grandfather

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

Translation

n. farfar
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Paternal grandfather

Farfar

Maternal grandfather

Morfar

grandfather clock

farsklocka

Example Sentences

His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

Hans farfar var en utmärkt berättare.

Gerald’s grandfather is a shoemaker.

Geralds farfar är en skomakare.

My grandfather is in his anecdotage.

Min farfar är i sin anekdotålder.

Her grandfather is an invalid.

Hennes farfar är sjuklig.

Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.

Farfar pratade med en tjock skotsk dialekt.

His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

Hans farfar är en hängiven buddhist.

His grandfather is a geographer.

Hans farfar är en geograf.

My grandfather loved to rove the countryside.

Min farfar älskade att vandra omkring i landskapet.

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

Min farfars liv var fullt av prövningar och motgångar.

Freud is often called the grandfather of psychoanalysis.

Freud kallas ofta för psykoanalysens fader.

In this house grandfather rules the roost.

I det här huset är det farfar som bestämmer.

Grandfather has never flown in an aeroplane.

Farfar har aldrig flugit i ett flygplan.

His grandfather was one of the pioneers of flying.

Hans farfar var en av pionjärerna inom flygandet.

We get Grandfather up as Father Christmas.

Vi får farfar att klä ut sig till jultomten.

His grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Hans farfar är en veteran från andra världskriget.

Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

Farfar var förvirrad om barnens namn.

My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.

Min farfar är en veteran från andra världskriget.

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

Herr Thompson gav alla historiska dokument från sin farfar till det offentliga biblioteket enligt sin farfars testamente.

Real-world Examples

This reminds me of my late grandfather.

Det här påminner mig om min avlidne farfar.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

One of my greatest teachers was my grandfather.

En av mina bästa lärare var min farfar.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

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

” Sir, jag tror att du kände min farfar, Abraxas Malfoy?”

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

Det mest kända är farfar- eller farmorsparadoxen.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

Every summer Bobby went to see his grandfather and grandmother.

Varje sommar åkte Bobby för att hälsa på sin farfar och farmor.

Source: American Elementary School English 1

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

” Det är till minnelse av min avlidne farfar, ” sa hon.

Source: VOA Special English: World

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

Enligt Zhu var det initialt svårt att lära hans farfar engelska.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

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

Robin vill vara en forskare som Wu Yifans farfar.

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

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

Vad skulle hända om du dödade din farfar när han var ett barn?

Source: Minute Physics

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

Jag trodde min farmor när hon kallade min farfar för våldtäktsman.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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