he was no longer a child, and his mother's youthfulness (combined with the aggressiveness of her motherly care) disagreeably thwarted his relationship with girls, who had begun to interest him;
jada ez zen haurra, eta amaren gazte-itxurak (ama-arduraren oldarkortasunarekin loturik) ezatsegingarriro zapuzten zion interesatzen hasiak zitzaizkion nesken gazte-itxurarekiko harremana;