grandfather

[US]/'græn(d)fɑːðə/
[UK]/'græn'fɑðɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. farfar
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

Farsfar

Maternal grandfather

Momsfar

grandfather clock

fadjerklokke

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

Hans bestefar var en flink forteller.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

Geralds bestefar er en skoformler.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

Min bestefar er i sin anekdotetid.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

Hennes bestefar er en invalid.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

Bestefar snakket med en tyk skotsk aksent.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

Hans bestefar er en dyktig buddhist.

His grandfather is a geographer.

Hans bestefar er en geograf.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

Min bestemor elsket å reise rundt i landsbyen.

My grandfather’s life was full of trials and tribulations.

Min bestefars liv var fullt av prøvelser og lidelser.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

Freud blir ofte kalt bestefar til psykoanalyse.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

I dette huset er bestefar som har det lengste staven.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

Bestefar har aldri flydd i et fly.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

Hans bestefar var en av pionærene i flyvning.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

Vi lager bestefar til julebukk.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Hans bestefar er en veteran fra andre verdenskrig.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

Bestefar var forvirret om barnas navn.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Min bestefar er en veteran fra andre verdenskrig.

Mr Thompson gave all the historical papers of his grandfather to the public library according to his grandfather's will.

Herr Thompson ga alle historiske papirer fra sin bestefar til den offentlige biblioteket etter sin bestefars testamente.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

Dette minner meg om min avdøde bestefar.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

En av mine største lærere var min bestefar.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

" Sir, I think you knew my grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy? "

Sir, jeg tror du kjente min bestefar, Abraxas Malfoy?

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The most famous being the grandfather — or grandmother — paradox.

Den mest kjente er bestefar- eller bestemor-paradokset.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

Hver sommer gikk Bobby til å besøke sin bestefar og bestemor.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

" It's in honor of my late grandfather, " she said.

" Det er i ære av min avdøde bestefar, " sa hun.

Source: VOA Special English: World

According to Zhu, teaching his grandfather English was initially difficult.

Ifølge Zhu var det vanskelig å lære sin bestefar engelsk i begynnelsen.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

Robin wants to be a scientist like Wu Yifan's grandfather.

Robin vil være en vitenskapsmann som Wu Yifans bestefar.

Source: People's Education Press PEP Elementary School English Grade 6 Upper Volume

What if you killed your grandfather when he was a child?

Hva hvis du drepte din bestefar da han var barn?

Source: Minute Physics

I believed my grandmother when she called my grandfather a rapist.

Jeg trodde min bestemor da hun kalt min bestefar for en voldtegner.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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