elder Signification, définition

Signification de elder en français

• 0 oldest of two -- aîné/-ée

  • my elder brother/sister mon frère aîné / ma sœur aînée

• 1 sb older in your family -- aîné/-ée [ masculine-feminine ]

  • Who is the elder – you or your sister? Qui est l’aîné(e), toi ou ta sœur ?

• 2 an experienced, respected leader of a group -- ancien/-ienne [ masculine-feminine ]

  • the elders of the tribe les anciens de la tribu

• 3 (often of members of a family) older; senior -- aîné

  • He has three elder sisters

  • He is the elder of the two.

• 4 a person who is older -- aîné/-ée

  • Take the advice of your elders.

• 5 an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches -- ancien

  • the church elders.

• 6 a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (ˈelderberries). -- sureau