grandfather

[US]/'græn(d)fɑːðə/
[UK]/'græn'fɑðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. الجد من جهة الأب
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

جد الوالدين

Maternal grandfather

جد الأم

grandfather clock

ساعة جدارية كبيرة

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

كان جده بطل رواية جيدًا.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

جد جيرالد هو صانع أحذية.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

جدي في مرحلة حكاياته.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

جدها معاق.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

تحدث جدي بلكنة اسكتلندية سميكة.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

جدّه بوذي متدين.

His grandfather is a geographer.

جدّه جغرافي.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

كان جدي يحب التجول في الريف.

My grandfather’s life was full of trials and tribulations.

كانت حياة جدي مليئة بالمحن والشدائد.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

غالبًا ما يُطلق على فرويد لقب جد التحليل النفسي.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

في هذا المنزل، يحكم الجد المنزل.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

لم يسبق أن طار جدي في طائرة.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

كان جدّه أحد رواد الطيران.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

نرتدي زي بابا نويل لجدنا.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

جدّه محارب قديم في الحرب العالمية الثانية.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

كان الجد مرتبكًا بشأن أسماء الأطفال.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

جدّي محارب قديم في الحرب العالمية الثانية.

Mr Thompson gave all the historical papers of his grandfather to the public library according to his grandfather's will.

قام السيد طومسون بتقديم جميع الأوراق التاريخية لجدّه إلى المكتبة العامة وفقًا لوصية جده.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

هذا يذكرني بجدّي الراحل.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

أحد أعظم معلمي كان جدي.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

" Sir, I think you knew my grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy? "

" يا سيد، أعتقد أنك عرفت جدي، أبراكساس مالفوي؟"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The most famous being the grandfather — or grandmother — paradox.

الأكثر شهرة هو مفارقة الجد - أو جدة.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

في كل صيف كان بوبي يذهب لزيارة جده وجدته.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

" It's in honor of my late grandfather, " she said.

" إنه تكريمًا لجدّي الراحل، " قالت.

Source: VOA Special English: World

According to Zhu, teaching his grandfather English was initially difficult.

وفقًا لـ "تشو"، كان تعليم جده اللغة الإنجليزية صعبًا في البداية.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

Robin wants to be a scientist like Wu Yifan's grandfather.

يريد روبين أن يكون عالمًا مثل جد "و ييفان".

Source: People's Education Press PEP Elementary School English Grade 6 Upper Volume

What if you killed your grandfather when he was a child?

ماذا لو قتلت جدك عندما كان طفلاً؟

Source: Minute Physics

I believed my grandmother when she called my grandfather a rapist.

صدقت جدتي عندما اتهمت جدي بالاغتصاب.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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