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1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) joven
2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) crías- the young
young1 adj jovena young man un joven / un hombre jovenyoung2 n críastr[jʌŋ]1 (gen) joven; (brother, sister) menor1 (humans) los jóvenes nombre masculino plural, la juventud nombre femenino, la gente nombre femenino joven; (animals) las crías nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLyou're only young once sólo se vive una vezto have an old head on young shoulders ser maduro,-a para su edadto be young at heart ser joven de espírituyoung woman joven nombre femenino, muchacha1) : joven, pequeño, menoryoung people: los jóvenesmy younger brother: mi hermano menorshe is the youngest: es la más pequeña2) fresh, new: tierno (dícese de las verduras), joven (dícese del vino)3) youthful: joven, juvenilyoung npl: jóvenes mfpl (de los humanos), crías fpl (de los animales)
I jʌŋa) <animal/person> jovenshe is four years younger than me — tiene cuatro años menos que yo, es cuatro años menor que yo
this is Patricia, our youngest — ésta es Patricia, la (más) pequeña or la menor
a young man/woman — un/una joven
a young lady — una señorita, una chica joven
now listen to me, young man/lady — escúcheme jovencito/jovencita
young people — la gente joven, los jóvenes, la juventud
the younger generation — la nueva generación, la gente joven
to die/marry young — morir*/casarse joven
to be young at heart — ser* joven de espíritu
you're only young once — (set phrase) sólo se es joven una vez (en la vida)
the night is young — (set phrase) la noche es joven (fr hecha)
b) <appearance/manner/complexion> juvenilshe's very young for her age o years — parece más joven de lo que es
you're as young as you feel — (set phrase) la juventud se lleva dentro (fr hecha)
c) <rhubarb/spinach> tierno; < wine> joven
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a) ( humans)the young — los jóvenes, la juventud
b) ( animals) crías fpl[jʌŋ]1. ADJ(compar younger) (superl youngest)1) (=not old) [person, animal] joven; [child] pequeño, de corta edadmy younger brother — mi hermano menor or pequeño
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 or no pasan en balde
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in my young(er) days — cuando era joven, en mi juventud•
she looks quite young for her age — aparenta bastante menos edad de la que tiene, parece bastante más joven de lo que eswhy thank you, young lady! — ¡muchas gracias, señorita or joven!
now look here, young lady! — ¡atiende, jovencita!
you've done well, young man — muy bien hecho, muchacho
she's out with her young man — ha salido con su novio or chico *
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to marry young — casarse jovenTurk•
it is enjoyed by millions, young and old — millones lo disfrutan, grandes y pequeños2) (=youthful)•
he has a very young outlook — piensa como los jóvenes, tiene mentalidad de joven3) (=new) [moon] nuevo; [plant, spinach, wheat] tierno; [wine, country] joven2. NPL2) (=young people)the young — los jóvenes, la juventud
3.CPDyoung gun N — (=actor, sportsman etc) joven valor m
young offender N — (Brit) delincuente mf juvenil
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I [jʌŋ]a) <animal/person> jovenshe is four years younger than me — tiene cuatro años menos que yo, es cuatro años menor que yo
this is Patricia, our youngest — ésta es Patricia, la (más) pequeña or la menor
a young man/woman — un/una joven
a young lady — una señorita, una chica joven
now listen to me, young man/lady — escúcheme jovencito/jovencita
young people — la gente joven, los jóvenes, la juventud
the younger generation — la nueva generación, la gente joven
to die/marry young — morir*/casarse joven
to be young at heart — ser* joven de espíritu
you're only young once — (set phrase) sólo se es joven una vez (en la vida)
the night is young — (set phrase) la noche es joven (fr hecha)
b) <appearance/manner/complexion> juvenilshe's very young for her age o years — parece más joven de lo que es
you're as young as you feel — (set phrase) la juventud se lleva dentro (fr hecha)
c) <rhubarb/spinach> tierno; < wine> joven
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a) ( humans)the young — los jóvenes, la juventud
b) ( animals) crías fpl
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