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boy

Junge

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
boy
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Junge, junger Mann
[1] That's a pretty boy, isn't he?
Das ist ein schöner Junge, oder?
Englisch > Englisch
boy
1. subst. A young male, particularly
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
2. subst. A male child or teenager, as distinguished from infants or adults.
3. subst. (diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.
4. subst. (affectionate, diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
5. subst. (obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
6. subst. (now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
7. subst. A younger such worker.
8. subst. (historical, or offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
9. subst. (obsolete) A male camp follower.
10. subst. (now offensive) Any non-white male, regardless of age.
11. subst. 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. subst. (historical, military) A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
13. subst. (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)
Deutsch > Englisch
Junge
1. subst. boy
2. subst. (card games) jack
3. subst. plural of Junges
4. subst. singular of Junges