grandfather

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

Translation

n. avô paterno
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

Avô paterno

Maternal grandfather

Avô materno

grandfather clock

relógio de chão

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

O avô dele era um excelente contador de histórias.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

O avô de Gerald é um sapateiro.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

Meu avô está em sua fase de anedotas.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

O avô dela é um inválido.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

O avô falava com um sotaque escocês forte.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

O avô dele é um budista devoto.

His grandfather is a geographer.

O avô dele é um geógrafo.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

Meu avô adorava vagar pelo campo.

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

A vida do meu avô foi cheia de provações e tribulações.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

Freud é frequentemente chamado de pai da psicanálise.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

Nesta casa, o avô manda.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

O avô nunca voou em um avião.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

O avô dele foi um dos pioneiros da aviação.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

Nós o vestimos como o Papai Noel.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

O avô dele é um veterano da Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

O avô estava confuso sobre os nomes das crianças.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Meu avô é um veterano da Segunda Guerra Mundial.

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

O Sr. Thompson doou todos os documentos históricos do avô dele para a biblioteca pública de acordo com o testamento do avô.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

Isso me lembra do meu falecido avô.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

Um dos meus maiores professores foi meu avô.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

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

"- Senhor, acho que você conheceu meu avô, Abraxas Malfoy?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

O mais famoso sendo o paradoxo do avô — ou da avó.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

Todas as primaveras, Bobby ia visitar o avô e a avó.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

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

"- É em homenagem ao meu falecido avô", ela disse.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

De acordo com Zhu, ensinar inglês ao seu avô foi inicialmente difícil.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

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

Robin quer ser um cientista como o avô de Wu Yifan.

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

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

E se você tivesse matado seu avô quando ele era criança?

Source: Minute Physics

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

Eu acreditei na minha avó quando ela chamou meu avô de agressor.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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