🇪🇸 Spanish (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
padre
A1 noun Familia
🇬🇧 English: father
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Definición

🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)
noun

padre

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A male parent. The informal word is 'dad' or 'daddy'.

Gramática

🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)

Gender: masculino. Plural: padres.

🇬🇧 Countable noun. Plural: fathers. Informal equivalents: dad, daddy, pa. Common collocations: father figure, grandfather, father-in-law, fatherly. 'Father' is more formal than 'dad'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Father's Day is celebrated in the UK and many English-speaking countries on the third Sunday of June. Fathers receive cards and gifts. The phrase 'like father, like son' means a son has the same qualities as his father. 'Father Christmas' is another name for Santa Claus in Britain.

Ejemplos

Su padre corrió con ella.

"Su padre corrió con ella."

🇬🇧 "Her father ran with her."

El padre besa a su hijo.

"El padre besa a su hijo."

🇬🇧 "The father kisses his son."

Completa la frase 🇪🇸 Spanish (EU)

Su ___ corrió con ella.

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