Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is junior to [someone]
She is junior to him in the company hierarchy.
A céges hierarchiában alacsonyabb beosztású nála.
As a junior partner, he has less decision-making power.
Junior partnerként kevesebb döntési jogköre van.
In the military, a junior officer follows orders from higher ranks.
The junior staff are usually given simpler tasks.
He started as a junior analyst and worked his way up.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am junior to my boss.
Alacsonyabb beosztású vagyok a főnökömnél.
She is a junior member of the team.
A csapat egyik alacsonyabb beosztású tagja.
He is a junior officer in the army.
This job is for junior workers.
We have many junior staff here.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'junior' with 'younger' when talking about rank; 'junior' refers to position, not always age.
Sens
Lower in position or importance
Collocations
junior employee
|junior partner
|junior officer
|junior member
Synonymes
subordinate (More formal and often used in business or military contexts.)
Antonymes
senior (Refers to someone with higher rank, position, or status.)
Thèmes
work
|education
|hierarchy
|business
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Lower in position or importance than someone else.
Having a lower rank, position, or status compared to another person in the same organization or context.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] is junior to [someone] by [time period]
He is three years junior to me.
Három évvel fiatalabb nálam.
My brother is junior to me by two years.
Az öcsém két évvel fiatalabb nálam.
She is the junior sibling in the family.
He married a woman ten years his junior.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am two years junior to her.
Két évvel fiatalabb vagyok nála.
My sister is junior to me.
A húgom fiatalabb nálam.
She married someone five years her junior.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse 'junior' instead of simply saying 'younger'. In casual speech, 'younger' is more common.
Sens
Younger than another person
Collocations
junior sibling
|junior colleague
Synonymes
younger (A more general word for less age.)
Antonymes
elder (Refers to someone older in age, especially in family contexts.)
Thèmes
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Définition
Younger than someone else, often in a family.
Being younger than another person, especially within a family or group.
She’s a junior at Boston University.
A Boston University harmadéves hallgatója.
My son is a high school junior this year.
A fiam idén tizenegyedikes középiskolás.
Juniors can start applying for internships.
As a junior, he took advanced classes.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am a junior in college.
Harmadéves vagyok az egyetemen.
She is a high school junior.
Ő tizenegyedikes középiskolás.
He became a junior last year.
Many juniors take part-time jobs.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse 'junior' with 'freshman' or 'sophomore'. The order is freshman, sophomore, junior, senior.
Sens
Third-year student in high school or college
Collocations
high school junior
|college junior
Synonymes
third-year student (A neutral descriptive term without regional specificity.)
Antonymes
senior (A student in their final year of study.)
Thèmes
education
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A student in the third year of high school or college (in the U.S.).
A student in the third year of a four-year program, especially in U.S. high school or college systems.
The seniors help train the juniors.
A tapasztaltabb munkatársak segítenek betanítani a junior munkatársakat.
She mentors juniors in the law firm.
Mentorálja az ügyvédi iroda junior munkatársait.
As a manager, you must guide your juniors.
Juniors are expected to learn from seniors.
Exemples pédagogiques
I help new juniors at work.
Segítek az új junior munkatársaknak a munkahelyemen.
Juniors learn from seniors.
A junior munkatársak a tapasztaltabbaktól tanulnak.
She trains juniors at the office.
We have ten juniors in our team.
Sens
Person with lower position or rank
Collocations
train juniors
|mentor juniors
Synonymes
subordinate (More formal and often used in official contexts.)
Antonymes
senior (A person with higher rank or status.)
Thèmes
work
|hierarchy
|business
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A person with a lower position than others at work or school.
Someone who holds a lower position or rank compared to others in the same organization or group.
Martin Luther King Junior was a civil rights leader.
Ifjabb Martin Luther King polgárjogi vezető volt.
His name is John Smith Junior, after his father.
Ifjabb John Smithnek hívják, az apja után.
The award went to Robert Downey Junior.
Exemples pédagogiques
My name is Paul Adams Junior.
A nevem ifjabb Paul Adams.
He is called James Brown Junior.
Ifjabb James Brownnak hívják.
His son is Michael Johnson Junior.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may incorrectly use 'junior' without understanding it only applies when names are identical between parent and child.
Sens
'Jr.' after a son's name with same name as father
Synonymes
Jr. (The abbreviated form commonly used in writing.)
Thèmes
names
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
'Junior' after a name shows the man has the same name as his father and is younger.
Used after a man's name to indicate he has the same name as his father and is younger than him.