abuela

/aˈbwela/, [aˈβ̞we.la], /aˈwela/, [aˈwe.la], /aˈɡwela/, [aˈɣ̞we.la]

grandma, grandmother


Examples
  • Cuando él declaró abiertamente que se iba a casar con Pablo, a su abuela casi le dio un infarto y a su tía se le salieron los ojos de las órbitas; sin embargo, su hermana pequeña sonrió con orgullo.

    When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.

  • Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que visité a mi abuela.

    It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother.

  • Pienso que la abuela de Tom es muy vieja para estar usando una bikini.

    I think Tom's grandmother is too old to be wearing a bikini.

  • La crió su abuela.

    She was raised by her grandmother.

  • Mi abuela vivía con nosotros.

    My grandmother lived with us.

  • Yo visité la casa de mi abuela.

    I visited my grandmother's house.

  • La familia sufrió una conmoción cuando la abuela murió inesperadamente.

    The family was shook up when the grandmother died unexpectedly.

  • Mi abuela solo puede comer comida blanda.

    My grandmother can only eat soft food.

  • Mary le puso a su bebé el nombre de su abuela.

    Mary named the baby after her grandmother.

  • Tom y su abuela fueron a la librería.

    Tom and his grandmother went to the bookstore.

  • A mi hermano menor lo crió nuestra abuela.

    My youngest brother was brought up by our grandmother.

  • Porque no me quiero casar, mi abuela me llamó tullido.

    Because I don't want to marry, my grandmother called me a cripple.

  • Mi abuela nunca cambió su estilo de vida.

    My grandmother never changed her style of living.

  • Mary es la abuela de Tom.

    Mary is Tom's grandmother.

  • ¿Dónde vive tu abuela?

    Where does your grandmother live?

  • Hasta mi abuela puede mandar un SMS.

    Even my grandma can send an SMS.

  • Mi abuela fue operada en Alemania.

    My grandmother underwent surgery in Germany.

  • La muerte de mi abuela fue un gran shock.

    My grandmother's death was a big shock.

  • Encontramos una receta de galletitas de la abuela.

    We found a recipe for grandma's cookies .

  • Hasta mi abuela sabe enviar mensajes por el móvil.

    Even my grandma can send an SMS.


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