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jun·ior
(jo͞on′yər)adj.
1. Abbr. Jr. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
2. Intended for or including youthful persons: a junior sports league.
3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure: a junior officer; the junior senator.
4. Of, for, or constituting students in the third year of a US high school or college: the junior class.
5. Lesser in scale than the usual.
n.
1. A person who is younger than another: a sister four years my junior.
2. A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate.
3. A student in the third year of a US high school or college.
4. A class of clothing sizes for girls and slender women. Also called junior miss.
[Middle English, from Latin iūnior, comparative of iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.]
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junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə)adj
1. lower in rank or length of service; subordinate
2. younger in years: junior citizens.
3. of or relating to youth or childhood: junior pastimes.
4. (Education) Brit of or relating to schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11 approximately
5. (Education) US of, relating to, or designating the third year of a four-year course at college or high school
n
6. (Law) law (in England) any barrister below the rank of Queen's Counsel
7. a junior person
8. (Education) Brit a junior schoolchild
9. (Education) US a junior student
[C17: from Latin: younger, from juvenis young]
Junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə)adj
being the younger: usually used after a name to distinguish the son from the father with the same first name or names: Charles Parker, Junior. Abbreviations: Jnr, Jr, Jun or Junr
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jun•ior
(ˈdʒun yər)adj.
1. younger (typically designating a son named after his father; often written as Jr. following the name): the junior Mr. Hansen; Edward Hansen, Jr.
2. of more recent election, appointment, or admission: the junior Senator from Michigan.
3. of lower rank or standing: a junior partner.
4. of or pertaining to juniors in school or college.
5. of later date; subsequent to.
6. composed of younger members: the junior division.
7. being smaller than the usual size.
n. 8. a person who is younger than another.
9. a person who is newer or of lower rank, as in a profession; subordinate.
10. a student in the next to the last year at a high school, college, or university.
11.
a. Often, juniors. a range of odd-numbered sizes, chiefly 3–15, for garments for women with short waists.
b. a garment in this size range.
12. a boy; youth; son.
[1520–30; < Latin jūnior younger]
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Noun | 1. | junior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business" arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
2. | junior - a third-year undergraduate lowerclassman, underclassman - an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | |
3. | junior - the younger of two persons; "she is two years my junior" | |
4. | Junior - a son who has the same first name as his father | |
Adj. | 1. | junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" |
2. | junior - used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" | |
3. | junior - including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions" |
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junior
adjective
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
junior
adjectivenoun
One belonging to a lower class or rank:
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Translations
إبْن للعائِلَهأَصْغَرُ
mladšísynjuniormalý
yngrejuniorunderordnet
nuorempi
mlađi
alsósfiatalabbkisfiú
sonurungur maîur; nÿliîi; yngri; unglinga-yngri
下級の
손아래의
jaunėlisjaunesnismažylis
dēlsjaunākaisjuniors
junior
mlajšinižji
junior
ที่อายุน้อยกว่า
cấp thấp
junior
[ˈdʒuːnɪəʳ]A. ADJ [employee, executive, manager] (in age) → más joven; (in length of service) → de menor antigüedad; (in position, rank) → subalterno, auxiliar; [partner] → segundo; [section] (in competition) → juvenil
Roy Smith, Junior → Roy Smith, hijo
Roy Smith, Junior → Roy Smith, hijo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
junior
[ˈdʒuːniər] adj
(in hierarchy) → subalterne
to be junior to sb → être au-dessous de qn (dans la hiérarchie)
He's junior to me → Il est au-dessous de moi (dans la hiérarchie).
to be junior to sb → être au-dessous de qn (dans la hiérarchie)
He's junior to me → Il est au-dessous de moi (dans la hiérarchie).
n
(= office worker) → employé(e) m/f subalterne, subalterne mf
(= person younger than oneself) one's juniors → ses cadets
to be sb's junior → être le cadet de qn(la)(te)
He's 2 years my junior → Il est mon cadet de 2 ans.
to be sb's junior → être le cadet de qn(la)(te)
He's 2 years my junior → Il est mon cadet de 2 ans.
(US) (in names)
Douglas Fairbanks Junior → Douglas Fairbanks junior juniors
Douglas Fairbanks Junior → Douglas Fairbanks junior juniors
npl (= younger children) the juniors → les élèves des cours élémentaires et moyensjunior clerk n → petit commis mjunior college n (US) → institut m universitaire (du premier cycle)junior doctor n → interne mf des hôpitauxjunior executive n → jeune cadre m/fjunior high school n (US) → collège mjunior minister n (British) → sous-secrétaire mf d'Étatjunior partner n → associé(e)-adjoint(e) m/f, associé(e) m/fjunior school n (British) → école f primaire (de 7 à 11 ans)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
junior
adj
(= younger) → jünger; he is junior to me → er ist jünger als ich; Hiram Schwarz, junior → Hiram Schwarz junior; Smith, junior (at school) → Smith II, der kleine Smith; the junior miss → die kleine Dame
(= subordinate) employee → untergeordnet; officer → rangniedriger; to be junior to somebody → unter jdm stehen
n
→ Jüngere(r) mf; he is my junior by two years, he is two years my junior → er ist zwei Jahre jünger als ich; where’s junior? → wo ist der Junior?
(Brit Sch) (at primary school) → Grundschüler(in) m(f); (at secondary school) → Unterstufenschüler(in) m(f)
(US Univ) Student(in) im vorletzten Studienjahr
junior
:junior classes
pl (Sch) → Unterstufe f
junior clerk
junior college
n (US Univ) College, an dem man die ersten zwei Jahre eines 4-jährigen Studiums absolviert
junior common room
n (Brit Univ) → Gemeinschaftsraum m → für Studenten
junior high (school)
n (US) → ˜ Mittelschule f
Junior League
n
(Brit Sport) → Amateurliga f
(US: for voluntary work) Wohltätigkeitsverband von Frauen, die sich im Sozialbereich engagieren
junior management
n → untere Führungskräfte pl
junior minister
n → Staatssekretär(in) m(f)
junior school
n (Brit) → Grundschule f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
junior
[ˈdʒuːnɪəʳ]1. adj (on staff, in rank) → subalterno/a; (section, in competition) → per ragazzi; (with name) Roy Smith, Junior → Roy Smith junior
he's junior to me → ho più anzianità di lui
junior sizes (Comm) → taglie fpl per ragazzi
he's junior to me → ho più anzianità di lui
junior sizes (Comm) → taglie fpl per ragazzi
2. n (in organization) → persona più giovane (Brit) (schoolchild) → allievo delle scuole elementari (da 7 a 11 anni)
3 years my junior or my junior by 3 years → più giovane di me di 3 anni
3 years my junior or my junior by 3 years → più giovane di me di 3 anni
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə) noun, adjective (a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority. He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.
adjective (often abbreviated to Jnr, ~Jr or Jun . when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name. John Jones Junior.
noun (especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family. Do bring Junior!
younger than but junior to.
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junior
→ أَصْغَرُ mladší yngre jünger νεότερος más joven, menor nuorempi junior mlađi più giovane 下級の 손아래의 junior yngre młodszy júnior младший junior ที่อายุน้อยกว่า yaşça küçük cấp thấp 级别低的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009