Old-fashioned vs She's very old

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Old-fashioned

Top 3000 (courant) B1 adjective

She's very old

Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus courant: She's very old

	Old-fashioned	She's very old
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/"]/	🇬🇧 //ʃiːz ˈvɛri əʊld// 🇺🇸 //ʃiz ˈvɛri oʊld//
Sens	Quelque chose qui n'est plus à la mode ou qui vient du passé. Something that is no longer in style or is from the past.	She is advanced in age.
Exemple	My grandmother prefers old-fashioned clothing, which she believes is more comfortable.	She's very old, but she still enjoys gardening.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 3000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	B1	-
Nature grammaticale	adjective
Collocations	be, look, seem, extremely, fairly, very, in, call me old-fashioned, a good old-fashioned…, be, look, seem, extremely, fairly, very, in, call me old-fashioned, a good old-fashioned…	very old, quite old, too old
Antonymes	modern, contemporary	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'outdated', as they have different connotations., Using it to describe something that is simply classic, which can have a positive meaning.	Confusing 'old' with 'elderly' as they have different connotations., Assuming 'old' is always negative; it can be neutral., Using it in a derogatory manner.
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'démodé' pour décrire des choses qui ne sont pas modernes, comme les vêtements ou les idées. Cela peut sembler critique dans des contextes informels, mais peut aussi être utilisé affectueusement. Use 'old-fashioned' to describe things that are not modern, such as clothing or ideas. It might sound critical in casual settings but can also be used fondly.	Use this phrase to describe someone's age. It's generally polite, but you could use 'elderly' for a more respectful tone.

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Me and my brother, Dozer, are 100% pure, old-fashioned, homegrown human.

They've got an old-fashioned toilet. You know, the box and the chain thing.

Me and my brother, Dozer, are 100% pure, old-fashioned, homegrown human.

They've got an old-fashioned toilet. You know, the box and the chain thing.

Old-fashioned

Yes. She's very old. She's been with us since the beginning.

She's very old

Questions fréquentes : Old-fashioned vs She's very old

Quelle est la différence entre Old-fashioned et She's very old ?

Old-fashioned: Something that is no longer in style or is from the past. She's very old: She is advanced in age.

Lequel est le plus courant : Old-fashioned et She's very old ?

She's very old est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Old-fashioned: My grandmother prefers old-fashioned clothing, which she believes is more comfortable. She's very old: She's very old, but she still enjoys gardening.

Puis-je utiliser Old-fashioned et She's very old de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Old-fashioned et She's very old sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.