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1 giovane
1. adj young( giovanile) youthful2. m young man, youth, f young woman, girli giovani plural young people* * *giovane agg.1 young: una giovane donna, a young woman; ha un figlio molto giovane, he has a very young son; il giovane Rossi, Rossi junior (abbr. jr.) (o young Rossi); il mio fratello più giovane, (tra due) my younger brother; (tra più di due) my youngest brother; sono il più giovane della famiglia, I'm the youngest of the family; sono più giovane di lui di quattro anni, I am four years younger than him; è arrivato al successo in giovane età, success came when he was very young; beato tu che sei giovane!, you're lucky, you're young! // (st.) la Giovane Italia, Young Italy // (st.) Plinio il Giovane, Pliny the Younger2 (giovanile, da giovane) youthful, young; youth (attr.): viso giovane, youthful (o young-looking) face; ha un aspetto giovane, he has a youthful appearance; ha un carattere giovane, he is very youthful; rimanere giovane, to remain (o to stay) young; è rimasto giovane di spirito, di mente, he has remained young at heart // moda giovane, youth fashion (o fashion for the young); vestire giovane, to dress youthfully // ascoltiamo musica giovane, we listen to the young's (o to the kids') music3 (nato da poco) young; (recente) young, new: un cavallo giovane, a young horse; una pianta giovane, a young plant; uno stato ancora giovane, a state that is still young; una giovane democrazia, a new (o fledgling) democracy4 (non stagionato) new, unmatured: vino giovane, new wine; formaggio giovane, unmatured cheese5 (fig.) (inesperto) new, inexperienced: è giovane del mestiere, he is new to the job (o he is still inexperienced)◆ s.m.1 young man*; youth; (fam.) lad: un giovane di vent'anni, a young man (o a youth) of twenty; un bel giovane, a handsome young man; un giovane di belle speranze, a young man of great promise; da giovane gli piaceva sciare, when he was young he liked skiing; purtroppo è morto (da) giovane, unfortunately he died young; i giovani, young people (o the young o young men o the youth o fam. the kids); i vecchi e i giovani, the old and the young; i giovani del paese, the youth of the village; incoraggiamo i giovani!, let us encourage young people!2 (antiq.) (aiutante) assistant: giovane di bottega, shop boy; giovane di studio, clerk◆ s.f. young woman*; girl.* * *['dʒovane]1. agg(gen) young, (aspetto) youthful2. smyouth, young mani giovani — the young, young people
3. sfgirl, young woman* * *I ['dʒovane]1) [persona, viso, pubblico, paese] young2) (d'età)IIè più giovane di me di due anni — he is my junior by two years, he is two years my junior o two years younger than me; (negli appellativi)
i -i — the young, young people
da giovane, io... — when I was young, in my youth, I
* * *giovane/'dʒovane/1 [persona, viso, pubblico, paese] young; un corpo ancora giovane a youthful body2 (d'età) la loro figlia più giovane their youngest daughter; è più giovane di me di due anni he is my junior by two years, he is two years my junior o two years younger than me; (negli appellativi) Plinio il Giovane Pliny the YoungerII m. e f.
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