Sentence examples of "Alter" in German with translation "old"

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Alter schützt vor Torheit nicht There is no fool like an old fool
Er starb in hohem Alter. He died very old.
Das ist ein alter Hut. That's an old hat.
Er ist ein alter Hase He's an old stager
Das ist ein alter Trick. That's an old trick.
Alter ist ein schweres Malter It's no fun getting old
Ich bin ein alter Mann. I'm an old man.
Dieser Politiker ist ein alter Fuchs. That politician is an old fox.
Tom ist ein lüsterner alter Mann. Tom is a lecherous old man.
Dick starb im Alter von zehn Jahren. Dick was ten years old when he died.
Tom ist bloß ein verrückter alter Mann. Tom is just a crazy old man.
Sie starb im Alter von 54 Jahren. She died when she was 54 years old.
Kane war ein alter Freund des Präsidenten. Kane was an old friend of the president.
Mein Hobby ist das Sammeln alter Münzen. My hobby is collecting old coins.
Drei-D-Filme sind ein alter Hut. 3-D movies are old hat.
Er ist ein alter Freund von mir. He is an old friend of mine.
Ein alter Mann lebte in dem alten Haus. There lived an old man in the old house.
Auf dieser Insel lebte einmal ein alter Mann. There once lived an old man on that island.
Ein alter Ehemann hat eine weitaus jüngere Frau. An old husband has a wife too much younger than him.
Ein alter Mann saß neben mir im Bus. An old man sat next to me on the bus.
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