalled opportunity to trace the connections between the Old and New Worlds = No obstante, el gran número de registros notariales en estos archivos provinciales nos proporciona una oportunidad única para encontrar las conexiones entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo.
viejo orden, el
old order, the
We stand on the threshold of an age whose convulsions proclaim alike the death pangs of the old order and the birth pangs of the new.
viejos tiempos, los
good old days, the
Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
vino viejo en pellejos nuevos
old wine in new bottles
The article 'Cataloguing vs. metadata: old wine in new bottles?' identifies some of the fundamental differences between traditional cataloguing activity and metadata.