What does viejo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word viejo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use viejo in Spanish.

The word viejo in Spanish means old, old, worn out, old, long-term, long-established, old guy, old fellow, old fellow, old man, old bean, dad, mom, old man, the old year, old quarter, historic quarter, old town, old town, old city, the Old World, sea dog, old gold, ancient gold, copper gold, aged gold, rusted gold, copper gold, aged gold, rusted gold, with ages comes wisdom, Old West, dirty old man, dirty old man. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word viejo

old

adjetivo (persona: de mucha edad)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En 2007, Tomoji Tanabe fue designado por Guinness como el hombre más viejo del mundo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Despite being old, John played tennis for an hour every day.

old, worn out

adjetivo (objeto: desgastado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Voy a cambiar mi coche viejo por uno nuevo.
I want to change my old (or: worn-out) car for a new one.

old, long-term, long-established

adjetivo (del pasado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El maltrato infantil es un viejo problema que sigue cobrando víctimas por todo el mundo.
Child abuse is an old problem that keeps on claiming victims throughout the world.

old guy, old fellow

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona mayor) (old man)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un grupo de viejos juega al dominó todos los viernes.
A group of old guys (or: fellows) plays domino every Friday.

old fellow, old man, old bean

nombre masculino (AmL: informal (apelativo cariñoso: amigo) (male friend)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¡Hola, viejo! Me da mucho gusto verte.
Hello, old fellow (or: old man)! It's good to see you.

dad, mom

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (AmL: coloquial (padre, madre) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi viejo es el mejor padre del mundo.
My dad is the best father in the world.

old man

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (AmL: coloquial (esposo, esposa) (husband, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi viejo es muy celoso; estoy casada con un Otelo.
My old man is jealous. I'm married to a green-eyed monster.

the old year

locución nominal masculina (año que termina)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Despedimos el año viejo en familia.
We said goodbye to the old year as a family.

old quarter, historic quarter, old town

(en el casco antiguo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La catedral está en el barrio viejo de la ciudad.
The cathedral is in the old quarter of the city.

old town, old city

(ciudad: centro histórico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El casco antiguo de Cádiz se parece mucho al de la Habana.
The old town of Cádiz strongly resembles that of Havana.

the Old World

nombre propio masculino (el continente europeo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se ha firmado una serie de acuerdos de cooperación con países del Viejo Continente.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Many people emigrated from the Old World to America during the 19th century.

sea dog

nombre masculino (marinero experimentado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El viejo era un lobo de mar que sabía detectar cualquier situación de peligro cuando navegaba.
The old man was a sea dog who knew how to predict dangerous situations when at sea.

old gold, ancient gold

locución nominal masculina (metal precioso antiguo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El oro viejo es distinto al oro común.
Old gold is different from common gold.

copper gold, aged gold, rusted gold

locución adjetiva (color: dorado cobrizo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
María compró un suéter color oro viejo.
Maria bought a copper gold (or: rusted gold) sweater.

copper gold, aged gold, rusted gold

locución nominal masculina (color dorado cobrizo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elegí el color oro viejo para pintar la mesa.
I chose copper gold (or: rusted gold) to paint the table.

with ages comes wisdom

expresión (coloquial (sabiduría por edad)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Haz caso a tu abuelo: sabe más el diablo por viejo que por diablo.

Old West

locución nominal masculina (período histórico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No se pueda hablar del Viejo Oeste sin mencionar a los vaqueros.
You can't talk about the Old West without mentioning cowboys.

dirty old man

locución nominal masculina (peyorativo, coloquial (busca mujeres más jóvenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ese viejo rabo verde va al parque todos los días a mirar a las jovencitas.
That dirty old man goes to the park every day to watch young girls.

dirty old man

locución nominal masculina (peyorativo, coloquial (busca mujeres más jóvenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Horacio es un viejo verde, siempre tiene novias 20 años más jóvenes que él.
Horacio is a dirty old man, he always has brides 20 years younger than him.

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