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1 callow
adjectiveunreif [Junge, Student]; grün (ugs.) [Jüngling]* * *cal·low[ˈkæləʊ, AM -oʊ]\callow youth Milchgesicht nt a. pej, grüner Junge a. pejMark was just a \callow youth of sixteen Mark war mit seinen sechzehn Jahren noch grün hinter den Ohren* * *['kləʊ]adjunreif; ideas etc unausgegoren* * *callow [ˈkæləʊ]A adj1. ORN ungefiedert, nackt3. fig grün, unreif, unerfahren:in my callow youth als ich noch jung und unerfahren war4. Br dial brach, kahl (Land etc)5. Ir tief liegend, sumpfig (Wiese etc)B s Ir Niederung f* * *adjectiveunreif [Junge, Student]; grün (ugs.) [Jüngling]* * *adj.nackt adj.ungefiedert adj. -
2 callow
( pej liter) unreif, unfertig;\callow youth Milchgesicht nt (a. pej), grüner Junge (a. pej)Mark was just a \callow youth of sixteen Mark war mit seinen sechzehn Jahren noch grün hinter den Ohren -
3 youth
noun* * *[ju:Ɵ]plural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) die Jugend2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) der Jüngling3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) die Jugend•- academic.ru/83552/youthful">youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentor* * *[ju:θ]I. nsb's misspent \youth jds vergeudete Jugendin my \youth in meiner Jugendto have got \youth on one's side den Vorteil der Jugend besitzenthe secret of eternal \youth das Geheimnis ewiger Jugend▪ the \youth pl die Jugendthe \youth of today die Jugend von heute\youth culture Jugendszene f\youth section (of political party) [organisierte] Parteijugend* * *[juːɵ]n1) no pl Jugend fthe town of my youth — die Stadt or Stätte (hum) meiner Jugend
2) pl -s [juːðz](= young man) junger Mann, Jugendliche(r) mwhen he was a youth — als er ein junger Mann war
3) pl (= young men and women) Jugend fshe likes working with (the) youth —
* * *youth [juːθ]A s1. Jugend f, Jungsein n2. Jugend(frische, -kraft) f, Jugendlichkeit f3. Jugend(zeit) f:in my youth in meiner Jugend4. Frühzeit f, -stadium n5. koll (auch als pl konstruiert) Jugend f, junge Leute pl oder Menschen pl:the youth of the country die Jugend des LandesB adj Jugend…:youth hostel Jugendherberge f;youth hostel(l)er jemand, der in Jugendherbergen übernachtet;youth training scheme Ausbildungsprogramm n für (arbeitslose) Jugendliche* * *noun1) no pl., no art. Jugend, die* * *n.Jugend f.Jugendzeit f.Jungsein n.Jüngling -e m. -
4 youth
[ju:ɵ] nsb's misspent \youth jds vergeudete Jugend;in my \youth in meiner Jugendto have got \youth on one's side den Vorteil der Jugend besitzen;the secret of eternal \youth das Geheimnis ewiger Jugend4) ( young people)the \youth pl die Jugend;the \youth of today die Jugend von heute nmodifier (club, crime, group, movement, orchestra, organization, team, unemployment) Jugend-;\youth culture Jugendszene f;\youth section ( of political party) [organisierte] Parteijugend
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Callow — Cal low, a. [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. [1913 Webster] An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o er the callow young, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
youth — noun 1 period of your life when you are young ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ lost ▪ nostalgia for her lost youth ▪ misspent (often humorous) ▪ His lack … Collocations dictionary
callow — [[t]kæ̱loʊ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult. ...a callow youth … English dictionary
callow — adjective Etymology: Middle English calu bald, from Old English; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Church Slavic golŭ bare Date: 1580 lacking adult sophistication ; immature < callow youth > • callowness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
callow — callowness, n. /kal oh/, adj. 1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. 2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. n. 3. a recently hatched worker ant. [bef. 1000; ME, OE calu bald; c. D kaal, G kahl bald, OCS golu bare] Syn. 1. untried,… … Universalium
callow — cal|low [ˈkæləu US lou] adj [: Old English; Origin: calu hairless ] young and without experience used to show disapproval = ↑immature ▪ a callow youth … Dictionary of contemporary English
callow — adjective literary young and without experience; immature: a callow youth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
callow — cal•low [[t]ˈkæl oʊ[/t]] adj. 1) immature or inexperienced: a callow youth[/ex] 2) orn (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE calu bald, c. MD, MLG kale, OHG chalo bald, OCS golŭ bare cal′low•ness, n … From formal English to slang
callow — /ˈkæloʊ / (say kaloh) adjective 1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth. 2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged. –noun 3. an underburnt brick, softer than common or clinker brick. {Middle English and Old English calu, calw , bald, bare} …
callow — green, crude, raw, *rude, rough, uncouth Analogous words: puerile, boyish, juvenile, *youthful: naive, ingenuous, simple, unsophisticated, artless, *natural: adolescent, pubescent (see corresponding nouns at YOUTH) Antonyms: full fledged, grown… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
youth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of being young Nouns 1. youth, juvenility, juvenescence, immaturity, juniority; childhood, boyhood, maidenhood, girlhood, youthhood; minority, nonage, teenage, teens, tender age, bloom; prime… … English dictionary for students