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boy

/bɔːə/

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noun

Muchacho, niño

Examples :

"Kate is dating a boy named Jim."

Kate está saliendo con un muchacho llamado Jim.

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noun

Muchacho, chico

(diminutive) A male child: a son of any age.

Examples :

"The little boy happily waved to his mother as she walked into the school. "

El niño pequeño saludó felizmente a su madre cuando entró en la escuela.

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noun

Muchacho, chico

(diminutive) A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.

Examples :

"My little brother, a boy of seven, loves to play with toy cars. "

Mi hermanito, un chico de siete años, ama jugar con carritos de juguete.

age family person human essential

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noun

Muchacho, bribón, canalla

A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.

Examples :

"That boy is a real troublemaker; he's always getting into fights and stealing from others. "

Ese muchacho es un verdadero alborotador; siempre se mete en peleas y roba a los demás.

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noun

Sirviente, criado

(now rare and usually offensive outside some Commonwealth nations) A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:

Examples :

"In the old days, a boy was often employed as a kitchen helper in wealthy households. "

En los viejos tiempos, un sirviente a menudo era empleado como ayudante de cocina en hogares adinerados.

person job history society culture essential

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noun

Chico, muchacho

Any non-white male, regardless of age.

Examples :

"The boy in the class was known for his artistic talent. "

El chico de la clase era conocido por su talento artístico.

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noun

Macho, chico

A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.

Examples :

"Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?"

¿Vas a tener un gato macho o una gata?

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noun

Muchacho

A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.

Examples :

"The boy in the army was promoted to corporal. "

El muchacho en el ejército fue ascendido a cabo.

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noun

Heroína

Examples :

"The dealer offered the boy, but the teenager refused. "

El traficante ofreció heroína, pero el adolescente se negó.

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noun

Muchacho

(somewhat childish) A male (tree, gene, etc).

Examples :

"The young boy tree in my backyard is growing very fast. "

El joven muchacho árbol en mi patio trasero está creciendo muy rápido.

human age sex essential

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verb

Llamar a alguien "muchacho"

To use the word “boy” to refer to someone.

Examples :

"The teacher often boys the students who are being disruptive. "

El profesor a menudo llama "muchachos" a los estudiantes que son disruptivos.

culture language human person society essential

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verb

Hacer de chico

To act as a boy (in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage).

Examples :

"The young actor, playing the lead role in the school play, was asked to boy the part of the princess, since no girl was available. "

Al joven actor, que interpretaba el papel principal en la obra escolar, se le pidió que hiciera de chico en el papel de la princesa, ya que no había ninguna chica disponible.

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interjection

¡Chico!, ¡ay!

Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.

Examples :

"Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!"

¡Chico, ojalá pudiera ir a Canadá!

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