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old-fashioned

old-fashioned

Meaning of old-fashioned

not modern; from an earlier style or time

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British English/ˌəʊldˈfæʃənd/
American English/ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
Russian transcription[stərɐˈmodnɨj]
old-fashioned
old-fashioned - старомодный
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old-fashioned usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Это старомодное пальто всё ещё хорошо на нём смотрится.

That old-fashioned coat still looks good on him.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

У кафе старомодная вывеска над дверью.

The café has an old-fashioned sign above the door.

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old-fashionedстаромодный
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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What's the difference between old-fashioned / dated / old

🇬🇧English
old-fashioned

старомодный — not modern; from an earlier style or time

B1Often

That old-fashioned coat still looks good on him.

Это старомодное пальто всё ещё хорошо на нём смотрится.

O
🇬🇧English
old-fashioned

exact match for not modern; from an earlier style or time, usually neutral

B2Very Often

That design looks old-fashioned now.

Этот дизайн сейчас выглядит старомодным.

D
🇬🇧English
dated

old-fashioned in a way that suggests it looks no longer current or trendy

B2Very Often

Her haircut looks dated.

Её стрижка выглядит устаревшей.

O
🇬🇧English
old

general word meaning not new or of a later time; can refer to age, not style

B1Very Often

I found an old book in the attic.

Я нашёл старую книгу на чердаке.

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old-fashioned translation: старомодный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce old-fashioned

/ˌəʊldˈfæʃənd/

old-fashioned translation

старомодный

old-fashioned examples

That old-fashioned coat still looks good on him.

old-fashioned transcription

/ˌəʊldˈfæʃənd/, /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/

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old-fashioned meaning: what does it mean?

not modern; from an earlier style or time

old-fashioned pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

old-fashioned is pronounced as /ˌəʊldˈfæʃənd/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

old-fashioned definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

That old-fashioned coat still looks good on him. Translation: Это старомодное пальто всё ещё хорошо на нём смотрится.

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