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lad
(lăd)n.
1. A boy or young man.
2. Informal A man of any age; a fellow.
[Middle English ladde, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
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lad
(læd)n
1. a boy or young man
2. informal a familiar form of address for any male
3. a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad)
4. a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature
5. (Professions) Brit a boy or man who looks after horses
6. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Brit a boy or man who looks after horses
[C13 ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
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lad
(læd)n.
1. a boy or youth; young man.
2. chap; fellow (used as a familiar term of address).
[1250–1300; Middle English ladde, of obscure orig.; compare late Old English Ladda (nickname)]
lad′dish, adj.
lad′hood, n.
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Noun 1. [画像:lad - a boy or man]lad - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
dog - informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
2. lad - a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
boy, male child - a youthful male person; "the baby was a boy"; "she made the boy brush his teeth every night"; "most soldiers are only boys in uniform"
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lad
noun boy, kid (informal), guy (informal), youth, fellow, youngster, chap (informal), juvenile, shaver (informal), nipper (informal), laddie (Scot.), stripling a lad of his age
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Translations
صَبي، فتىصَبِيُّ
chlapec
drengfyr
heppukaveri
momak
drengur, strákur
少年
젊은이
puisiszēns
fant
killepojkegossegrabb
เด็กหนุ่ม
chàng trai
lad
[læd] N (= young man, boy) → muchacho m, chico m, chaval m (Sp) , pibe m (S. Cone) , cabro m (Chile) , chavo m (Mex) ; (in stable etc) → mozo mcome on, lads! → ¡vamos, muchachos!
when I was a lad → cuando yo era un muchacho, cuando yo era joven
he's only a lad → no es más que un muchacho, es aún muy joven
you need some exercise, my lad → tú, chico or muchacho, necesitas hacer algo de ejercicio
he's gone for a drink with the lads (Brit) → ha salido a tomar algo con los muchachos or (Sp) con sus amiguetes
he just wants to be one of the lads → lo que quiere es que su círculo de amigos lo acepte
he's a bit of a lad (Brit) (fig) → es un gamberrete, está hecho una buena pieza
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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lad
n → Junge m; (in stable etc) → Bursche m; young lad → junger Mann ; listen, lad → hör mir mal zu, mein Junge!; when I was a lad → als ich ein junger Bursche war; he’s only a lad → er ist (doch) noch jung, er ist (doch) noch ein Junge ; a simple country lad → ein einfacher Bauernjunge, ein einfacher Junge vom Land ; all together, lads, push! → alle Mann anschieben!, alle zusammen, Jungs, anschieben!; he’s a bit of a lad (inf) → er ist ein ziemlicher Draufgänger ; he’s one of the lads (Brit inf) → er gehört dazu; he likes a night out with the lads (Brit inf) → er geht gern mal mit seinen Kumpels weg (inf)
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lad
[læd] n → ragazzo, giovanotto (Brit) (in stable) → mozzo or garzone m di stallawhen I was a lad → quand'ero ragazzo or giovane
come on, lads! → forza, or dai, ragazzi!
a drink with the lads → una bevuta con gli amici
he's a bit of a lad (fam) → è uno a cui piace far bisboccia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lad
(lӕd) noun a boy or a youth. I knew him when he was a lad. seun صَبي، فتى младеж rapaz chlapec junger Kerl dreng νεαρός, παλικαράκι muchacho, chico, chaval poiss, noormees پسربچه poika garçon נער लड़का, नवयुवक dječak ifjú pemuda drengur, strákur ragazzo, ragazzino 少年 소년, 젊은이 jaunuolis, vaikinas zēns; puisis budak knaap gutt, unggutt chłopiec تنكى هلك،ځوان rapaz băiat; tânăr мальчик, юноша chlapec mladenič momak pojke, gosse, grabb เด็กหนุ่ม oğlan çocuğu, delikanlı 小伙子 хлопець, хлопчик لڑکا chàng trai 小伙子
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lad
→ صَبِيُّ chlapec fyr Bursche παλληκάρι muchacho heppu gars momak ragazzo 少年 젊은이 jongen unggutt chłopak moço , rapaz парень kille เด็กหนุ่ม delikanlı chàng trai 少年Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009