young

having lived for a short time; not old

joven, joven(a)

• be young

Collocations young people · a young age

• He is still very young.

  Él sigue siendo muy joven.

having little experience of life; inexperienced

novato, inexperto(a)

• be young

Collocations young in years · a young professional

• She's a bit young for this job.

  Ella es un poco joven para este trabajo.

at an early stage of development or existence; not fully developed

joven, en crecimiento

• be young

Collocations young company · a young democracy

• The company is still very young.

  La empresa sigue siendo muy joven.

relating to children or the period of childhood

infantil, de la infancia

• be young

Collocations young child · young people's issues

• He has a young son.

  Él tiene un hijo joven.

used to refer to the later part of someone's life, especially when they are old and weak

anciano(a), en la vejez

• be young

Collocations young for one's age · a young old man/woman

• She looks very young for her age.

  Ella parece muy joven para su edad.

used to refer to the late afternoon or evening, especially when it is still light outside

tarde de la tarde, anochecer

• in the young evening

Collocations young evening · late afternoon

• It was still young when we arrived.

  Aún era temprano cuando llegamos.

used to refer to the early morning, especially before noon

mañana, temprano en la mañana

• in the young day

Collocations young morning · early in the day

• It was still young when we started.

  Aún era temprano cuando empezamos.

used to refer to the early part of a season, especially when it is still warm and pleasant outside

principio de la temporada, temprano en la estación

• in the young season

Collocations young spring · early in the season

• It was still young when we went camping.

  Aún era temprano cuando fuimos de acampada.