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1 youthful
youthful [ˈju:θfʊl][person, looks] jeune ; [idealism, enthusiasm] juvénile• a youthful-looking 49-year-old un homme/une femme de 49 ans, jeune d'allure* * *['juːθfl]1) ( young) jeune2) ( typical of youth) de la jeunessehis youthful looks ou appearance — son air jeune
she's very youthful for 65 —
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2 youthful
youthful ['ju:θfʊl]∎ to look youthful avoir l'air jeune;∎ youthful good looks (of men) air m de jeune homme;∎ he is a youthful fifty-two il est jeune pour ses cinquante-deux ans∎ youthful good humour bonne humeur f juvénile ou propre à la jeunesse -
3 youthful
1 ( young) [person, team, population] jeune ;2 ( typical of youth) [enthusiasm, confusion, freedom] de la jeunesse ; his youthful looks ou appearance son air jeune ; she's very youthful for 65, she's a very youthful 65 elle fait très jeune pour ses 65 ans. -
4 youthful
1) (young: The boy looked very youthful.) jeune2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) jeune3) (of youth: youthful pleasures.) juvénile -
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juvénile Adjective -
6 youthful indiscretions
frasques de la jeunesse; erreurs de jeunesse [H]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > youthful indiscretions
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7 boyish
boyish [ˈbɔɪɪ∫][male's behaviour] d'enfant ; ( = tomboyish) de garçon* * *['bɔɪɪʃ]1) ( youthful) [figure, looks] d'adolescent2) ( endearingly young) [grin, charm] enfantin -
8 indiscretion
indiscretion [‚ɪndɪsˈkre∫ən]* * *[ˌɪndɪ'skreʃn]1) ( lack of discretion) manque m de discrétion2) ( act) indiscrétion f -
9 juvenile
1) (( also noun) (a person who is) young or youthful: She will not be sent to prison - she is still a juvenile; juvenile offenders.) jeune, mineur2) (childish: juvenile behaviour.) puéril -
10 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.) jeunesse2) (a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately: He and two other youths were kicking a football about.) jeune homme3) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) jeunesse•- youthful- youthfully - youthfulness - youth hostel - youth mentor -
11 boyish
1 ( youthful) [figure, looks] d'adolescent ; to look boyish avoir l'air d'un adolescent ; her boyish figure/looks sa silhouette/son air de garçon ;2 ( endearingly young) [grin, charm, enthusiasm] enfantin. -
12 belie
formal (misrepresent) donner une fausse idée ou impression de; (contradict → hope, impression) démentir, tromper; (→ promise) démentir, donner le démenti à;∎ her youthful figure belied her age la jeunesse de sa silhouette démentait son âge -
13 boyish
boyish ['bɔɪɪʃ](b) (tomboyish → behaviour) de garçon manqué;∎ she's very boyish elle fait très garçon manqué -
14 exuberance
exuberance [ɪg'zju:bərəns](a) (of person, writing) exubérance f;∎ to be full of exuberance être plein d'exubérance;∎ youthful/natural exuberance exubérance f juvénile/naturelle(b) (of vegetation) exubérance f, luxuriance f -
15 sprinkling
sprinkling ['sprɪŋklɪŋ]∎ Religion sprinkling of holy water aspergès m, aspersion f∎ a sprinkling of paprika makes all the difference une pincée de paprika fait toute la différence;∎ it was a male audience with a sprinkling of women c'était une assistance masculine avec quelques rares femmes;∎ a sprinkling of new faces in the congregation quelques nouvelles têtes ici et là dans la congrégation;∎ with a liberal sprinkling of literary references avec moult références littéraires données ici et là;∎ a sprinkling of freckles gave his face a youthful look quelques taches de rousseur donnaient à son visage un air de jeunesse;∎ there was a sprinkling of grey in her hair elle avait quelques cheveux gris -
16 young
(a) (in age, style, ideas → person, clothes) jeune;∎ the young men and women of today les jeunes gens et les jeunes femmes d'aujourd'hui;∎ a young woman une jeune femme;∎ young people les jeunes mpl, la jeunesse f;∎ the younger generation la jeune génération;∎ families with young children les familles qui ont des enfants en bas âge;∎ my younger brother mon frère cadet, mon petit frère;∎ I'm ten years younger than she is j'ai dix ans de moins qu'elle;∎ I'm not as young as I was! je n'ai plus (mes) vingt ans!;∎ he is young for such responsibility il est bien jeune pour de telles responsabilités;∎ you're only young once! la jeunesse ne dure qu'un temps!;∎ in my younger days dans ma jeunesse, quand j'étais jeune;∎ British how is young Christopher? comment va le jeune Christopher?;∎ the young Mr Ford, Mr Ford the younger le jeune M. Ford, M. Ford fils;∎ now listen here young man! écoutez-moi bien, jeune homme!;∎ old-fashioned her young man son petit ami, son amoureux;∎ old-fashioned his young lady sa petite amie, son amoureuse;∎ young lady! mademoiselle!;∎ she's quite a young lady now c'est une vraie jeune fille maintenant;∎ what do you have to say for yourself, young lady? qu'avez-vous à dire, mademoiselle?(b) (youthful) jeune;∎ he is young for forty-five il fait jeune pour quarante-cinq ans;∎ she is a young forty-five elle a quarante-cinq ans, mais elle ne les fait pas;∎ he's young for his age il est jeune pour son âge, il ne fait pas son âge;∎ to be young at heart avoir la jeunesse du cœur(c) (recent → grass, plant) nouveau(elle); (→ wine) jeune, vert; Geology (→ rock formation) jeune, récent;∎ a young country/company un pays/une société de création récente∎ the young les jeunes (gens) mpl, la jeunesse;∎ a game suitable for young and old alike un jeu pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes(b) (of animal) petits mpl;∎ a lioness and her young une lionne et ses petits;∎ to be with young (animal) être pleine ou grosse►► young blood (new attitudes, ideas, people) sang m nouveau ou neuf;British Young Offenders' Institution = centre de détention pour mineurs;History the Young Pretender le jeune Prétendant (surnom de Charles Stuart, l'un des deux prétendants au trône);History & figurative Young Turk jeune-turc (jeune-turque) m,f
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