No. 4,943 in Catalan
vells
"Vells" means "old people" or "old/aged" in English.
In a sentence
Els llibres vells tenen un encant especial.
Old books have a special charm.
In this sentence, 'vells' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'llibres' (books), indicating that they are old or aged.
Els vells del poble es reuneixen cada tarda a la plaça.
The elders of the village meet every afternoon at the square.
Here, 'vells' is functioning as a noun referring to elderly people, often used to denote elders within a community.
Els records d’aquells vells temps encara em fan somriure.
The memories of those old times still make me smile.
In this context, 'vells' modifies 'temps' (times), indicating that these times were in the past or long ago.
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