paternal

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

Translation

adj. relatif à un père; dérivé d'un père; paternel

Phrases & Collocations

paternal figure

figure paternelle

paternal instinct

instinct paternel

paternal love

amour paternel

paternal bond

lien paternel

paternal guidance

orientation paternelle

paternal influence

influence paternelle

paternal aunt

ma tante paternelle

Example Sentences

be related on the paternal side

être apparenté du côté paternel

he reasserted his paternal authority.

il a réaffirmé son autorité paternelle.

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

Mes aînés du service de presse veillaient sur moi d'un œil paternaliste.

his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.

son père et son grand-père paternel étaient peintres sur porcelaine.

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

Mon père m'a écrit une lettre pleine de son amour paternel pour moi.

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