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ad·o·les·cent

(ăd′l-ĕs′ənt)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.

2. Characteristic of adolescence; immature: an adolescent sense of humor. See Synonyms at young.

A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin adolēscēns, adolēscent-, present participle of adolēscere, to grow up : ad-, ad- + alēscere, to grow, inchoative of alere, to nourish; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

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adolescent

(ˌædəˈlɛsənt)

adj

1. of or relating to adolescence

2. informal behaving in an immature way; puerile

an adolescent person

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ad•o•les•cent

(ˌæd lˈɛs ənt)

adj.

1. growing to adulthood; youthful.

2. of or pertaining to adolescence.

3. characteristic of adolescence; immature.

4. a person in the period of adolescence; teenager.

[1475–85; < Latin adolēscent-, present participle of adolēscere to grow up, mature, inchoative of adolēre; see adult]

ad`o•les′cent•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	adolescent - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity stripling, teen, teenager juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed chebab - a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis mod - a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers pachuco - a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes punk rocker, punk - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture rocker - a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles young buck, young man - a teenager or a young adult male
Adj.	1.	adolescent - relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent; "adolescent problems"
	2.	adolescent - being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years" teen, teenage, teenaged young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	3.	adolescent - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" jejune, juvenile, puerile immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
	4.	adolescent - in the state of development between puberty and maturity; "adolescent boys and girls" immature - not yet mature

adolescent

adjective

1. young, growing, junior, teenage, juvenile, youthful, childish, immature, boyish, undeveloped, girlish, puerile, in the springtime of life adolescent rebellion

2. teenage, young, teen (informal), juvenile, youthful, immature An adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.

noun

1. teenager, girl, boy, kid (informal), youth, lad, minor, young man, youngster, young woman, juvenile, young person, lass, young adult Adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends.

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adolescent

noun

A young person, usually between the ages of 13 and 19:

teen, teenager, youth.

Informal: teener.

Translations

المُرَاهِقمُرَاهِق مُراهِق

mladistvýadolescentdospívající člověk

teenagerungungt menneskehalvvoksen

Jugendliche Jugendlicher jugendlich

έφηβος έφηβη

adolescente

murrosikäinen

adolescent

adolescent

serdülõ

tánings-, unglings-táningur

adolescente

若者

청소년

paaugęspaaugliškaspaauglyspaauglystė

pusaudzispusaudžu-pusaugu-

puber

ungdom ungdoms-tenåring tenårings-

nastolatek

adolescente

подросток юноша

mladostniknajstnik

ungdom

วัยรุ่น

ergen yeni yetme

thiếu niên

青少年青春期的

adolescent

[ˌædəʊˈlesnt]

A. ADJ → adolescente

B. N → adolescente mf

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adolescent

[ˌædəˈlɛs^ənt]

adj

an adolescent boy → un adolescent
an adolescent girl → une adolescente
adolescent years → l'adolescence

[behaviour, rebellion, experience] → d'adolescent(e)

n → adolescent(e) m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

adolescent

n → Jugendliche(r) mf; he’s still an adolescent → er ist noch im Heranwachsen/in der Pubertät

adj → Jugend-; (= in puberty) → Pubertäts-, pubertär; (= immature) → unreif; his adolescent years → seine Jugendjahre; he is so adolescent → er steckt noch in der Pubertät; adolescent phase → Pubertätsphase f; adolescent love → jugendliche Liebe

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adolescent

[ˌædəʊˈlɛsnt] adj & n → adolescente (m/f)

adolescent

(ӕdəˈlesnt) adjective

in the stage between childhood and adulthood.

noun

a person at this stage of life. Adolescents often quarrel with their parents.

ˌadoˈlescence noun

adolescent

→ مُراهِق mladistvý teenager Jugendlicher έφηβος adolescente murrosikäinen adolescent adolescent adolescente 若者 청소년 puber ungdom nastolatek adolescente юноша ungdom วัยรุ่น ergen thiếu niên 青少年

ad·o·les·cent

n. adolescente; pubescente.

adolescent

adj & n adolescente mf

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