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paternal

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

Meanings
adjective

Paternel, du père

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

Examples :

"paternal grandfather"
grand-père paternel
family toefl

Related Words

Illustration comforting

comforting verb

/ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/ /ˈkʌmfərtɪn/

Réconforter, consoler

"Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad."

Rob a réconforté Aaron parce qu'il était perdu et très triste.

Illustration fatherly

fatherly adjective

/ˈfɑːðəli/ /ˈfɑðɚli/

Paternel

"fatherly advice"

Des conseils paternels

Illustration guiding

guiding verb

/ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

Guider, diriger, mener

"The teacher is guiding the students through the difficult math problem. "

Le professeur guide les élèves à travers le problème de mathématiques difficile.

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

Appartenir à, concerner

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

Les documents concernant ma demande d'indemnisation automobile sont désormais tous soumis.

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

Recevoir, obtenir

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Elle a reçu de nombreux cadeaux pour son anniversaire.

Illustration inherited

inherited verb

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/

Hériter

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

Vos descendants hériteront de la terre.

Illustration characteristic

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

Caractéristique, trait

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

L'odeur caractéristique du pain fraîchement cuit me rappelle toujours la cuisine de ma grand-mère.

Illustration father

father noun

/ˈfaːðə/ /ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɑðɚ/

Père

"My father was a strong influence on me."

Mon père a eu une forte influence sur moi.

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

Grand-père

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Mon grand-père m'a aidé avec mes devoirs de maths.

Illustration relatives

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

Parents, proches

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

Pourquoi mes proches parlent-ils toujours de sexe ?

Illustration filicide

filicide noun

/ˈfɪ.lɪ.sʌɪd/

Infanticide

"The news reported a tragic case of filicide after a mother confessed to killing her infant son. "

Les informations ont rapporté un cas tragique d'infanticide après qu'une mère a avoué avoir tué son fils en bas âge.

Illustration behaving

behaving verb

/bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/ /beɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

Se comporter, agir

"You need to behave yourself, young lady."

Tu dois bien te comporter, jeune fille.