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2 Translation results for old-world in Spanish

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old-world adjective

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pintoresco (de antaño), antiguo; del Viejo Mundo

Old World

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Viejo Mundo
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  • El término Old World se refiere a Europa, Asia, y África, es decir las partes del mundo que eran más o menos conocidas para los europeos antes del viaje de Cristobal Colón a las Américas, conocidas como el New World, en 1492.

old adjective

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antiguo; viejo; anciano; gastado

Example sentences of
old adjective

  • He's an old man now.
  • We rented an old black-and-white movie.
  • There's an old saying that good fences make good neighbors.
  • She wore a T-shirt and an old pair of jeans.
  • a new approach to an old problem
  • I wish you would stop wearing that dirty old hat!
  • The hotel was old and dingy.
  • the oldest known civilization in the region
  • The house we live in is 50 years old.
  • We went back to visit our old neighborhood.

world noun

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worlds
mundo
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Planet Earth is our world.

Example sentences of
world noun

  • This map shows the countries of the world.
  • He is famous throughout the world.
  • They sailed around the world.
  • It can be found anywhere in the world.
  • The product is shipped halfway around the world.
  • The problem occurs in many parts of the world.
  • The island was cut off from the rest of the world.
  • They want to see the world.
  • the Eastern and Western worlds
  • people living in the English-speaking world
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  • Si algo means the world to para ti, eso significa que es muy importante. Ejemplo: She studies day and night, because passing these exams means the world to her.

Reverse translation for old-world

pintoresco  (de antaño) - picturesque, quaint 
antiguo  - ancient, old, former, old-fashioned 
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