Formes composées
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| altar boy n | (boy: church assistant) | enfant de chœur nm |
| | The altar boys led the procession into the cathedral, followed by the priests and finally the bishop. |
| | Les enfants de chœur ouvraient la procession, suivis des prêtres et de l'évêque. |
| altar boy n | figurative (boy: well-behaved) (figuré) | enfant de chœur nm |
| baby boy n | (male infant) | petit garçon nm |
| bad boy n | (male child: naughty) | vilain garçon, méchant petit garçon nm |
| | My little Jimmy is being such a bad boy lately, I just don't know what to do. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Tu es un vilain garçon ! Tu fais de la peine à tes parents ! |
| bad boy n | figurative, slang (man: rebel) | mauvais garçon nm |
| | I'm always attracted to the bad boys. |
| | Je suis toujours attirée par les mauvais garçons. |
| ball boy n | (tennis: boy who recovers ball) (Tennis) | ramasseur de balles nm |
| | The ball boys dart out from the sidelines to take stray balls off the tennis court. |
| ball boy n | (baseball: catches foul balls) (Base-ball) | ramasseur de balle nm |
| barrow boy n | UK (street seller of fruit, vegetables) (vieilli) | marchand des quatre-saisons nm |
| barrow boy n | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (social climber in East London) (péjoratif) | parvenu nm |
| barrow boy n | UK (mountain rescue: stretcher bearer) (sauvetage de montagne) | brancardier nm |
bellboy,
bell-boy n | US (young male porter at a hotel) | porteur, bagagiste nm |
| | (vieilli) | groom nm |
| | (hôtel) | chasseur nm |
| | Did you remember to tip the bellboy for bringing your luggage up to your room? |
| best boy n | informal (movies: electrician's assistant) (Cinéma) | second électricien nm |
| big boy n | (male child; somewhat mature) | grand garçon nm |
| big boy n | informal (impressive person or thing) (figuré) | monstre, colosse nm |
| | This big boy is the largest fish I ever caught. |
| | Ce colosse est le plus gros poisson que j'aie jamais attrapé. |
| Big Boy n | (steam train: locomotive) (grosse locomotive à vapeur) | Big Boy nm ou nf |
| big boy interj | informal (form of address for a man) (familier) | mon beau interj |
| birthday boy n | (male child whose birthday it is) (Anniversaire, familier) | star du jour nf |
| | | être l'anniversaire de [qqn] loc v |
| Note: Littéralement : « le garçon dont c'est l’anniversaire ». |
| | Everyone applauded when the birthday boy blew out his candles. |
| bouncing baby boy n | informal, figurative (healthy newborn male) | beau bébé nm |
| | Congratulations! You've just given birth to a bouncing baby boy. |
| | | bébé en parfaite santé nm |
| boy racer n | UK, informal (fast young male driver) | jeune conducteur imprudent nm |
boy scout,
Boy Scout n | (member of boys' youth group) | boy scout nm |
| | Both of my brothers were boy scouts. |
| | Mes deux frères ont été boy scouts. |
| boy scout n | US, figurative, informal (male: virtuous) | bien propre sur lui loc adj |
| | He always had this squeaky-clean boy scout image. |
| | C'était le genre bien propre sur lui. |
boytoy (US),
toyboy (UK) n | informal (male lover younger than partner) (familier, péjoratif) | gigolo nm |
| | | jeune amant nm |
| Note: The older partner may be of either gender. |
boy toy,
boytoy n | US, dated, informal (young, sexually attractive woman) | fille sexy nf |
| boy wonder | (skilled young man) | jeune prodige, petit génie nm |
| boy-meets-girl adj | (typical love story) (histoire) | d'amour typique, d'amour banale loc adj |
busboy,
bus boy n | US (restaurant employee who clears tables) (Can surtout) | aide-serveur nm |
| Note: Employé chargé de nettoyer les tables au restaurant. |
| | A busboy is employed to do menial tasks in a restaurant. I mistakenly gave the tip to the bus boy instead of the waitress. |
| | Un aide-serveur est employé pour exécuter les tâches ingrates dans un restaurant. // J'ai donné par erreur un pourboire à l'aide-serveur au lieu de la serveuse. |
| cabin boy n | (nautical) (Nautique) | mousse nm |
| | (familier) | moussaillon nm |
| choirboy n | (young male choral singer) | jeune choriste nm |
| | Randy was a choirboy for seven years at his church. |
| city boy n | (young man from urban area) | citadin nm |
| | (familier) | gars de la ville nm |
| college boy n | US (male student at a college) | étudiant nm |
| | Let's walk across campus and try to find a cute college boy. |
| college boy n | US (young college-educated man) (fam, péjoratif) | petit jeune tout juste sorti de la fac nm |
| | The college boy thinks he'll be running the company in six months. |
| | Ce petit jeune tout juste sorti de la fac pense qu'il peut diriger l'entreprise dans six mois. |
| dayboy n | (young male at boarding school in day) (d'un internat) | externe nm |
| delivery boy n | (delivers newspapers) | livreur de journaux nm |
| delivery boy n | (delivers goods) | livreur nm |
| | The pizza I ordered was brought to my house by a delivery boy. |
| errand boy n | (carries messages) | garçon de courses nm |
| | Don't ask me to pass your messages: I'm not your errand boy. |
| | I had the title of Assistant to the President, but the truth is, I was just an errand boy. |
| golden boy n | figurative (male who is admired and popular) (apprécié) | enfant chéri nm |
| | (doué) | prodige (de [qch]) nm |
| | (Finance, anglicisme) | golden boy nm |
| good boy n | (well-behaved male child) | enfant sage nm |
| | He was a very good boy. |
| | | bon petit nm |
| good boy interj | (used to praise a male child) | bravo interj |
| | Good boy! You received an "A" in mathematics. |
| good boy interj | (used to praise male dog) (obéissance canine) | bon chien interj |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Rapporte la balle ! Oui... Bon chien ! |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US, informal (unsophisticated male) | bon gars nm |
| | (familier) | vieux de la vieille nm |
good old boy,
good ol' boy,
good ole boy n | US informal (male with strong support network) | bon camarade, bon copain nm |
| | (familier) | gars du coin nm |
| growing boy n | (male child) | garçon en pleine croissance nm |
| | It is especially important for growing boys like you to eat a healthy diet. |
| | Il est particulièrement important pour un garçon en pleine croissance comme toi de manger équilibré. |
| little boy n | (young male child) | petit garçon nm |
| | | garçonnet nm |
| | | petit adj |
| | | tout petit loc adj |
| | The little boy was playing with a toy horse. |
| | I've known you ever since you were a little boy! |
| | Le petit garçon jouait avec un petit cheval. // Je te connais depuis que tu es petit garçon ! |
| | Je te connais depuis que tu es tout petit ! |
| lover boy n | informal, humorous (male lover, boyfriend) | amant, jeune amant nm |
mother's boy,
mama's boy (US),
mamma's boy (US),
momma's boy (US),
mummy's boy (UK) n | informal, pejorative (man overly attached to his mother) (familier) | fils à sa maman nm |
| | Tim's mother has him tied to her apron strings; he's become a mama's boy. |
| | Tim est tout le temps dans les jupes de sa mère, c'est devenu un fils à sa maman. |
| man and boy expr | (ever since childhood) | depuis toujours, depuis tout petit expr |
| mother's boy | (overly attached to mother) | fils à maman nm |
| nancy boy n | pejorative, offensive!, informal (effeminate man) (très familier, injurieux !) | lopette, tapette nf |
| | Harry showed his true colours when he called Brian a nancy boy. |
| newspaper boy n | (young male who delivers newspapers) | livreur de journaux nm |
| | The newspaper boy delivers the neighbors's newspapers every morning at 7 am. |
| nice boy n | informal (respectable young man) (familier) | beau jeune homme nm |
| | Nice boys don't expect you to sleep with them on a first date! |
| office boy | (errand boy) | garçon de bureau nm |
| Oh boy! interj | US, slang (expressing excitement) (familier) | (oh) la vache ! interj |
| | The child said, "Oh boy! I can't wait for summer vacation". |
| | (familier) | purée ! interj |
| | Le petit garçon s'écria : « Purée ! J'ai hâte aux vacances d'été. » |
| old boy n | US (adult man, especially from South) | homme nm |
| | (familier) | vieux nm |
| old boy n | (lively elderly man) | ancien nm |
| | (familier) | vieux nm |
| old boy n | UK (alumnus) | ancien élève nm |
| | | ancien nm |
old boy network,
old-boy network,
old boys' network n | UK, informal (influential contacts) | copinage nm |
| | | réseaux des anciens, réseau d'influence nm |
pageboy,
page boy n | (attendant at wedding: male child) | garçon d'honneur nm |
pageboy,
page boy n | US (female hair style) | coupe à la Jeanne d'Arc nf |
poor boy,
poor-boy sandwich,
poorboy,
po'boy n | US, regional (submarine sandwich) | sandwich (originaire de Louisiane) nm |
| poster boy n | figurative (male who represents [sth]) | incarnation nf |
| | | figure emblématique nf |
| | | emblème, symbole nm |
| | That politician is the poster boy for incompetence and dishonesty. |
| powder boy n | dated (warship: boy who carries gunpowder) (Histoire : chargé de la poudre) | artificier nm |
| rent boy n | UK, slang (young male sex worker) | jeune prostitué nm |
| schoolboy n | (male pupil) | écolier nm |
| | Although a grown man, he often giggled like a school boy. |
| | Bien qu'adulte, il ricanait souvent comme un écolier. |
| schoolboy n as adj | figurative (humour, prank: childish) | de gamin loc adj |
| | (humour...) | potache adj |
scout,
Scout,
boy scout,
Boy Scout n | (member of boys' youth group) | scout, boy scout nm |
| | (France) | éclaireur nm |
| | Matthew is a scout. |
| | Matthew est scout (or: boy scout). |
| shepherd boy n | (male child who herds sheep) | jeune berger nm |
| | The shepherd boy guarded his flock of sheep. |
| | Le jeune berger gardait son troupeau de moutons. |
| | | petit berger nm |
| | (daté) | pâtre nm |
| ship's boy n | (nautical: male attendant) (Nautique) | matelot nm |
| | (familier) | moussaillon nm |
shoeshine boy,
also UK: shoe-shine boy n | mainly US (male child who polishes shoes) | cireur de chaussures nm |
| small boy n | (young male child) | petit garçon nm |
| | The small boy gazed at the toy display. |
| | Le petit garçon fixait le rayon des jouets. |
| | | garçonnet nm |
| sonny boy interj | informal (term of address to male child) (familier) | fiston nm |
| | (familier) | mon gars, mon p'tit gars nm |
stableboy,
stable-boy n | ([sb] who tends horses) | garçon d'écurie nm |
| stock boy n | US (employee who refills stock) | magasinier nm |
| | | chargé des stocks nm |
| teddy boy n | historical (1950s UK: young rockabilly fan) (Histoire, anglicisme) | teddy boy nm |
| Note: Jeunes Anglais des années 50 qui s'habillaient de vêtements du début du siècle, et souvent considérés comme précurseurs du rock and roll. |
teenage boy,
also UK: teenaged boy n | (male aged between 13 and 19) | adolescent nm |
| water boy n | (for sports team) (Sports) | porteur d'eau nm |
| | (familier) | type/gars qui apporte de l'eau aux joueurs nm |
| water boy n | ([sb] who gives water to animals) | personne qui donne de l'eau aux animaux nf |
| whipping boy n | (scapegoat) | bouc émissaire nmf |
| white boy n | (Caucasian boy) (homme) | blanc nm |
| | (péjoratif) | petit blanc nm |
whiteboy,
white-boy n | archaic ([sb] treated better than others) | privilégié nm |
| Whiteboys n | (historical Irish peasant group) (Histoire, Irlande) | Whiteboys nmpl |
| Note: Organisation de paysans irlandais créée au XVIIIe siècle prônant le droit à la propriété terrienne. |
| Whiteboy n | (member of this group) (Histoire, Irlande) | Whiteboy nm |
| wide boy n | UK, slang (dishonest young man) | mauvais garçon nm |
| | (familier) | escroc, charlatan nm |
| wonder boy | (successful young man) | jeune prodige, petit génie nm |