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Antediluvian
01
antediluviano, patriarca antediluviano
(in biblical context) one of the patriarchs said to have lived before the flood of Noah
Ejemplos
Methuselah is perhaps the most famous antediluvian.
Matusalén es quizás el antediluviano más famoso.
The genealogies list several antediluvians with remarkably long lifespans.
Los antediluvianos enumeran a varios patriarcas con vidas notablemente largas.
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un anciano, un fósil
a person who is extremely old or considered old-fashioned
Ejemplos
The town 's oldest resident was affectionately called the antediluvian.
El residente más antiguo del pueblo era cariñosamente llamado el antediluviano.
He joked that his phone was so outdated it belonged to an antediluvian.
Bromeó diciendo que su teléfono estaba tan anticuado que pertenecía a un antediluviano.
antediluvian
01
antediluviano, prediluviano
connected to the time before the biblical flood described in the story of Noah
Ejemplos
The fossils were thought to be from an antediluvian era.
Se pensaba que los fósiles eran de una era antediluviana.
Legends speak of antediluvian civilizations wiped out by the flood.
Las leyendas hablan de civilizaciones antediluvianas arrasadas por el diluvio.
InformalEjemplos
His antediluvian beliefs about gender roles seemed completely out of place in today's world.
Sus creencias antediluvianas sobre los roles de género parecían completamente fuera de lugar en el mundo de hoy.
The antediluvian computer system at the office was painfully slow and unreliable.
El sistema informático antediluviano de la oficina era dolorosamente lento y poco fiable.
