Significado de young em inglês

young

adjective

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having lived or existed for only a short time and not old:

His girlfriend's very young.

young child They have three young children.

young person Young people nowadays are under so much pressure.

young adult

still young The trees in this part of the forest are still fairly young.

Philippa is the youngest person in the family.

Angela is two years younger than Clare.

the Younger

used after someone's name to show that they are the younger of two people who have the same name, especially a father and son:

He played a large part in the administration of George Bush the Younger.

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suitable for young people:

young fashion/ideas

a bit/too young Be honest now - do you think this dress is a bit/too young for me (= is more suitable for someone younger)?

look young for your age

to look younger than you really are:

I'm told that I look young for my age.

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Jan is married with three young children.
A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
The team has several talented young players waiting in the wings.
He's a very versatile young actor who's as happy in horror films as he is in TV comedies.
The paper is targeted specifically at young people.

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Idiomas

not getting any younger
young at heart
young lady/man
young love

young

noun [ plural ]

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the young

young people considered together as a group:

I have nothing against miniskirts, but I think they're strictly for the young.

the babies of an animal:

Meanwhile, the mother flies back to the nest to feed her young.

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young

adjective [ -er/-est only ]

/jʌŋ/

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(esp. of something living) at an early stage of development or existence; not old:

Young children should not be left alone at home.

I work with wonderful young people mostly in their late teens.

The new law creates a new driver’s license for those as young as 14.

young

plural noun

/jʌŋ/

young people in general:

Society can provide the young with valuable opportunities to help their communities.

Young are the babies of an animal:

The bird flew back to the nest to feed her young.

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Exemplos de young

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Note : ' well ' refers to people with no limiting long-term illness ; ' younger ' refers to co-residents who are younger or the same age.

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Either or both of these could have caused the problem for the younger children.

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Although older participants made more errors than younger ones, there were no effects of language group at either age.

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Speci®cally, the younger learners were faster for the ungrammatical items but the older learners were faster for the grammatical items.

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First, the study examined preschool children who were younger than those tested in previous studies.

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In this group, the difference in the modal ages between older and younger sons was also 1 year.

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What also stands out is the difference in age between older and younger brothers.

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To view younger sons in the light of victims, however, is too simplistic.

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The younger generation not only challenged traditional patterns of daily journalistic practice, but tried to redefine the values and the mission of the profession.

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Oximetric studies were performed in six patients (one older and five younger patients) to determine the reversibility of an initially high pulmonary vascular resistance.

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In our study, these changes were significant for the 3 youngest age groups.

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In patients younger than one year of age, trauma was the most common diagnosis.

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There might be a tendency for the older person's life to be regarded as a standard to be met or exceeded by the younger one.

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In each example of this type the lateral unit comprised the youngest son's family.

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They could, however, have resulted from an increase in the proportion of the younger age-groups, for whom death-rates had always been particularly high.

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em chinês (tradicional)

幼小的, 年輕的, （適合）年輕人的…

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