vieux jeu

old-fashioned

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old-fashioned Describes a person, idea, or attitude that seems outdated or overly conventional. The expression stays the same in feminine and plural forms.

FR: Cette règle est un peu vieux jeu.

EN: This rule is a little old-fashioned.

Vos idées sont un peu vieux jeu.

Your ideas are a bit old-fashioned.

Pour vous, c'est sûrement vieux jeu.

To you, it probably seems old-fashioned.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Il y a encore des gens vieux jeu pour qui "mon amie" laisse entendre homo.

There are still old-fashioned people who think that “my friend” implies homosexuality.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Mon père est vieux jeu.

My father is old-fashioned.

Il est un peu vieux jeu.

He's a bit old-fashioned.

Tom est vieux jeu.

Tom is old-fashioned.

Tu es trop vieux jeu.

You're so old-fashioned.

— Election 1 (2005)

Vous êtes vieux jeu.

You're old-fashioned.

— Space Seed (1967)