in jungen Jahren

when young

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when young Refers to a person's youth or earlier years.
GE: In jungen Jahren spielte sie oft Fußball.
EN: When she was young, she often played soccer.

In jungen Jahren war sie ausgesprochen hübsch.

When she was young she was extremely pretty.

Tom war in jungen Jahren ziemlich gutaussehend.

Tom was quite handsome when he was younger.

In jungen Jahren war meine Mutter sehr schön.

When I was young, my mother was very beautiful.