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young

1. noun
   1. (young people) the ~ les jeunes mpl, la jeunesse f;
   2. (animal's offspring) petits mpl.

2. adjective (not very old) jeune;
   to be ~ at heart avoir l'esprit jeune;
   she is ten years ~er than him elle a dix ans de moins que lui;
   I feel ten years ~er j'ai l'impression d'avoir rajeuni de dix ans;
   ~ lady jeune femme f;
   ~ people jeunes gens mpl;
   ~ person jeune m;
   the ~er generation la jeune génération;
   her ~er brother son frère cadet;
   I'm not as ~ as I used to be je n'ai plus 20 ans.

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'young' found in these entries:

English:

have - kid - litter - look - you - young blood - young-looking - young offender - young professional - youngster - youth - youthful

French:

bas - conserver - demoiselle - faire - garçon - jeune - jeunesse - maison - marcassin - minois - oie - petit - pintadeau - plant - raton - souriceau - tourtereau - TUC - vachette

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
young	adj	(at an early stage in life)	jeune adj
He is still young and has a lot to learn.
Il est encore jeune et a beaucoup à apprendre.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
young	adj	(youthful)	jeune adj
You look very young for someone over sixty.
Vous faites très jeune pour quelqu'un de plus de soixante ans.
young	adj	(inexperienced) inexpérimenté	nouveau adj
He is young at this job, but he will get better in time.
Il est nouveau dans ce travail, mais il s'améliorera avec le temps.
young	adj	(occurring early in life)	juvénile adj
Young love can be difficult on the emotions.
L'amour juvénile peut être difficile émotionnellement.
young	adj	(food or drink: not aged) vin, fromage	jeune adj
This is a young wine and has not developed much character.
C'est un vin jeune qui n'a pas encore de caractère.
young	n	(offspring) bébé animal	petit nm
The lion's young drank their mother's milk.
* Les petits de la panthère tétaient le lait de leur mère.
young	npl	(young people)	jeunes nmfpl
		adolescents	ados nmfpl
The young will always refuse to listen to their parents.
Les jeunes refuseront toujours d'écouter leurs parents.
Les ados refuseront toujours d'écouter leurs parents.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
angry young man			contestataire
bright young thing		nm	jeune talent
make young		v	rajeunir ⇒
old-young		adj	jeune vieux
rather young		adj	jeunet Familier et péjoratif
rather young		adj	jeunot Familier et péjoratif
stay young		v	rester jeune
the young generation		nf	la jeune génération
too young		adj	trop jeune
young animal		nm	jeune animal
young bird		nm	oisillon
young blood		nm	sang neuf
young child		nmf	mioche familier
young dog		nm	chiot
young elm		nm	ormeau (Botanique)
young elm tree		nm	ormeau
young fat chicken		nf	poularde
young female goat		nf	biquette
young goat		nm	cabri
young guinea fowl		nm	pintadeau
young guinea-fowl		nm	pintadeau (Zoologie)
young horse		nm	poulain
young lady		nf	demoiselle (jeune femme)
young madam (pejorative)		nf	donzelle péjoratif
young man		nm	jeune homme
young mouse		nm	souriceau (jeune souris)
young nanny goat		nf	chevrette (petite chèvre)
young of animals		nm	croît (augmentation d'un troupeau)
young partridge		nm	perdreau (Zoologie)
young people		nmpl	jeunes gens
young person		nf	jeune personne
young person		nf	jeune personne
young pigeon		nm	pigeonneau (Zoologie)
young rabbit		nm	lapereau (Zoologie)
young rat		nm	raton (jeune rat)
young rooster		nm	cochet
young soldier (Familiar and old-fashioned)		nm	pioupiou Familier et vieilli
young stock animal		nmf	élève (agriculture)
young Turk		nm	jeune turc
young turkey		nm	dindonneau
young turtledove		nm	tourtereaux
young virgin		nf	pucelle familier
young virtuous girl		nf	rosière (jeune fille vertueuse)
young wild boar		nm	ragot (jeune sanglier)
young wild boar		nm	marcassin (Zoologie)
young woman		nf	jeune femme
young-looking		adj	à l'air jeune
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