brother

[US]/'brʌðə/
[UK]/'brʌðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en mannlig søsken; en kamerat; en kollega
int. Broren min!
Word Forms
Pluralbrothers

Phrases & Collocations

big brother

storebror

little brother

lillebror

brotherly love

brorskap

elder brother

eldre bror

younger brother

yngre bror

older brother

eldre bror

twin brother

tvillingbror

eldest brother

eldste bror

craft brother

håndverksbror

kid brother

lillebror

half brother

halvbror

blood brother

blodbror

Example Sentences

That will be my brother ringing.

Det må være broren min som ringer.

One of my brothers is a wonderful mimic.

En av mine brødre er en fantastisk etterligner.

close to my brothers and sisters.

Nær mine brødre og søstre.

the brothers were very much alike.

Brødrene var veldig like.

full brothers; full sisters.

Halvbrødre; halvsøstre.

My brother designs to be an engineer.

Broren min ønsker å bli ingeniør.

The girls or their brother is coming.

Jentene eller broren deres kommer.

You brother a catamite?

Er du en katamitt?

My little brother is such a rogue!

Lillebroren min er en skikkelig lurveleg!

I took my brother along.

Jeg tok med broren min.

My brother go to the local school.

Broren min går på den lokale skolen.

My brother is a six-footer.

Broren min er stor (ca. 183 cm).

Brother Luke will say grace.

Brorman Luke vil be en velsignelse.

Your brother is a cold person.

Broren din er en kald person.

The brothers work in double harness.

Brødrene jobber i samhold.

My brother is working on the railroad.

Broren min jobber med jernbanen.

My brother is a great reader.

Broren min er en ivrig leser.

The brothers dress similarly.

Brødrene kler seg likt.

My brother is fond of study.

Broren min liker å studere.

Real-world Examples

It's Ron's elder brother, the Weasleys twins.

Det er Ron sin eldre bror, Weasleys-tvillingene.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

He's become a brother -a genuinely good friend.

Han er blitt en bror - en virkelig god venn.

Source: Apple TV documentary

The older brother dominated his younger siblings.

Den eldste broren dominerte sine yngre søsken.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

These are our brothers and sisters out here.

Dette er våre brødre og søstre her ute.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

And you have a little brother? -I do.

Og du har en lillebror? - Ja, det har jeg.

Source: Emma Watson Compilation

He loves his brother Luigi so much.

Han elsker broren sin Luigi så mye.

Source: Cross-dimensional character story

You stay with me now, younger brother.

Du blir hos meg nå, yngre bror.

Source: Slumdog Millionaire Selected

Exactly. Lily could have a baby brother.

Nettopp. Lily kunne ha en lillebror.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Christina had two brothers and one sister.

Christina hadde to brødre og en søster.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

The one my little brother can’t use?

Den som min lillebror ikke kan bruke?

Source: Talking to Young Children in English: An Educational Perspective

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