paternal

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

Translation

adj. relacionado con un padre; derivado de un padre; paternal

Phrases & Collocations

paternal figure

figura paterna

paternal instinct

instinto paternal

paternal love

amor paternal

paternal bond

vínculo paternal

paternal guidance

orientación paternal

paternal influence

influencia paternal

paternal aunt

mi tía paterna

Example Sentences

be related on the paternal side

estar relacionado por parte del padre

he reasserted his paternal authority.

él reafirmó su autoridad paternal.

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

Mis mayores en la sala de redacción me observaban con un ojo paternal.

his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.

su padre y su abuelo paterno eran pintores de porcelana.

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

Mi padre me escribió una carta llena de su amor paternal por mí.

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