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SENIOR

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Traducere în limba română

senior I. adjectiv

1. senior, (cel) mai mare, cel mare, (cel) mai în vârstă;

Brown senior Brown cel mare / cel vârstnic;

John Brown senior John Brown tatăl;

he is three years senior to me e cu trei ani mai mare / mai în vârstă decât mine.

2. (cel) mai vechi, (cea) mai veche; (cel) mai avansat, (cel) mai înaintat; superior (în rang, grad, funcţie etc.);

senior in rank superior în grad;

he is five years senior to me e mai vechi decât mine cu cinci ani;

(şcol.) the senior boys elevii mai mari; elevii mai vechi.

3. (şcol., despre un student, o studentă de la Cambridge) din anul al treilea.

4. (amer. şcol., despre un student, o studentă din universităţile americane) din anul al patrulea.

senior II. substantiv

1. persoană mai în vârstă (decât altă persoană);

he is three years my senior, he is my senior by three years e cu trei ani mai în vârstă decât mine;

he is twice my senior e de două ori mai în vârstă/ mai bătrân decât mine.

2. persoană mai veche (decât alta în grad, rang, funcţie, slujbă etc.).

3. decan de vârstă (în universităţile engleze).

4. (amer.) student(ă) în anul al patrulea (în universităţile americane).

5. (şcol.) premiant întâi.

6. staroste de breaslă.

7. bătrân, moş, moşneag.

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