paternal

[US]/pə'tɜːn(ə)l/
[UK]/pə'tɝnl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relateret til en far; udledt af en far; faderlig

Phrases & Collocations

paternal figure

far figure

paternal instinct

far instinkt

paternal love

far kærlighed

paternal bond

far bånd

paternal guidance

far vejledning

paternal influence

far indflydelse

paternal aunt

fædrets tante

Example Sentences

be related on the paternal side

være relateret på fædregods siden

he reasserted his paternal authority.

han genoprettede sin fars autoritet.

my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me.

mine ældre kolleger i nyhedsrummet holdt øje med mig.

his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.

hans far og bedstefar på fædregods siden var porcelænsmalere.

My father wrote me a letter full of his paternal love for me.

Min far skrev et brev fyldt med hans fars kærlighed til mig.

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