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boy

/bɔɪ/

boynoun

boys

/bɔɪ/

Translations

garçon

The boy played soccer in the park with his friends.

Le garçon jouait au football dans le parc avec ses amis.

Additional translations

garçonAnciennement employé pour désigner un domestique ou un employé masculin, souvent péjoratif et offensant.

fils

Definitions

A male child or young man.

The boy played soccer in the park with his friends.

A son.

She has two children, a boy and a girl.

A male servant or worker, especially in colonial contexts (now considered offensive).

The boy was responsible for maintaining the garden.

Synonyms

young man

Antonyms

boyadjective

/bɔɪ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to boys; generally not gradable.

Translations

garçonEmployé de façon attributive, surtout dans des composés ou des locutions.

He joined a boy band when he was sixteen.

Il a rejoint un groupe de garçons à seize ans.

Definitions

Relating to, characteristic of, or intended for boys (used attributively).

He joined a boy band when he was sixteen.

boyinterjection

Informal exclamation expressing excitement, surprise, or emphasis.

Translations

ahExprime la surprise, l'enthousiasme ou l'admiration.

Boy, that was the best concert I've ever attended!

Ah, c'était le meilleur concert que j'aie jamais vu !

Definitions

Used to express strong emotion such as excitement, surprise, or admiration.

Boy, that was the best concert I've ever attended!