Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

starszy człowiek in English:

1. elderly elderly


A very elderly couple is having an elegant dinner to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary.
the elderly
It can make some people, especially elderly people and infants, very ill.
I took care to make the letters large and be generous with character and line spacing in order for it to be easy to read for the elderly and those who have problems with their sight.
For this race, people under the age of 35 (including 35) join the young people's group; people from 36 to 50 years old join the middle-aged group and people 51 or over join the elderly group.
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate.
Medicaid, a program originally created to provide medical care for poverty-level women and children, today spends almost a third of its budget on elderly people.
Today, one of every seven people in Western Europe is classified as elderly.
From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.
The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.
We work in our local community by visiting elderly people in their own homes.
This week Sophia Loren returned to Pozzuoli for the first time in 15 years, visiting her elderly aunt and her sister
In addition many groups have been formed so that the elderly can socialize with one another and remain active participants in American life.
He'd sat down for a moment to rest his weary legs and suddenly looked up and saw an elderly woman before him.

English word "starszy człowiek"(elderly) occurs in sets:

Kasia 13th Feb 2015 (4)

2. elder elder


an elder brother/sister
My elder brother finished his homework very quickly.
Again the younger brother became a wanderer, and he arrived one day at the house of the elder brother.
How old is your elder son?
I am not going into the forest after bear cubs, said the elder brother.
His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
You should help this elderly lady carry her shopping.
Most young girls think, it's nice to have an elder brother because want to have someone to help them in need
You see, said the elder brother, "I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well, while you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble."
Although I am her elder, she treats me as if I were her servant.
The elder brother was living in a village and had grown neither rich nor poor.
Then the younger brother set off, and the elder remained behind.
My elder brother got a position in a big business.
The elder sons are now quite independent of their father.
John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister.

3. senior citizen senior citizen


e.g. The senior citizens went on an outing where they met other elderly people.
The senior citizens went on an outing where they met other elderly people.

English word "starszy człowiek"(senior citizen) occurs in sets:

stage of life