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Meaning of old-fashioned | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

oʊldˈfæʃənd

Definitions

A cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters and adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, served with a twist of citrus rind.
A type of doughnut with a cakelike consistency and a rough surface, usually made with cultured buttermilk and chemical leaven and fried at a lower temperature.

Equivalents

Български старомоден

Bosanski ću demode

Čeština staromódní

Dansk gammeldags

Deutsch altmodisch altvaterisch altväterlich antiquiert unmodern unzeitgemäß verzopft zopfig

Ελληνικά απαρχαιωμένος παλιομοδίτικος

Esperanto antikva malmoderna

Español a la antigua a la antigua usanza anticuado çarça chapado a la antigua de antigua estampa demodé desfasado pasadista pasado de moda rancio trasnochado vetusto

Eesti moest läinud vanamoodne

Suomi vanhanaikainen

Français à l'ancienne de la vieille école démodé ringard vieilli vieux jeu

Galego anticuado

עברית מיושן

Hrvatski ću demode

Magyar divatjamúlt régimódi

Íslenska gamaldags

Italiano antiquato fuori moda sorpassato vecchio stile

日本語古臭い旧弊昔風

ქართული ძველმოდური

한국어 구식의 낡다

Kurdî çu çû

Latina prīscus vetustus

Lëtzebuergesch almoudesch

Македонски старомоден

မြန်မာဘာသာ ရှေး

Nederlands ouderwets

Polski staromodny staroświecki

Português à moda antiga antigo antiquado démodé

Română demodat învechit

Русский старомодный устаревший

Српски ću demode

Svenska gammaldags gammalmodig old-fashioned

ไทย คร่ำครึ ล้าสมัย

Türkçe eski kafalı modası geçmiş

Українська застарі́лий старомодний

Tiếng Việt củ

Examples

“Old John was mixing Old Fashioneds and every now and then he would turn and stare at the record case with an expression of great loathing.”

“Bond took a shower and changed and walked down the road and had two Bourbon old-fashioneds and the Chicken Dinner at $2.80 in the air-conditioned eating house on the corner that was as typical of ‘the American way of life’ as the motel.”

“At the end of the workday, the Trumans liked to have a cocktail before dinner. Shortly after they moved into the White House, Mrs. Truman rang for the butler, Alonzo Fields, one afternoon and ordered two old-fashioneds.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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