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hermano
A1 noun Familia
🇬🇧 English: brother
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Definición

🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)
noun

Persona que, con respecto a otra, comparte uno o ambos padres.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A male person who has the same parents as you.

Gramática

🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)

Gender: masculino. Plural: hermanos.

🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: brothers. Common collocations: older brother, younger brother, big brother, brother-in-law (your spouse's brother or your sibling's husband). The informal word is 'bro'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Big Brother' in English culture now has two meanings: the eldest brother, and a reference to government surveillance from George Orwell's novel 1984. 'Brotherhood' means a close bond between people who share common values or goals.

Ejemplos

La niña le lee un libro a su hermano.

"La niña le lee un libro a su hermano."

🇬🇧 "The girl reads a book to her brother."

El niño se acuesta con su hermano.

"El niño se acuesta con su hermano."

🇬🇧 "The boy lies with his brother."

Completa la frase 🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)

La niña le lee un libro a su ___.

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