underage
Below the legal age for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual…Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
» Aren't you underage?
Bist du nicht noch minderjährig?
Хіба ти не неповнолітній?
Хіба ти не неповнолітня?
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Below the legal age (usually age 18 or 21) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse.
underage drinking
underage marriage
minderjährig
несовершенноле́тнийnesoveršennolétnij
неповнолі́тнійnepovnolítnij
not of legal age
(not comparable)Not yet a legal adult; still a minor.
underage offender
minderjährig
несовершенноле́тнийnesoveršennolétnij, малоле́тнийmalolétnij
неповнолі́тнійnepovnolítnij, малолі́тнійmalolítnij
(Ireland, not comparable)Limited to players below a certain age; junior.
Examples
44 sentencesAren't you underage?
Хіба ти не неповнолітній? — deniko
deBist du nicht noch minderjährig? — wolfgangth
Tom and Mary are still underage.
Tom and Mary are both underage.
Did you know Tom was underage?
ruВы знали, что Том несовершеннолетний? — Wezel
deWußtest du, daß Tom minderjährig ist? — Waldelfe
They wouldn't serve Tom a drink because he was underage.
Translations
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Origin
From under- + age.From under- + age.
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