nephew

[US]/ˈnefjuː/
[UK]/ˈnefjuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. un pariente masculino en la familia que es el hijo de un hermano o cuñado.
Word Forms
Pluralnephews

Phrases & Collocations

my nephew

mi sobrino

Example Sentences

that pestiferous nephew of yours.

ese sobrino pestilento tuyo.

It was beyond gross and made my nephew almost yack.

Fue demasiado asqueroso y casi hizo que mi sobrino vomitara.

He gave his foolish nephew some seasonable advice.

Le dio a su necio sobrino algunos consejos oportunos.

she fixed her nephew with an unwavering stare.

La miró fijamente a su sobrino con una mirada inquebrantable.

My nephew Ben is always in the wars. Whenever I see him, he’s covered in plasters.

Mi sobrino Ben siempre está metido en problemas. Cada vez que lo veo, está cubierto de curitas.

In February 1967, she began a dalliance with Robin Douglas-Home, 35, a talented and troubled pianist and the nephew of a former prime minister.

En febrero de 1967, comenzó un romance con Robin Douglas-Home, de 35 años, un pianista talentoso y problemático, y sobrino de un ex primer ministro.

Two or three grave sedate-looking persons shook their heads, and left the inn, hinting, that if Gile Gosling wished to continue to thrive, he should turn his thriftless godless nephew adrift again.

Dos o tres personas graves y serias sacudieron la cabeza y salieron de la posada, insinuando que, si Gile Gosling deseaba seguir prosperando, debería abandonar de nuevo a su sobrino holgazán e impío.

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