grandfather

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

Translation

n. paternal bedstefar
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

Farfar

Maternal grandfather

Morfar

grandfather clock

standur

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

Hans bedstefar var en dygtig fortæller.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

Gerald's bedstefar er skomager.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

Min bedstefar er i sin anekdotetilstand.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

Hendes bedstefar er svag.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

Bedstefar talte med en tyk skotsk dialekt.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

Hans bedstefar er en from buddhist.

His grandfather is a geographer.

Hans bedstefar er geograf.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

Min bedstefar elskede at vandre rundt i landskabet.

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

Min bedstefars liv var fyldt med prøvelser og modgang.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

Freud kaldes ofte for psykoanalysens bedstefar.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

I dette hus er det bedstefar, der bestemmer.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

Bedstefar har aldrig fløjet i et fly.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

Hans bedstefar var en af pionererne inden for flyvning.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

Vi får bedstefar til at være med som julemand.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Hans bedstefar er veteran fra Anden Verdenskrig.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

Bedstefar var forvirret omkring børnenes navne.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Min bedstefar er veteran fra Anden Verdenskrig.

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

Hr. Thompson gav alle sine bedstefars historiske papirer til det offentlige bibliotek i overensstemmelse med hans bedstefars testamente.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

Det minder mig om min afdøde bedstefar.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

En af mine største lærere var min bedstefar.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

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

" Sir, jeg tror, du kendte min bedstefar, Abraxas Malfoy?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

Det mest berømte er bedstefar- eller bedstemorparadokset.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

Hver sommer besøgte Bobby sin bedstefar og bedstemor.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

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

" Det er til ære for min afdøde bedstefar, " sagde hun.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

Ifølge Zhu var det i starten svært at lære hans bedstefar engelsk.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

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

Robin vil gerne være videnskabsmand som Wu Yifans bedstefar.

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

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

Hvad nu hvis du dræbte din bedstefar, da han var barn?

Source: Minute Physics

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

Jeg troede min bedstemor, da hun kaldte min bedstefar en voldtægtsmand.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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