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1 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 -
2 youth hostel
a place for young people, especially hikers, on holiday, where cheap and simple accommodation is provided (noun youth hosteller) farfuglaheimili -
3 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.) -
4 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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5 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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6 bloom
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7 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 -
8 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.) -
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 (in) the first flush of
((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) í blóma -
12 inexperience
[inik'spiəriəns](lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) reynsluleysi -
13 lad
[læd](a boy or a youth: I knew him when he was a lad.) drengur, strákur -
14 lovesick
adjective (sad because of being in love: a lovesick youth; lovesick glances.) ástsjúkur -
15 middle age
(the years between youth and old age: She is well into middle age.) miður aldur -
16 stricken
['strikən](deeply affected, overwhelmed or afflicted: In his youth he was stricken with a crippling disease; grief-stricken parents; panic-stricken crowds.) sleginn -
17 stripling
['stripliŋ](a boy or youth not yet fully grown.) unglingspiltur -
18 (in) the first flush of
((in) the early stages of (something) when a person is feeling fresh, strong, enthusiastic etc: in the first flush of youth.) í blóma -
19 youthful
1) (young: The boy looked very youthful.) ungur2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) unglegur3) (of youth: youthful pleasures.) æsku- -
20 youths
[ju:‹]plural; = youth
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Youth — is the period from infancy or childhood to maturity.UsageAround the world the terms youth , adolescent , teenager , and young person are interchanged, often meaning the same thing, occasionally differentiated. Youth generally refers to a time of… … Wikipedia
youth — W2S2 [ju:θ] n plural youths [ju:ðz US ju:ðz, ju:θs] [: Old English; Origin: geoguth] 1.) [U] the period of time when someone is young, especially the period when someone is a teenager →↑old age sth of sb s youth ▪ the dreams of his youth in sb s… … Dictionary of contemporary English
youth — [ juθ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the time in someone s life when they are young: In his youth, he had traveled and seen much of the world. the energy/enthusiasm/innocence of youth relive/recapture your youth: The visit was more than just a chance to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Youth — ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e, [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS. geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Youth — ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e, [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS. geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG. jugund, G. jugend, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
youth — has the plural form youths, pronounced yoodhz. As well as meaning ‘a young person’ (in BrE usually a boy but in other varieties a boy or girl) and ‘a young time of life’ (in their youth), it has a collective sense ‘young people’, normally… … Modern English usage
youth — youth, adolescence, puberty, pubescence are sometimes used interchangeably to denote the period in life when one passes from childhood to maturity. Youth is the most general of these terms, being applied sometimes to the whole early part of life… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
youth — O.E. geoguð youth, related to geong young, from W.Gmc. *jugunthiz, altered from P.Gmc. *juwunthiz (Cf. O.S. juguth, O.Fris. jogethe, M.Du. joghet, Du. jeugd, O.H.G. jugund, Ger. Jugend, Goth. junda youth; see … Etymology dictionary
youth — index adolescence, adolescent, child, children, infant, juvenile, minor, minority (infancy) … Law dictionary
youth — ► NOUN (pl. youths) 1) the period between childhood and adult age. 2) the qualities of vigour, freshness, immaturity, etc. associated with being young. 3) (treated as sing. or pl. ) young people. 4) a young man. ORIGIN Old English, related to… … English terms dictionary
Youth — [yo͞oth] Isle of Cuban isle south of W Cuba: 849 sq mi (2,199 sq km) … English World dictionary
