juveniles
/xubeniles/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'juniors' can be translated into Spanish as juveniles.
The term juveniles refers to young people who are not yet adults. In a professional context, if you are referring to junior employees of a lower level, you might use the formal expression Empleados de nivel inferior.
How do you pronounce it?
/xubeniles/
Did you know?
- In certain Latin American contexts, 'juniors' can be a slang term for someone who is spoiled or acting like a 'rich kid', often used with a touch of sarcasm.
- While English uses 'junior' to distinguish a son from a father with the same name, Spanish does not use juvenil for this. Instead, they use hijo or hijo menor to avoid confusion.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, using juvenil to describe a person can sound like you are talking about a 'juvenile delinquent'.
Examples in context
- En nuestra empresa, los empleados de nivel inferior reciben capacitación adicional durante su primer año.In our company, junior employees receive additional training during their first year.
- El gerente asignó la tarea a sus subalternos para que la completen antes del viernes.The manager assigned the task to his juniors to be completed before Friday.
- Los jóvenes del barrio participarán en un torneo de fútbol el próximo domingo.The juniors from the neighborhood will participate in a soccer tournament next Sunday.
- Los juveniles están en el parque.The youngsters are in the park.
- Hay muchos juveniles en la escuela.There are many youths at the school.
- Ese programa es para juveniles.That program is for young people.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are discussing a new community project.
- MateoNecesitamos más programas para los juveniles.We need more programs for the juniors.
- MaríaTienes razón, Mateo. Ellos están aburridos.You are right, Mateo. They are bored.
- Mateo¿Qué actividades prefieren los juveniles?What activities do juniors prefer?
- MaríaCreo que les gusta mucho el arte.I think they like art a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
