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1 youth mentor
noun (someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded.) -
2 youth
[ju:Ɵ]plural - youths; noun1) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) æska, ungdómur2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) unglingur3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) unglingar•- youthful- youthfully
- youthfulness
- youth hostel
- youth mentor -
3 youth hostel
a place for young people, especially hikers, on holiday, where cheap and simple accommodation is provided (noun youth hosteller) farfuglaheimili -
4 fellowship
1) (an association (of people with common interests): a youth fellowship (= a club for young people).) félag, félagsskapur2) (friendliness.) vinátta3) (a scholarship given to a graduate student for advanced studies or for research.) -
5 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) aldur2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) tímabil, öld3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) aldur4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) óratími2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) eldast, verða gamall- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
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6 beauty
['bju:ti]plural - beauties; noun1) (a quality very pleasing to the eye, ear etc: Her beauty is undeniable.) fegurð2) (a woman or girl having such a quality: She was a great beauty in her youth.) fögur kona3) (something or someone remarkable: His new car is a beauty!) gersemi•- beautifully
- beautify
- beauty queen
- beauty salon
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7 bloom
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8 confession
[-ʃən]1) (acknowledgment of a crime or fault: The youth made a confession to the police officer.) játning2) ((an) act of confessing one's sins to a priest: She went to confession every Friday.) skriftir, skriftamál -
9 folly
['foli]plural - follies; noun(foolishness: the follies of youth.) kjánaskapur, heimska -
10 hostel
['hostəl]1) (a building with simple accommodation, especially for young people, hikers etc: a youth hostel.) gististaður; farfuglaheimili2) (a building where students etc may live: a nurses' hostel.) stúdentagarður -
11 inexperience
[inik'spiəriəns](lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) reynsluleysi -
12 lad
[læd](a boy or a youth: I knew him when he was a lad.) drengur, strákur -
13 stripling
['stripliŋ](a boy or youth not yet fully grown.) unglingspiltur
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