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alt (adj)
   old, aged, ancient
Comparison: älter (older, elder), am ältesten (oldest, eldest)

Mein Vater ist 47 Jahre alt.
My father is 47 years old.
Sie hat ein sehr altes Haus.
She has a very old house.
Wie alt bist du?
How old are you?
Alles bleibt beim Alten.
Nothing has changed/will change. (Everything will stay as it was.)

Related:
das alte Rom ancient Rome
das Alte Testament the Old Testament
Alt und Jung everyone, young and old
altes Brot stale bread
das Althochdeutsch Old High German

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