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Old 08-17-2018, 08:47 PM
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How do you say in French, "Old men who ride bicycles?"

I don't know a lick of French, need an assist.

Google translate says "vieux hommes qui roulent des bicyclettes."

I suspect there is a better way to say it.

So, what is the proper way to say in French, "Old men who ride bicycles."

Thanks!

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Old 08-17-2018, 08:56 PM
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Old 08-17-2018, 09:03 PM
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vieillards à vélo

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Old 08-18-2018, 05:02 AM
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For plural: "les"; for old men: "vieux" (women: "vielles").

Les vieux cyclistes - (the old cyclists)
Les vieux coureurs - (the old cyclists)
Les vieux domestiques - (the old workers)
Les vieux grimpeurs - (the old climbers)
Les vieux puncheurs - (the old punchers)
Les vieux rouleurs - (the old all-rounders)
Les vieux sprinteurs - (the old sprinters)
Les vieux vélocipédeurs / vélocipédiers / vélocipédistes - (the old men riding even older bicycles)
Les vieux VSalonistes - (the old men who post 'over there' and wish they were a French any of the above)
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Old 08-18-2018, 05:29 AM
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Old 08-18-2018, 07:05 AM
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Des vieux qui fond de vélos but that's also clearly referring to old people, as in emphasis on the old
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Old 08-18-2018, 07:37 AM
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FIFY and it's

Vecchi che vanno in bicicletta

French, pfffttt..not me, I'm, not this classy..
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Old 08-18-2018, 07:47 AM
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Both of these are pretty outstanding

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Old 08-18-2018, 07:53 AM
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Old 08-18-2018, 10:25 AM
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Peter looks forward to building you a set of wheels Ken.
I'm too old to need any more wheels.
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Old 08-18-2018, 05:11 PM
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Old 08-19-2018, 12:04 AM
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Les anciens qui roulent en vélo.
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Old 08-19-2018, 12:07 AM
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Des vieux qui fond de vélos but that's also clearly referring to old people, as in emphasis on the old
If you want to be grammatically correct, it would be "des vieux qui font du vélo"

Fond is French for fund or for melt
Vélo needs not be pluralized
you say to do "du sport" not "de sport"
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Old 08-19-2018, 12:09 AM
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FIFY and it's

Vecchi che vanno in bicicletta

French, pfffttt..not me, I'm, not this classy..
My preference in Italian would be

"vecchietti che girono in bici"
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Old 08-19-2018, 02:12 AM
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My preference in Italian would be

"vecchietti che girono in bici"
If you want to be orthographically correct, your preference would be "girano" with an a and not "girono" with two o's.

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