joven

/ˈxoben/, [ˈxo.β̞ẽn]

young, young man


Examples
  • Erase una vez, en un lugar no muy distinto al tuyo vivía una hermosa joven llamada Belle.

    Once upon a time, in a land not very different to yours lived a beautiful young woman named Belle.

  • Yo no soy lo suficientemente joven para saberlo todo.

    I am not young enough to know everything.

  • El joven invidente ha superado su discapacidad.

    The blind young man has overcome his handicap.

  • Era joven e inocente.

    She was young and innocent.

  • El joven que está hablando con John es un estudiante de Canadá.

    The young man who is talking with John is a student from Canada.

  • La joven viuda se hizo de nuevo novia.

    The young widow got engaged once more.

  • Él solía levantarse temprano cuando era joven.

    He used to get up early when he was young.

  • Él es muy joven.

    He is very young.

  • ¿No eres un poco joven para estar haciendo esto?

    Aren't you a little young to be doing this?

  • No eres más joven que yo.

    You are no younger than I am.

  • Cookie es más joven que Kate por diez años.

    Cookie is younger than Kate by ten years.

  • Cuando era más joven, pensaba que podía hacer cualquier cosa.

    When I was younger, I thought I could do anything.

  • Se casó con una chica muy joven.

    He married a very young girl.

  • Ahora que ya no eres joven, tienes que pensar en tu futuro.

    Now that you are no longer young, you have to think about your future.

  • Me ha asegurado un conocido estadounidense muy conocedor en Londres que un niño sano joven bien alimentado, es, a la edad de un año, un bocado más delicioso, nutritivo y saludable, ya sea estofado, asado, al horno o hervido; y no dudo que se pueda servir tanto en fricasé como en ragout.

    I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.

  • Si fuese más joven, iría al extranjero para estudiar.

    If I were younger, I would go abroad to study.

  • Esta es la casa en la que viví cuando joven.

    This is the house where I lived in my early days.

  • ¿Quién crees que es más joven, Tom o Mary?

    Who do you think is younger, Tom or Mary?

  • Ella vio un joven en la entrada.

    She saw a young man at the entrance.

  • El joven que conducía el coche estaba borracho.

    The young man driving the car was drunk.


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