young

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joven

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young
[jʌŋ]
sustantivo plural
1(people)
  • the young -> los jóvenes
2crías (f pl) (animals)
adjetivo
3joven (person); juvenil (appearance)
  • she's (two years) younger than me -> es (dos años) menor que yo
  • you're only young once -> sólo se es joven una vez en la vida
  • young man -> (chico (m) ) joven (m)
  • young woman -> (chica (f) ) joven (f)
  • when I was a young man -> cuando era joven
  • in his younger days -> en su juventud
  • the night is young! -> ¡la noche es joven!
  • young people -> los jóvenes, la gente joven
  • young in spirit or at heart -> joven de espíritu

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young [yang]
adjetivo
1Joven, mozo, en la edad de la juventud; que está en la primera parte de su desarrollo.
2No avanzado, nuevo.
3Lleno de vigor o frescura.
4Nuevo, novicio, inexperimentado.
5Más joven que otro u otra del mismo nombre, título o especie. (Familiar) (m)
  • A young child -> un niño
  • A young man; a young girl -> a young woman, un joven; una joven
  • A young face -> cara remozada
  • A young plant -> planta tierna
sustantivo
6Hijuelos, las crías de los animales.
  • Young one -> hijuelo
  • To grow young again -> rejuvenecer
  • To look young -> tener la traza joven
  • With young -> en cinta, preñada

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young [jʌŋ]
adjective
younger (comparative)youngest (superlative)
1 (not old) [+person, animal] joven; [+child] pequeño; de corta edad
my younger brother mi hermano menor pequeño;or she is two years younger than me es dos años más joven que yo; tiene dos años menos que yo; if I were ten years younger si tuviera diez años menos; si fuera diez años más joven; I'm not so young as I was, I'm not getting any younger los años no perdonan no pasan en balde;or young Britain la juventud británica
the younger son
Pitt the younger Pitt el joven
she started writing poetry at a very young ageage comenzó a escribir poesía siendo muy joven
at a very young age he was sent to boarding school siendo muy pequeño lo mandaron a un internado
in my young(er) daysdays cuando era joven; en mi juventud
they have a young familyfamily tienen niños pequeños
she looks quite young for her agefor aparenta bastante menos edad de la que tiene; parece bastante más joven de lo que es
the younger generationgeneration la generación de los más jóvenes
the younger generation of film-makers la generación de cineastas jóvenes
young hopefulhopeful joven aspirante; (m)
Will one of our plucky young hopefuls get through to the second round of Wimbledon? a group of young hopefuls lined up for the auditions
a young ladylady una joven
why thank you, young lady! ¡muchas gracias, señorita joven!;or now look here, young lady! ¡atiende, jovencita!
a young manman un joven
you've done well, young man muy bien hecho, muchacho; she's out with her young man ha salido con su novio chico;or (informal)
to marry youngmarry casarse joven
it is enjoyed by millions, young and oldold millones lo disfrutan, grandes y pequeños
a young personperson una persona joven
It's now reckoned that 1 young person in 4 under the age of 20 has difficulties with reading It's not a young person's sport
you're as young as you feel la edad se lleva dentro
young at heart joven de espíritu
the night is young la noche es joven
you're only young once solo se vive una vez
Turk
2 (youthful)
that dress is too young for her ese vestido es para alguien más joven
the family business was in need of young bloodblood el negocio familiar necesitaba savia nueva
he has a very young outlookoutlook piensa como los jóvenes; tiene mentalidad de joven
3 (new) [+moon] nuevo; [+plant, spinach, wheat] tierno; [+wine, country] joven
the 20th century was still young el siglo XX estaba todavía en sus comienzos
we are a very young country - there will be a lot of changes the country was young, they had different ideas of what it should be about a field of young wheat the idea of a pro-active national organization is still young in Japan one of the leaders of the opposition said that the movement is still young and its success will depend on the attitude of the working class
noun:plural
1 (offspring) [of animals] crías; (f)
a mother defending her young una madre protegiendo a sus crías
a rabbit and her young When the young first hatch, they are naked The tie between the young and their mothers is very close
to be with young estar preñada
2 (young people)
the young los jóvenes; la juventud
modifier
young gun (n) (actor, sportsman etc) joven valor; (m)
...the latest Anfield young gun to sign a new long-term deal Now he has been put back into the middle order for his last chance before the selectors turn to the new young guns of English cricket ...the young gun whose cult novels The Wanderers (1974) and Bloodbrothers (1976) have been reissued by Bloomsbury ...the young guns who now profess such admiration for John Lennon's songwriting He may have been eclipsed by the young guns, but his films are still very popular
young offender (n) (Britain) delincuente juvenil; (m)

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