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

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Ich schätze, unsere Lehrerin ist älter als fünfzig. I guess our teacher is over fifty years old.
Ich schätze, unser Lehrer ist älter als fünfzig. I guess our teacher is over fifty years old.
Fünfundneunzig Prozent aller Waisen sind älter als fünf Jahre. Ninety five percent of orphans are older than 5 years old.
Obwohl er älter geworden ist, ist er nach wie vor gesund. He is getting old, but he is as healthy as ever.
Nichts macht einen so schnell alt wie der stets präsente Gedanke, dass man älter wird. Nothing makes one old so quickly as the ever-present thought that one is growing older.
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.
Wie alt ist dein Großvater? How old is your grandfather?
Wie alt ist dein Sohn? How old is your son?
Ich bin fünfundvierzig Jahre alt. I am forty-five years old.
Wie alt ist der Hund? How old is that dog?
Sah das Auto alt aus? Did the car look old?
Bist du zehn Jahre alt? Are you ten years old?
"Wie alt bist du?" "Sechzehn." "How old are you?" "I'm sixteen."
Wie alt sind deine Kinder? How old are your kids?
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