Youth (y th), Isle of In Spanish Is·la de la Ju·ven·tud ( s lä d lä h-vn-td) Formerly Isle of Pines An island in the Caribbean Sea south of western Cuba. Discovered by Columbus in 1494, it was later a penal colony and a rendezvous for pirates. It was claimed by both the United States and Cuba until a 1925 treaty confirmed Cuba's sovereignty. |
| youth (yth) n. pl. youths (y ths, y z) 1. a. The condition or quality of being young. b. An early period of development or existence: a nation in its youth. 2. The time of life between childhood and maturity. 3. a. A young person, especially a young male in late adolescence. b. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Young people considered as a group. 4. Geology The first stage in the erosion cycle. [Middle English youthe, from Old English geoguth; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.] |
youth [juːθ]
n pl youths [juːðz]
1. the quality or condition of being young, immature, or inexperienced his youth told against him in the contest
2. the period between childhood and maturity, esp adolescence and early adulthood
3. the freshness, vigour, or vitality characteristic of young people youth shone out from her face
4. any period of early development the project was in its youth
5. a young person, esp a young man or boy
6. (Sociology) young people collectively youth everywhere is rising in revolt
[Old English geogoth; related to Old Frisian jogethe, Old High German iugund, Gothic junda, Latin juventus]
youthless adj
Youth [juːθ]
n
(Placename) Isle of. an island in the NW Caribbean, south of Cuba: administratively part of Cuba from 1925. Chief town: Nueva Gerona. Pop.: 78 818 (1998 est.). Area: 3061 sq. km (1182 sq. miles) Former name Isle of Pines Spanish name Isla de la Juventud [ˈizla ðe la xuβenˈtuð]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  youth - a young person (especially a young man or boy)juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed blade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" hobbledehoy - an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy school-age child, schoolchild, pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school) slip - a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad" |
| 2. |  youth - young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" | |
| 3. | youth - the time of life between childhood and maturity time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state adolescence - the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood | |
| 4. | youth - early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced matureness, maturity - state of being mature; full development | |
| 5. | youth - an early period of development; "during the youth of the project" period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | |
| 6. | youth - the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person youngness - the opposite of oldness |
youth
noun
1. immaturity, adolescence, early life, young days, boyhood or girlhood, salad days, juvenescence the comic books of my youth
immaturity age, maturity, old age, adulthood, later life, manhood or womanhood
immaturity age, maturity, old age, adulthood, later life, manhood or womanhood
2. youthfulness, youngness, freshness The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth.
3. boy, lad, youngster, kid (informal), teenager, young man, adolescent, teen (informal), stripling, young shaver (informal) gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops
boy grown-up, adult, pensioner, senior citizen, OAP
boy grown-up, adult, pensioner, senior citizen, OAP
4. young people, the young, the younger generation, teenagers, the rising generation He represents the opinions of the youth of today.
young people old people, the old, the aged, the elderly
young people old people, the old, the aged, the elderly
Quotations
"Youth's a stuff will not endure" [William Shakespeare]
"Twelfth Night"
"Young men have more virtue than old men; they have more generous sentiments in every respect" [Dr. Johnson]
"Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself anything, is forgiven nothing" [George Bernard Shaw Maxims for Revolutionists]
"Whom the gods love dies young" [Menander Mouostichoi]
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,"
"But to be young was very heaven" [William Wordsworth The Prelude]
"Youth is a disease that must be borne with patiently! Time, indeed, will cure it" [R.H. Benson]
"I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own" [Margaret Atwood Hair Jewelry]
"Hope I die before I get old" [Pete Townshend My Generation]
"Youth's a stuff will not endure" [William Shakespeare]
"Twelfth Night"
"Young men have more virtue than old men; they have more generous sentiments in every respect" [Dr. Johnson]
"Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing: age, which forgives itself anything, is forgiven nothing" [George Bernard Shaw Maxims for Revolutionists]
"Whom the gods love dies young" [Menander Mouostichoi]
"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive,"
"But to be young was very heaven" [William Wordsworth The Prelude]
"Youth is a disease that must be borne with patiently! Time, indeed, will cure it" [R.H. Benson]
"I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own" [Margaret Atwood Hair Jewelry]
"Hope I die before I get old" [Pete Townshend My Generation]
Proverbs
"Youth must be served"
"Youth must be served"
Translations
youth [juːθ]
A. N
2. (youths (pl)) [juːðz] (= boy) → joven m
B. CPD youth club N → club m juvenil
youth employment scheme N → plan m de empleo juvenil
youth hostel N → albergue m juvenil
youth hostelling N to go youth hostelling → pasar las vacaciones en albergues juveniles
youth worker N (Brit) (= social worker) asistente social que se encarga de adolescentes menores de 18 años; (= community worker) empleado del municipio que trabaja con grupos de jóvenes en la comunidad
youth employment scheme N → plan m de empleo juvenil
youth hostel N → albergue m juvenil
youth hostelling N to go youth hostelling → pasar las vacaciones en albergues juveniles
youth worker N (Brit) (= social worker) asistente social que se encarga de adolescentes menores de 18 años; (= community worker) empleado del municipio que trabaja con grupos de jóvenes en la comunidad
youth [ˈjuːθ]
n
[youths] [ˈjuːðz] (pl) (= young man) → jeune m
npl (= young people) → jeunesse f
modif [culture, training, unemployment] → des jeunes; [team, group] → de jeunes youth crime
youth centre (British) youth center (US) n → centrepour les jeunes)m de loisirs >
youth club n → centrepour les jeunes)m de loisirs >
youth crime n → délinquance f juvénile
youth culture n → culture f des jeunes
youth centre (British) youth center (US) n → centre
youth club n → centre
youth crime n → délinquance f juvénile
youth culture n → culture f des jeunes
youth
youth:
youth:
n
no pl → Jugend f; in (the days of) my youth → in meiner Jugend(zeit); the town of my youth → die Stadt or Stätte (hum) → meiner Jugend; in early youth → in früher Jugend; she has kept her youth → sie ist jung geblieben
pl <-s> (= young man) → junger Mann, Jugendliche(r) m; when he was a youth → als er ein junger Mann war; pimply youth → pickliger Jüngling
youth pl (= young men and women) → Jugend f; she likes working with (the) youth → sie arbeitet gerne mit Jugendlichen; the youth of today → die Jugend von heute; the Hitler Youth Movement → die Hitlerjugend
youth:
youth centre, (US) youth center
n → Jugendzentrum nt
youth club
n → Jugendklub m
youth custody
n (Brit Jur) → Jugendarrest m
Youth Employment Scheme
youth:
youth hostel®
n → Jugendherberge® f
youth hosteller, youth hosteler
n jd, der in Jugendherbergen übernachtet, → Jugendherbergsgast m
Youth Training Scheme
n (Brit) → Ausbildungsprogramm nt → für Jugendliche
youth worker
n → Jugendarbeiter(in) m(f)
youth [juːθ] n
youth [juːθ] n
a. → giovinezza, gioventù f
in early youth → nella prima giovinezza
in my youth → da giovane, quando ero giovane
in early youth → nella prima giovinezza
in my youth → da giovane, quando ero giovane
youth [juːθ] n
a. → giovinezza, gioventù f
in early youth → nella prima giovinezza
in my youth → da giovane, quando ero giovane
in early youth → nella prima giovinezza
in my youth → da giovane, quando ero giovane
n youth [juːθ]
1 (the state of being in) the early part of life Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America. jeug جيل الشَّباب младост mládí ungdom die Jugend νιότη juventud noorus جوانی nuoruus jeunesse נְעוּרִים, צְעִירוּת, עֲלוּמִים; נַעַר, צָעִיר किशोरावस्था, िकशोर mladost fiatalság masa muda æska, ungdómur giovinezza 青年時代 청년기 jaunystė jaunība masa muda jeugd ungdomstid młodość juventude tinereţe молодость; юность mladosť mladost mladost ungdom[] วัยหนุ่มสาว gençlik, delikanlılık 青春，青少年時期 юність, молодість نوجوانی کا عالم tuổi trẻ 青年时期
2 a boy of fifteen to twenty years old approximately He and two other youths were kicking a football about. jeugdige شابٌّ юноша mladík ungt menneske der Jüngling νέος, νεαρός joven nooruk پسر جوان poika jeune homme נַעַר तरूण mladac ifjú pemuda unglingur giovane 若い男 (15~20세 사이의) 소년 jaunuolis jaunietis; pusaudzis anak muda jongeman ungdom młodzieniec jovem tânăr юноша mladík mladenič mladić yngling เด็กหนุ่มสาว genç, delikanlı 十五到二十歲的青少年 юнак پندرہ سے بیس سال کے درمیان کا لڑکا chàng trai trẻ 十五到二十岁青年时期
3 young people in general Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility. jeug الشَّباب младеж mládež ungdom; de unge die Jugend νεολαία juventud, los jóvenes noorsugu جوانان nuoriso jeunesse נְעַריִם, נְעַרוֹת जवान, नवयुवक mladi ljudi fiatalok orang muda unglingar gioventù 若い人たち 젊은이들 jaunimas jaunieši; jaunatne orang muda jongeren ungdom, unge mennesker młodzież a juventude tinerii; tineret молодёжь mládež mladina mladi ungdom พลังหนุ่มสาว gençler 年輕人 молодь, юнацтво نوجوان لوگ thanh niên 年轻人
adj youthful
1 young The boy looked very youthful. jeugdig, jonk شابٌّ младежки mladistvý ung jugendlich νέος, νεανικός joven noor جوان nuori jeune צָעִיר जवान, युवक mlad fiatalos muda ungur giovane 若い 젊은 jaunas jauns muda jeugdig ungdommelig, ung młody jovem tânăr юный mladistvý mlad mlado ungdomlig, ung หนุ่ม genç 年輕的，青春洋溢的 юний نوجوان trẻ 富于青春活力的
2 energetic, active, young-looking etc Exercise will keep you youthful. jonk, jeugdig حَيَوي، شَبابي، نَشيط млад svěží ung jung νεανικός joven nooruslik شاداب nuorekas jeune צָעִיר जवान mladolik életerős awet muda unglegur giovane 若々しい 발랄한 jaunatviškas jauneklīgs cergas dan muda sentiasa jong ungdommelig młodzieńczy jovem tânăr молодой mladý mladosten mladoliko ungdomlig, ung ความเป็นหนุ่มสาว genç, dinamik 朝氣蓬勃的，看起來年輕的 енергійний, жвавий نوجوانوں کی ترو تازگی اور توانائی کا حامل năng động 有朝气的
3 of youth youthful pleasures. jeugdig خاص بجيل الشَّباب младежки mladický ungdommelig Jugend-... που ανήκει ή έχει σχέση με τη νιότη, νεανικός juvenil noorus- جوانی nuoruuden juvénile של נְעוּרִים, צְעִירוּת जवानी mladenački fiatalkori masa muda æsku- giovanile 若者の 청년 시절의 jaunystės jaunības-; jauniešu- orang muda jeugdig ungdoms- ... młodości juvenis juvenil, tineresc юношеский mladícky mladosten iz mladih dana ungdomens, ungdoms- อ่อนวัย gençliğe özgü 青春的 юнацький نوجوانوں سے متعلق thuộc về tuổi trẻ 青年的
adv youthfully
jeugdig مُتَعَلِّق بجيل الشَّباب младежко mladistvě ungdommeligt jugendlich νεανικά de forma juvenil nooruslikult به روش جوانان؛ با طراوت nuorekkaasti en jeune homme/fille צָעִיר युवा, तरुण mladenački fiatalosan dengan bergairan eins og unglingur (come un giovane) 若々しく 청년답게 jaunatviškai jauneklīgi seperti orang muda jeugdig ungdommelig młodzieńcze com ar jovem de tânăr молодо; моложаво mladistvo mladostno mladolik ungdomligt อย่างหนุ่มสาว gençliğe yakışır bir şekilde 有朝气地 юно نوجوانی کے انداز میں một cách trẻ trung 有朝气地
n youthfulness
jeugdigheid شَبابيَّه младост mladistvost ungdommelighed die Jugendlichkeit νεανικότητα juventud nooruslikkus جوانی؛ طراوت nuorekkuus jeunesse צֵעיִרוּת जवानी, तरुणई mladenaštvo fiatal(os)ság kemudaan æska giovinezza 若さ 젊음 jaunatviškumas jauneklīgums kemudaan het jeugdig zijn ungdommelighet młodzieńczość ar jovem tinereţe молодость; моложавость mladistvosť mladostnost mladolikost ungdomlighet การเป็นหนุ่มสาว gençlik, tazelik 朝气 молодість نوجوانی sự trẻ trung 朝气
youth hostel
jeughostel مَسْكِن الشَّباب младежки приют ubytovna pro mladé vandrehjem die Jugendherberge ξενώνας νεότητας albergue juvenil noortehotell هتل جوانان retkeilymaja auberge de jeunesse אַכְסַנְיִיַת נוֹעַר युवक आवास mladenački hostel ifjúsági (turista)szálló penginapan pemuda farfuglaheimili ostello della gioventù ユースホステル 유스 호스텔 turistinė jaunimo bazė jauniešu viesnīca/tūristu mītne asrama belia jeugdherberg ungdomsherberge schronisko młodzieżowe albergo da juventude youth hostel, hotel pentru tineri молодёжная база mládežnícka ubytovňa mladinski hotel hostel vandrarhem ที่พักสำหรับเยาวชนที่ราคาไม่แพง gençlik yurdu 青年旅館 молодіжний готель نوجوانوں کے رہنے کا مقام جہاں وہ تعلیم حاصل کرتے وقت گھر سے الگ رہتے ہیں nhà trọ thanh niên 青年招待所
n youth mentor
someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded. jeugmentor مُرْشِد، ناصِح младежки възпитател rádce/pomocník mladého člověka se sociálními problémy či postižením støttepædagog der Mentor, der Tutor πρόσωπο που καθοδηγεί νεαρό άτομο με κοινωνικά ή ψυχολογικά προβλήματα mentor noortejuhendaja مشاور یا مربی جوانان tukihenkilö pédagogue מַדרִיך רוּחָנִי समाजिक या मानसिक समस्या झेल रहे युवकों के मददगार staratelj tanácsadó pembimbing (giovane guida) 青少年助言者 청소년 지도자 globėjas, rūpintojas jauniešu padomdevējs pembimbing rakan sebaya jeugdleider, jeugdwerker støttekontakt opiekun młodzieży наставник poradca, mentor mentor mladih s težavami mentor stödperson ที่ปรึกษาปัญหาวัยรุ่น genç danışmanı 青少年輔導人員 наставник юнака کسی سماحی یا ذہنی مسئلہ میں مبتلا شخص کی نگہبانی کرنے اور مشورہ دینے والا مہربان شخص người cố vấn cho giới trẻ 青少年顾问
Youth → شباب mládí ungdom Jugend νεότητα juventud nuoruus jeunesse mladost gioventù 青春時代 청소년 jeugd ungdomstid młodzież juventude молодость ungdom วัยหนุ่มสาว gençlik tuổi trẻ 青春
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