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1 ♦ junior
♦ junior /ˈdʒu:nɪə(r)/A a.1 junior; ( fra padre e figlio, dello stesso nome) il giovane; ( di fratelli) minore, cadetto: John Smith, junior, John Smith, junior (o il giovane)2 di grado inferiore; subordinato; subalterno; (più) giovane; junior: He's junior to me, mi è inferiore di grado; junior clerk, impiegato subalterno; junior management, dirigenti di primo livello; junior partner, socio di data più recente; socio di minore importanza; (mil.) junior officers, ufficiali subalterni3 (GB) di, per scolari delle elementari; elementare: junior school, scuola elementare ( dai 7 agli 11 anni)4 (GB) di, per bambini5 ( USA) del terzo anno ( di scuola secondaria o università); terzo: her junior year at college, il suo terzo anno di collegeB n.1 persona più giovane ( di un'altra): He is ten years my junior, è più giovane di me di dieci anni; ha dieci anni meno di me; my juniors, quelli più giovani di me3 (GB) alunno delle elementari6 (fam.: Junior) figlio ( che ha lo stesso nome del padre): Take Junior with you!, porta anche il ragazzo!● (in GB) junior barrister, avvocato patrocinante che non è ancora King's Counsel (► counsel) □ (in USA) junior college, istituto universitario con il solo biennio □ (in GB) junior common room, sala comune degli studenti ( nelle università) □ (in USA, Canada) junior high ( school), scuola media inferiore ( dagli 11-12 ai 14-15 anni) □ ( boxe) junior lightweight, leggeri junior; superpiuma □ ( boxe) junior middleweight, superwelter □ (polit., in GB) junior minister, sottosegretario □ ( marina mil., in GB) Junior Seaman, aspirante marinaio ( non ha equivalente in Italia).
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junior lightweight — n. a boxer between a featherweight and a lightweight, with a maximum weight of 130 pounds (58.99 kg) * * * … Universalium
junior lightweight — n. a boxer between a featherweight and a lightweight, with a maximum weight of 130 pounds (58.99 kg) … English World dictionary
junior lightweight — noun a weight in boxing of 57.1–59 kilograms … English new terms dictionary
junior lightweight — noun weighs no more than 130 pounds • Hypernyms: ↑boxer, ↑pugilist … Useful english dictionary
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junior — adj. & n. adj. 1 less advanced in age. 2 (foll. by to) inferior in age, standing, or position. 3 the younger (esp. appended to a name for distinction from an older person of the same name). 4 of less or least standing; of the lower or lowest… … Useful english dictionary
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lightweight — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person, animal, garment, etc.) of below average weight. 2 of little importance or influence. n. 1 a lightweight person, animal, or thing. 2 a a weight in certain sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight,… … Useful english dictionary
junior welterweight — n. a boxer between a lightweight and a welterweight, with a maximum weight of 140 pounds (63.50 kg) * * * … Universalium