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ancestral rites

/ˈænsɛstrəl raɪts/

Meanings

phrase noun

Ritos ancestrales

Ceremonies or customs performed in honor of or in memory of one's ancestors.

Examples :

"The family gathered to perform ancestral rites for their departed elders."
La familia se reunió para realizar ritos ancestrales en honor a sus mayores fallecidos.
religion tradition culture past family holiday ritual

Related Words

Illustration elders

elders noun

/ˈɛldəz/ /ˈɛldɚz/

Ancianos, mayores

"We were presented to the village elder."

Nos presentaron al anciano del pueblo.

Illustration ceremonies

ceremonies noun

/ˈsɛɹɪm(ə)niz/ /ˈsɛɹɪˌmoʊniz/

Ceremonia, ritual

"Graduation ceremonies mark the end of high school and the beginning of a new chapter. "

Las ceremonias de graduación marcan el final de la escuela secundaria y el comienzo de un nuevo capítulo.

Illustration ancestors

ancestors noun

/ˈæn.sɛs.təz/ /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚz/

Antepasados, ancestros

"My ancestors came from Ireland during the potato famine. "

Mis antepasados vinieron de Irlanda durante la hambruna de la patata.

Illustration gathered

gathered verb

/ˈɡæðəd/ /ˈɡæðɚd/

Recopilar, juntar

"Example Sentence: "She gathered her books and papers before leaving the library." "

Ella recopiló sus libros y papeles antes de salir de la biblioteca.

Illustration ancestral

ancestral adjective

/ænˈsɛs.təɹ.əl/

Ancestral

"an ancestral estate"

una propiedad ancestral

Illustration memory

memory noun

/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/

Memoria

"Memory is a facility common to all animals."

La memoria es una facultad común a todos los animales.

Illustration performed

performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

Illustration perform

perform verb

/pəˈfɔːm/ /pɚˈfɔɹm/

Realizar, ejecutar

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Solo le tomó veinte minutos realizar la tarea.

Illustration familia

familia noun

/fəˈmɪliə/ /fəˈmɪljə/

Familia (en derecho romano)

"In Roman law, the responsibility for the actions of everyone within the familia rested ultimately with the paterfamilias. "

En el derecho romano, la responsabilidad de las acciones de todos dentro de la familia recaía en última instancia en el paterfamilias.

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

Familia

"Our family lives in town."

Nuestra familia vive en la ciudad.

Illustration customs

customs noun

/ˈkʌstəmz/

Aduanas, aranceles

"Customs of £200 were due on all the wine we took back from France."

Se debían 200 libras de aranceles sobre todo el vino que trajimos de Francia.

Illustration departed

departed verb

/dɪˈpɑːtɪd/ /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/

Partir, marcharse

"The train for London departed from platform three on time. "

El tren a Londres partió de la plataforma tres a tiempo.