youthful
gb/jˈuθfəl/ us/jˈuθfəl/
B1
Englanti
~ 4000
fiatalos, fiatalkori
B1
1
fiatalos
B1
Käyttömalli:
[someone/something] is youthful
She has a youthful appearance despite being in her fifties.
Ötvenes éveiben jár, mégis fiatalos a megjelenése.
His youthful energy made him popular among the team.
Fiatalos energiája népszerűvé tette a csapatban.
The painting captures a youthful spirit of adventure.
He spoke with youthful enthusiasm about the project.
Her skin had a healthy, youthful glow.
Oppijaesimerkit
She looks very youthful for her age.
Nagyon fiatalos a korához képest.
He has a youthful smile.
Fiatalos mosolya van.
The teacher has a youthful voice.
Her dress makes her look youthful.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'youthful' with simply 'young'; 'youthful' can apply to older people who have young-like qualities.
Merkitys
Having qualities of young people
Kollokaatiot
youthful appearance
|youthful energy
|youthful spirit
|youthful glow
|youthful enthusiasm
Synonyymit
young-looking (Focuses more on physical appearance rather than behavior or spirit.)
|
vigorous (Emphasizes physical energy and strength rather than overall youth-like qualities.)
Antonyymit
aged (Describes someone who appears old in age or manner.)
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world-weary (Suggests a loss of freshness and enthusiasm, opposite of youthful spirit.)
Teemat
appearance
|personality
|age
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
Looking or acting like a young person, often with energy and freshness.
Having the appearance, energy, or qualities typically associated with young people.
B2
2
fiatalkori
B1
Käyttömalli:
[youthful + noun]
He often talked about his youthful adventures in the countryside.
Gyakran mesélt a vidéken átélt fiatalkori kalandjairól.
Her youthful ambitions led her to move abroad.
Fiatalkori ambíciói arra ösztönözték, hogy külföldre költözzön.
The book reflects the author's youthful ideals.
In his youthful days, he was a talented athlete.
Oppijaesimerkit
I remember my youthful dreams.
Emlékszem a fiatalkori álmaimra.
He told me about his youthful days.
Mesélt nekem a fiatalkoráról.
She laughed at her youthful mistakes.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse this meaning with describing someone's current appearance; here it refers to a past life stage.
Merkitys
Relating to the time of being young
Kollokaatiot
youthful dreams
|youthful mistakes
|youthful ambition
Synonyymit
adolescent (Refers more specifically to teenage years rather than youth in general.)
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juvenile (Can sound more formal or legal; not always positive.)
Antonyymit
mature (Relates to later stages of life or development.)
Teemat
age
|life stages
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
About the time in life when someone is young.
Relating to or characteristic of the period when a person is young.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
youthful
IPA
GB/jˈuθfəl/
US/jˈuθfəl/
Tavut ja painotus
youth - ful (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (youth)
Taivutusmuodot
Adjective
- Base: youthful
Sanaperhe
Ilmaukset
youthful exuberance
1/jˈuθfəl ɪɡzˈubɚəns/
fixed phrase
High energy and excitement of youth
The lively and happy energy that young people often have.
Esimerkit
- Her youthful exuberance was infectious at the party.
- The team played with youthful exuberance, impressing the crowd.
youthful indiscretion
1/jˈuθfəl ˌɪndɪskɹˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
Mistake made during youth
A small bad choice made when someone was young.
Esimerkit
- He dismissed it as a youthful indiscretion from his college days.
- Her arrest was due to a youthful indiscretion she now regrets.
youthful indiscretion
1/jˈuθfəl ˌɪndɪskɹˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
minor mistake when young
A silly mistake you made when you were young.
Esimerkit
- He described the arrest as a youthful indiscretion and moved on with his life.
- The company decided not to penalize her for a youthful indiscretion on social media.
- Most people have at least one youthful indiscretion they’d rather forget.
Oppijaesimerkit
- It was a youthful indiscretion.
- He called it a youthful indiscretion.