grans

[US]/græn/
[UK]/ɡræn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

abbr. Global Rescue Alert Network.

Phrases & Collocations

great-grandmother

oldemoder

granite

granit

Example Sentences

I love visiting my gran on weekends.

Jeg elsker at besøge min bedstemor i weekenden.

She's a sweet old gran who bakes the best cookies.

Hun er en sød, gammel bedstemor, der bager de bedste småkager.

My gran always tells the best stories from her youth.

Min bedstemor fortæller altid de bedste historier fra sin ungdom.

I inherited my love for gardening from my gran.

Jeg har arvet min kærlighed til havearbejde fra min bedstemor.

Every Christmas, the whole family gathers at my gran's house.

Hver jul samles hele familien hos min bedstemor.

My gran's homemade soup is the best remedy for a cold.

Min bedstemors hjemmelavede suppe er den bedste kur mod en forkølelse.

I miss my gran's warm hugs and comforting words.

Jeg savner min bedstemors varme kram og trøstende ord.

My gran's wisdom and life experiences inspire me every day.

Min bedstemors visdom og livserfaringer inspirerer mig hver dag.

My gran taught me how to knit when I was a child.

Min bedstemor lærte mig at strikke, da jeg var barn.

I always cherish the memories of baking with my gran as a child.

Jeg værdsætter altid minderne om at bage med min bedstemor som barn.

Real-world Examples

" My gran says that's rubbish, " piped up Neville.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Panhaggerty was lovely -I think cos that's something my gran used to make as well, so...

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

" Because Griselda Marchbanks is a friend of my gran's, and she's never mentioned the Malfoy's."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Well, what'll you give your gran" ?

Source: Garden Party (Part 2)

Would we live in gran's house or your house?

Source: True Blood Season 3

And your gran would yell about you putting on sunscreen.

Source: True Blood Season 3

Remember when your gran was layin' here all bloody and dead?

Source: True Blood Season 2

" grandma" , " granny" , " gran" , " nan" , " nanna" , or " nannah" .

Source: Engvid-Gill Course Collection

" My grans always said You-Know-Who would come back one day. She says if Dumbledore says he's back, he's back."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Didn't you for one second think what gran would say?

Source: True Blood Season 2

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