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abuelo

/aˈbwelo/, [aˈβ̞we.lo], /aˈwelo/, [aˈwe.lo], /aˈɡwelo/, [aˈɣ̞we.lo]

grandfather

Noun abuelo m (plural abuelos, feminine abuela, feminine plural abuelas)

  1. grandfather
    Su abuelo es simpático.
    His grandfather is nice.
  2. (colloquial, endearing) an elderly person
  3. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • El abuelo está a punto de morir.

    The grandfather is about to die.

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  • El cuadro de mi abuelo está colgado en la pared.

    My grandfather's picture is on the wall.

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  • Pasé los mejores momentos de mi vida en la casa de mi abuelo.

    I spent the best times of my life at my grandfather's house.

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  • Este año, mi abuelo sucumbió a un cáncer terminal.

    My grandfather succumbed to a terminal cancer this year.

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  • Mi abuelo se levanta temprano.

    My grandfather gets up early.

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  • A mi abuelo lo mataron en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

    My grandfather was killed in World War II.

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  • Mi abuelo todavía está en su sano juicio y en sana salud.

    My grandfather is still sound in mind and body.

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  • Él se parece a su abuelo.

    He resembles his grandfather.

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  • La niña está leyendo con su abuelo.

    The girl is reading with her grandfather.

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  • Él es mi abuelo.

    This is my grandfather.

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