boy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

1. boy (young male):

boy

garçon m

the boys' toilet

les toilettes des garçons

a boy's bike

un vélo pour garçon

come here boy!

viens ici, mon garçon

be polite boys!

soyez polis, les garçons!

when I was a boy

quand j'étais petit

the big boys

les grands

a new boy (gen) SCHOOL

un nouveau

there's a good boy!

voilà, c'est bien mon petit!

look boys and girls

regardez, les enfants

boys will be boys!

il faut que jeunesse se passe!

2. boy (young):

boy attr detective, genius, soprano

jeune

3. boy (son):

boy

fils m

the Smith boy

le fils Smith

4. boy Brit (man):

boy inf

gars m inf

to be a local boy

être un gars du coin inf

to be one of the boys

faire partie de la bande

to have a drink with the boys

boire un coup avec les copains inf

an old boy SCHOOL

un ancien élève m

an old boy (old man)

un vieillard m

the old boy inf

le vieux m inf

how are you old boy?

comment ça va mon vieux?

my dear boy

mon cher

5. boy (colonial servant):

boy dated

boy m

6. boy (male animal):

down boy!

doucement, mon vieux!

easy boy!

tout doux, mon vieux!

7. boy Am (black man):

boy inf, offens

nègre m offens

II.boys N npl inf

1. boys (experts):

boys

gars inf

mpl the legal boys

les gars du service juridique inf

2. boys (soldiers):

boys

gars inf

mpl our brave boys at the front

nos braves gars au front

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

boy, it's cold here!

bon sang! ce qu'il fait froid ici!

boy oh boy, was I scared!

eh ben mon vieux, ce que j'avais peur! inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

to sort out the men from the boys

décider des plus forts et des plus faibles

the boys in blue inf Brit

la police

the boys uptown inf Am

les caïds mpl

poor boy, poor boy sandwich N Am FOOD

poor boy

sandwich m

boy band N

boy band

boys band m

bovver boy N inf

bovver boy

voyou m

boy racer N inf

boy racer

jeune chauffard m inf

boy toy N inf

boy toy

gadget m pour gamin

best boy N CINE

best boy

assistant/-e m/f du chef électricien

cabin boy N HISTORY

cabin boy

mousse m

bully boy N

bully boy (aggressive male) inf, pej

dur m

bully boy (paid)

homme m de main

bully boy tactics

manœuvres fpl d'intimidation

glamour boy N inf, dated, pej

glamour boy

éphèbe m pej

boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.boy [bɔɪ] N

boy

garçon m

Phrases:

the boys in blue Brit inf

la police

a local boy

un jeune du coin

to be one of the boys

faire partie des copains

boys will be boys prov

il faut que jeunesse se passe prov

the/our boys MIL

les/nos gars

II.boy [bɔɪ] INTERJ

oh boy!

bon sang!

whipping-boy N

whipping-boy

bouc m émissaire

shoeshine boy N Am (shoe cleaner)

shoeshine boy

cireur m de chaussures

old boy N

1. old boy Brit inf (old man):

old boy

vieux croûton m

2. old boy Aus, Brit (former pupil):

old boy

ancien élève m

glamour boy N

glamour boy

beau garçon m

rent boy N Brit inf

rent boy

jeune prostitué m homosexuel

stable boy N

stable boy

garçon m d'écurie

errand boy N

errand boy

garçon m de courses

paper boy N

paper boy

livreur m de journaux

Translations for boy in the French»English Dictionary

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boy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

big boy/brother

grand garçon/frère

to be the boy/girl next door type

être quelqu'un de très simple

a local boy

un jeune du coin

oh boy!

bon sang!

a little wisp of a boy

un garçon menu

continuity boy

scripte m

B as in Benjamin Brit, B as in Boy Am, B for Benjamin Brit, B for Boy Am (on telephone)

b comme Berthe

a new boy/girl Brit

un nouveau/une nouvelle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A bell-boy hat usually features a chinstrap, and is trimmed to match the rest of a bellhop's uniform.

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The super-male and boy genius are also common stereotypes frequently embodied by male characters.

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In the fourth canto the young boy wins a wrestling match but is severely berated by his father.

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Despite being a trouble maker, he is passionate boy willing to help others.

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Then he trampled the boy with elephants, but he lived.

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He is the boy who meditates rather than mucking around.

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What's distressing is the movie's applying romantic-comedy plot points to a megabusiness: boy gets corporation.

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By 1951, just two deaths are recorded, a 21-month-old boy and a two- year-old boy, both said to have died from toxemia.

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A messenger boy was hired to take some duties off his hands.

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The wall hanging shows a little boy with a parachute.

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