joven

/ˈxoben/, [ˈxo.β̞ẽn]

young, young man


Examples
  • Parece joven pero en realidad tiene más de cuarenta.

    He looks young, but actually he is over forty.

  • Hace mucho tiempo, había un hombre joven.

    A long time ago, there was a young man.

  • Él es joven.

    He is young.

  • Cuando yo era joven intentaba leer tantos libros como pudiera.

    When I was young, I tried to read as many books as I could.

  • Ella es demasiado joven para entender.

    She's too young to understand.

  • Mi hermana es más joven que yo.

    My sister is younger than me.

  • Él es joven e inmaduro.

    He is young and immature.

  • Ella parece joven, pero de hecho tiene más de cuarenta años.

    She looks young. But actually, she's over forty.

  • Su tía parece joven.

    His aunt looks young.

  • Eres demasiado joven para amar.

    You're too young to love.

  • Pese a ser joven, es un médico notable.

    Although he's young, he's an outstanding doctor.

  • Tú te ves joven para tu edad.

    You look young for your age.

  • Mi abuela solía usar mucho su máquina de coser cuando era joven.

    My grandmother used to use her sewing machine a lot when she was younger.

  • El pintor murió joven.

    The painter died young.

  • Si fuera joven iría al extranjero.

    If I were young, I would go abroad.

  • La gente joven tiende a pensar eso.

    Young people tend to think so.

  • ¡Por amor de Dios dame al joven que tenga el suficiente cerebro para ridiculizarse a sí mismo!

    For God’s sake give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself!

  • La gente joven se está organizando en asambleas.

    Young people are organizing in meetings.

  • Él es un joven prometedor.

    He is a promising young man.

  • Mi cuerpo es viejo pero mi espíritu es joven.

    My body is old but my spirit is young.


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