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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesadolescência
Pronunciation / Transliteration: adolescência
"Ele passou por uma adolescência turbulenta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.
"She spent much of her adolescence reading books in her room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin adolescentia, from adolescere 'grow up'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "adolescence" is said worldwide
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adolescence
Transliteration: adolescence
"L'adolescence est une période de grands changements."
Adoleszenz
Transliteration: Adoleszenz
"Die Adoleszenz ist eine Übergangsphase vom Kind zum Erwachsenen."
adolescenza
Transliteration: adolescenza
"Affrontare le sfide dell'adolescenza non è sempre facile."
adolescencia
Transliteration: adolescencia
"La adolescencia es una etapa de transición."
adolescência
Transliteration: adolescência
"Ele passou por uma adolescência turbulenta."
किशोरावस्था
Transliteration: kishoravastha
"किशोरावस्था जीवन का एक महत्वपूर्ण चरण है।"
青春期
Transliteration: qīngchūnqí
"青春期是人生长发育的关键时期。"
청소년기
Transliteration: cheongsonyeon-gi
"그녀는 청소년기에 많은 고민을 했다."
思春期
Transliteration: shishunki
"思春期には心も体も大きく変化します。"
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