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Translate boy from English to French

Summary

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boy:
- adolescent; jeune homme
Wiktionary:
- boy → garçon, gars, boy, jeune homme
- boy → oh là là, garçon, gars, marmot, drôle, moutard, malvat

English

Detailed Translations for boy from English to French

boy:

boy [the ~] nomen

the boy (lad; young man; youth; youngster)
l'adolescent; le jeune homme
- adolescent [le ~] nomen
- jeune homme [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for boy:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
adolescent	boy; lad; young man; youngster; youth	Jonkheer; adolescent; nobleman; squire; teen; teenager; teener; teenybopper; young man; young person; youngster
jeune homme	boy; lad; young man; youngster; youth	Jonkheer; adolescent; nobleman; squire; young man
-	male child; son
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	baby boy; boy child

Related Words for "boy":

boys

Synonyms for "boy":

male child; male; male person
man; adult male
son; male offspring; man-child
Black man

Antonyms for "boy":

girl; female child; daughter

Related Definitions for "boy":

(ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man¹
- get out of my way, boy¹
a friendly informal reference to a grown man¹
- he likes to play golf with the boys¹
a youthful male person¹
- the baby was a boy¹
- she made the boy brush his teeth every night¹
- most soldiers are only boys in uniform¹
a male human offspring¹
- his boy is taller than he is¹

Wiktionary Translations for boy:

boy

noun

male friend
- boy → garçon; gars
adult male found attractive
- boy → garçon
male of any age, used as a friendly diminutive
- boy → gars
male servant
- boy → garçon; boy
historical: non-white male servant
- boy → boy
young male
- boy → garçon

boy

noun

Jeune homme
- garçon → boy
homme entre l’âge adolescent et adulte ou jeune adulte encore célibataire.
- jeune homme → young man; youth; boy

Marque d’excitation
- oh là là → wow; boy; man

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• boy	→ garçon	↔ jongen — onvolwassen man
• boy	→ garçon; gars	↔ Bursche — junger Mann; Junge
• boy	→ garçon	↔ Junge — männliches Kind
• boy	→ garçon	↔ Knabe — gehoben, veraltend, süddeutsch: Kind männlichen Geschlechts
• boy	→ marmot; drôle; moutard; malvat	↔ Matz — familiär und umgangssprachlich scherzhaft, im übertragenen Sinne zu [6]: niedlicher kleiner Junge

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