callow
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cal·low
(kăl′ō)adj.
Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow young man.
[Middle English calwe, bald, from Old English calu.]
cal′low·ness n.
callow
(ˈkæləʊ)adj
1. lacking experience of life; immature
2. (Zoology) rare (of a young bird) unfledged and usually lacking feathers
[Old English calu; related to Old High German kalo, Old Slavonic golú bare, naked, Lithuanian galva head, Latin calvus bald]
ˈcallowness n
Callow
(ˈkæləʊ)n
(Biography) Simon. born 1949, British actor and theatre director
cal•low
(ˈkæl oʊ)adj.
1. immature or inexperienced: a callow youth.
2. (of a young bird) featherless; unfledged.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English calu bald, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German kale, Old High German chalo bald, Old Church Slavonic golŭ bare]
cal′low•ness, n.
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callow
[ˈkæləʊ] adj [youth] → sans expérience (de la vie)call sign call signal n → indicatif m (d'appel)call-up [ˈkɔːlʌp] n (= military service) → appel m (sous les drapeaux)
(British) (= selection for team) → sélection fcall-up papers npl → papiers mpl militaires