inglese > italiano | |
boy | |
1. sost. ragazzo | |
inglese > inglese | |
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. inter. 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) | |
italiano > inglese | |
ragazzo | |
1. n-m. boy, young man | |
2. n-m. boyfriend | |
3. n-m. (obsolete) young apprentice (e.g. in a workshop) | |