grandmother

[US]/ˈɡrænmʌðə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɡrænmʌðər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bunică maternă
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

maternal grandmother

bunică maternă

paternal grandmother

bunică paternă

Example Sentences

Her grandmother is still alive.

Bunicia ei este încă în viață.

Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.

Bunicul se clătina lângă foc.

Your grandmother is the salt of the earth.

Bunicia ta este o persoană foarte bună.

a bespectacled grandmother

o bunică cu ochelari

My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.

Bunicia mea are unele bijuterii făcute din mătase.

his grandmother was in her eighties.

bunicia lui avea optsprezece ani.

her grandmother's pretensions to gentility.

pretențiile bunicii ei de gentilitate.

my grandmother made a dress for me.

bunicia mea mi-a făcut o rochie.

my grandmother is losing her memory.

bunicia mea pierde memoria.

please give your grandmother my regrets.

te rog, transmite-i bunicii tale plictisul meu.

My grandmother was a mine of information on the family’s history.

Bunicia mea era o sursă de informații despre istoria familiei.

My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.

Bunicia mea a trăit până la o vârstă înaintată.

My grandmother drove the car at a snail’s pace.

Bunicia mea conducea mașina foarte lent.

My grandmother puts by her fresh vegetables.

Bunicia mea păstrează legumele proaspete.

Grandmother smiled her consent.

Bunică a zâmbit ca să își arate acordul.

Grandmother helps with washing and baby-sitting.

Bunică ajută la spălături și la îngrijirea copiilor.

My grandmother knitted me some socks.

Bunicia mea mi-a croșetat niște mănciuni.

My grandmother is very much alive and kicking.

Bunicia mea este foarte viuă și activă.

He helped his grandmother in.

El a ajutat bunicia lui.

His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.

Bunicia lui i-a povestit o poveste la foc.

Real-world Examples

The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana.

Bebelușul a fost, de asemenea, numit după bunica sa patrilinială, regina defunctă Diana.

Source: BBC News Vocabulary

I was raised by my maternal grandmother.

Am fost crescut de bunica mea maternă.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

Peggy visits her grandmother on a regular basis.

Peggy vizitează adesea bunica ei.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

For this report I have interviewed my grandmother.

Pentru acest raport am intervievat bunica mea.

Source: Beijing Ren'ai Edition Junior High School English Grade Nine Upper Volume

Had her grandmother got it from her grandmother?

A primit-o bunica ei de la bunica ei?

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Amelia was named after her maternal grandmother Millie Otis.

Amelia a fost numită după bunica sa maternă, Millie Otis.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

My dream job would be best grandmother on the planet!

Jobul meu vis din vis ar fi cea mai bună bunică de pe planetă!

Source: Hobby perspective React

The person I admire the most is my grandmother.

Persoana pe care o admir cel mai mult este bunica mea.

Source: IELTS Speaking High Score Model

Lisa helped her grandmother to climb up the stairs.

Lisa a ajutat-o pe bunica ei să urce scările.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Let's see! says Bill. I can ask my grandmother.

Să vedem! spune Bill. Pot să întreb pe bunica mea.

Source: Halloween Adventures

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