college boy

• Terme utilisé pour décrire un jeune homme qui étudie ou a étudié dans un collège ou une université, impliquant souvent un certain niveau d'éducation, de privilèges ou un manque d'expérience dans les questions pratiques.

A term used to describe a young man who attends or has attended college, often implying a certain level of education, privilege, or inexperience in practical matters.

1. A young man attending collegeA2informal

   A male student who is enrolled in a college or university.

   jeune homme faisant des études supérieures

   • He's just a college boy, still learning about the world.
   • The college boys were studying in the library.
   • She met a nice college boy at the campus cafe.

2. Stereotypical inexperienced studentB2informalamerican

   A term sometimes used to describe a young man who is perceived as naive, privileged, or inexperienced in practical matters due to his academic environment.

   jeune étudiant naïf

   • Don't act like a college boy who doesn't know how to fix a car.
   • The old foreman thought the new intern was just a college boy with no real skills.
   • He was teased for being a college boy who had never done manual labor.