Le mot anglais du jour

boy

garçon

Définitions

anglais > français
boy
1. n. Garçon.
2. n. (Affectueux) Fils.
3. n. (Affectueux) Homme plus jeune que le locuteur.
4. n. (Vieilli) Serviteur.
5. interj. Expression de surprise, de plaisir ou d'aspiration.
Bon sang ! J'ai tellement faim, je pourrais manger un Octorok !
Oh là là ! Je meurs de faim, je pourrais dévorer un Octorok ! (traduction officielle)
anglais > anglais
boy
1. n. A young male, particularly
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
2. n. A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
3. n. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
4. n. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
5. n. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
6. n. (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
7. n. A younger such worker.
8. n. (historical, or offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
9. n. (obsolete) A male camp follower.
10. n. (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
11. n. A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
12. n. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
13. n. (US, slang) Heroin.
14. interj. Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Boy, that was close!
Boy, that tastes good!
Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!
15. v. to use the word boy to refer to someone
Don't boy me!
16. v. to act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage)
français > anglais
garçon
1. n-m. boy
Il a deux garçons et une fille. - He has two boys and a girl.
2. n-m. (by extension) young man; man
3. n-m. Generic name of a male employee in some industries
4. n-m. short for, garçon de café
Garçon, l'addition s'il vous plaît. - Waiter, the bill please.