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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesragazzo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: raˈɡattso
"Quel ragazzo lavora molto sodo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A boy or young man.
"He's a fine young lad with a bright future ahead of him." - 2
A man or boy of a specified character, often used affectionately or familiarly.
"He has been one of my favorite local lads since childhood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ladde', meaning a manservant, attendant, or man of humble birth, which likely originated from Old Norse 'laddr' meaning a young man or youth. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a young male servant or foot soldier to a general term for a boy or young man.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lad" is said worldwide
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garçon
Transliteration: gar-sɔ̃
"C'est un bon petit gars."
Junge
Transliteration: jʊŋə
"Der junge Mann half uns gestern."
ragazzo
Transliteration: raˈɡattso
"Quel ragazzo lavora molto sodo."
muchacho
Transliteration: muˈtʃatʃo
"El muchacho juega al fútbol todos los días."
rapaz
Transliteration: ʁaˈpaʃ
"Aquele rapaz é muito educado."
लड़का
Transliteration: ladka
"वह बहुत मेहनती लड़का है।"
小伙子
Transliteration: xiǎohuǒzi
"这个小伙子很有礼貌。"
청년
Transliteration: cheongnyeon
"그 청년은 매우 성실하다."
若者
Transliteration: wakamono
"その若者は夢に向かって走っている。"
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