French Translation Please

[Maydup]

Whats the everyday french phrase for senior citizen or OAP?

[Sam1960]

this any good ?
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-french/senior%20citizen

[sunny-dave]

"le troisième âge" seems a quite popular general description of Senior Citizens.

[DTCwordfan]

the slang is "les vieux" (the oldies)

[Maydup]

Thanks Sam, I'd be pleased to know what the regularly used most informal phrase is?

[Maydup]

Ie - when looking for or asking for discounts.

[sunny-dave]

What I said ^^^ is most often used for discounts.

[DTCwordfan]

Quel est votre meilleur prix pour les vieux? (Vielles if you are both/all female)

[Obiter]

Retraité(e) is the normal word for pensioner.

[bednobs]

lol well that cleared it up then

[DTCwordfan]

Depends whether you are writing or speaking.....I would certainly use the slang in the street but not in a formal letter.

[Buenchico]

Admission prices (etc) for 'senior citizens' are commonly advertised simply as 'seniors', as here:
http://www.jardindacclimatation.fr/information.php

It's 'senior' that I mutter when seeking a discount (or, more usually, gets said to me if I inadvertently try to pay the full price - I obviously look my age!)

[Peter Pedant]

en retraite - in retirement
I agree
not often used I also agree

[Slapshot]

i thought it was .... vieux singes capitulards fromage alimentaires.. ;0) (i'm kiddng obviously)

[sunny-dave]

Homeric, slappy, positively Homeric :)

[Obiter]

Shame on you Slapshot, You've fed , "Cheese eating surrender monkeys" into an online translator and come up with a load of garbage. Beware online translators.

[Peter Pedant]

Not a bad try slappy

give obiter a hard slap !

it has to be near - capitulards qui mangent le fromage

[Slapshot]

Only because I couldn't remember the french for munching Obiter..... I do of course reaslise how shameful using a translator is, i'll go and get Alba to chastise me

[Obiter]

Espèces de singes-capitulards qui becqettent le fromage.

[Obiter]

That should read becquettent

[Peter Pedant]

I am not sure singes-capitulards is allowed

French not keen on nouns in apposition if not positively banned
Redacted Auntie xxx