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common
/aðolesˈθente/
#1714 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
teenager, adolescent
Word origin
From Latin adolescens, the present participle of adolescere ('to grow up'). The same root gives adult, which comes from adultus, its past participle.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adolescere
- English cognates
- adolescent, adult
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluraladolescentes
Examples
.
My son is a teenager now and wants more freedom.
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The teenage girl spends hours talking with her friends.
Muchos .
Many teenagers use their phones all the time.
drama.
At that adolescent age everything seems like a drama.
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The programme is designed for teenagers from twelve to sixteen.
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