old school
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “old-school” when it is an adjective.
old school(
old
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (traditionalist)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. de la vieja escuela
That method for teaching math is old school but effective.Ese método para enseñar matemáticas es de la vieja escuela pero eficaz.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I can't believe you still play board games. That's so old-school!No me puedo creer que todavía juegues juegos de mesa. ¡Qué anticuado!
I'd much rather listen to some old-school reggae than the music kids like today.Prefiero mucho más escuchar un poco del reggae de antes que la música que les gusta a los chicos hoy en día.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la vieja escuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The rules of the old school don't necessarily apply to this generation.Las normas de la vieja escuela no necesariamente se aplican a esta generación.
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