vieilles

In a sentence

• Les vieilles filles aiment lire des romans en hiver.

  The old women enjoy reading novels in winter.

  In this sentence, 'vieilles' is used as an adjective, agreeing in gender and number with 'filles' (feminine plural), meaning 'old'.

• Je préfère recycler les vieilles feuilles de papier plutôt que de les jeter.

  I prefer recycling old sheets of paper rather than throwing them away.

  Here, 'vieilles' modifies 'feuilles de papier' (feminine plural), indicating that the sheets of paper are not new.

• Elles parlent souvent de leurs vieilles traditions familiales.

  They often talk about their old family traditions.

  In this context, 'vieilles' describes 'traditions familiales,' (feminine plural), specifying that the traditions are longstanding or originate from the past.