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A n1 ( younger person) cadet/-ette m/f ; to be 10 years sb's junior être le cadet/la cadette de qn de 10 ans ;2 ( low-ranking worker) subalterne mf ;6 GB = junior doctor ;7 GB = junior minister.B adj1 (low-ranking, not senior) [colleague, worker] ( inferior) subalterne ; ( trainee) débutant ; [post, rank, position] subalterne ; to be junior débuter, avoir peu d'expérience ; more junior moins expérimenté ; he's very junior il a très peu d'expérience ; he is junior to me in the firm il a un grade inférieur au mien dans la compagnie ;2 ( young) [person] jeune ; [fashion, activity, wing of organization] pour les jeunes ; to be junior to sb être plus jeune que qn (by de) ;3 Sport [championship, race, league, team, 100 metres] des cadets ; [champion] jeune, des cadets ; [player, high-jumper] jeune ; -
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junior ['dʒu:njə(r)]1 noun(a) (younger person) cadet(ette) m,f;∎ he is five years her junior il est de cinq ans son cadet, il a cinq ans de moins qu'elle(b) (subordinate) subordonné(e) m,f, subalterne mf∎ she teaches juniors elle est institutrice(d) American School élève mf de troisième année; American University étudiant(e) m,f de troisième année∎ to be junior to sb être plus jeune que qn(b) (lower in rank) subordonné, subalterne;∎ a junior member of staff un employé subalterne;∎ he's junior to her in the department il est son subalterne dans le service(c) (juvenile) jeune∎ bring Junior with you next time amène ton fiston la prochaine fois►► Junior Chamber of Commerce (in US) = chambre de commerce pour jeunes entrepreneurs;Junior College (in US) = établissement d'enseignement supérieur où l'on obtient un diplôme en deux ans;British University junior common room salle f des étudiants;junior doctor interne mf;junior executive cadre m débutant, jeune cadre m;American University the junior faculty les enseignants mpl non titulaires;American junior high school ≃ collège m d'enseignement secondaire;British junior hospital doctor ≃ interne mf;Junior League = association américaine de jeunes femmes de droite;junior minister sous-secrétaire m d'État;junior miss (clothes size) fillette f;junior partner associé(e) m,f adjoint(e);junior portion (in restaurant) portion f enfants;British junior school école f élémentaire (pour les enfants de 7 à 11 ans);Commerce junior sizes petites tailles fpl;American School & University junior year avant-dernière année f -
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junior [ˈdʒu:nɪər]1. adjective• John Smith, Junior John Smith filsb. (in position) [employee, job] subalternec. (Sport) [competition, team, title] junior ; ( = under 11) ≈ de poussins ; ( = 12 to 13) ≈ de benjamins ; ( = 14 to 15) ≈ de minimes ; ( = 16 to 17) ≈ de cadets ; ( = 18 to 19) ≈ de juniors2. nounb. (British) (at school) petit (e) élève m(f) (de 7 à 11 ans) ; (US) (at school) élève mf de classe de première ; (US) (at university) étudiant (e) m(f) de troisième annéec. (Sport) junior mf ; ( = under 11) ≈ poussin m ; ( = 12 to 13) ≈ benjamin(e) m(f) ; ( = 14 to 15) ≈ minime mf ; ( = 16 to 17) ≈ cadet(te) m(f) ; ( = 18 to 19) ≈ junior mf3. compounds* * *['dʒuːnɪə(r)] 1.1) ( younger person) cadet/-ette m/f2) ( low-ranking worker) subalterne mf3) GB School élève mf du primaire4) US University ≈ étudiant/-e m/f de premier cycle; ( in high school) ≈ élève mf de première2.1) ( low-ranking) [colleague, worker] ( inferior) subalterne; ( trainee) débutant; [post, rank, position] subalterne2) ( young) [person] jeune; [fashion, activity] pour les jeunes3) Sport [race, team] des cadets; [player, high-jumper] jeune4) ( the younger) (also Junior)Bob Mortimer junior — Bob Mortimer fils or junior
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['‹u:njə] 1. noun, adjective((a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority: He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.) cadet, ette, subalterne, junior2. adjective((often abbreviated to Jnr, Jr or Jun. when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name: John Jones Junior.) fils3. noun((especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family: Do bring Junior!) le petit
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be ten years someone's junior — be two years/ten years/etc someone’s junior phrase to be younger than someone else by a particular amount Diane is 12 years her husband’s junior. Thesaurus: describing how old someone looks, seems or feelshyponym Main entry: junior … Useful english dictionary
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