plus âgé que

older than

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phrase Uncommon #13,058

older than Âgé agrees with the person being described: âgé for masculine singular and âgée for feminine singular. In this exact phrase, âgé is masculine singular; the feminine form is plus âgée que. Que becomes qu’ before a vowel.

FR: Il a l'air plus âgé que mon frère.

EN: He looks older than my brother.

Il est beaucoup plus âgé que Ken.

He is much older than Ken.

Tom est plus âgé que Marie.

Tom is older than Marie.

Je suis plus âgé que vous.

I am older than you.

Il a l'air plus âgé que mon frère.

He looks older than my brother.

Il semblait plus âgé que ses amis ou son frère aîné.

He seemed older than his friends or his older brother.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Je pensais que tu étais plus âgé que moi.

I thought you were older than me.

Je pense que Tom pourrait être plus âgé que moi.

I think Tom might be older than me.

Tom est plus âgé que Mary.

Tom is older than Mary.

Mon patron est deux fois plus âgé que moi.

My boss is twice my age.

Tom est plus âgé que votre père.

Tom is older than your father.

Maurice était considérablement plus âgé que Vincent.

Maurice was considerably older than Vincent.

Papa est plus âgé que maman.

Dad is older than Mom.

Kim est de deux ans plus âgé que lui.

Kim is two years older than him.

Il est plus âgé que moi.

He is older than me.

Tom est légèrement plus âgé que Mary.

Tom is slightly older than Mary.

Je suis plus âgé que tu ne le penses.

I’m older than you think.

Il était deux fois plus âgé que les autres.

He was twice as old as the others.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Il pourrait bien être plus âgé que vous, professeur.

He may well be older than you, Professor.

— X-Men (2000)

Il n'est pas beaucoup plus âgé que moi.

He isn’t much older than me.

Vincent n’était pas tellement plus âgé que moi.

Vincent wasn’t that much older than me.