Persona di sesso maschile legata ad un'altra dal fatto di essere figlio (naturalmente o giuridicamente) di uno o di entrambi i genitori.
A male person who has the same parents as you.
Gender: maschile. Plurale: fratelli.
🇬🇧 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'.
'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.
Esempi
"La ragazza legge un libro a suo fratello."
🇬🇧 "The girl reads a book to her brother."
"Il ragazzo è sdraiato con suo fratello."
🇬🇧 "The boy lies with his brother."