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1 ♦ boy
♦ boy /bɔɪ/A n.1 ragazzo; fanciullo: little boy, bambino; ragazzino; maschietto; big boy, ragazzo grande; giovanotto; Careful, my boy!, attento, ragazzo mio!2 figlio (maschio); bambino: my brother's boy, il figlio di mio fratello; DIALOGO → - Pregnancy- Is it a boy or a girl?, è maschio o femmina?; He has two children: a boy and a girl, ha due figli: un maschio e una femmina; her baby boy, il suo bambino5 (al pl.) (fam.) amici; compagni; colleghi; ragazzi: He's at the pub with the boys, è al pub con gli amici; our boys, i nostri (ragazzi)B a. attr.C inter.( slang USA) accidenti!; urca!; mamma mia!● (mus.) boy band, gruppo pop formato da ragazzi attraenti; boy band □ a boy-meets-girl story, la classica storia romantica □ boy next door, ragazzo della porta accanto; bravo ragazzo □ (fam.) boy racer, giovane automobilista spericolato □ boy-scout, giovane esploratore, boy scout □ (fam., antiq.) the boys in blue, i poliziotti; la polizia □ Boys will be boys, i ragazzi sono ragazzi! □ (fam.) big boy, uomo importante; pezzo grosso; capo □ (fam. antiq.) my dear boy, amico mio; mio caro □ (fam.) new boy on the block, nuovo arrivato ( in un lavoro); nuovo □ old boy, ex alunno; (al vocat., antiq.) amico mio, vecchio mio □ (fam.) the old boy, (il proprio) padre; il vecchio □ (fam.) That's my boy!, bravo!NOTA D'USO: - boy e ragazzo-
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