pariente

/paˈɾjente/, [paˈɾjẽn̪.t̪e]

relative


Noun pariente m or f (plural parientes, feminine pariente or parienta, feminine plural parientes or parientas)

  1. relative, relation (member of one's family)
  2. (colloquial) partner
  3. (obsolete, in the plural) parents

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Examples
  • Tom es mi pariente.

    Tom is my relative.

  • Tom está convencido de que es pariente mío.

    Tom is convinced that he's a relative if mine.

  • El idioma inglés es pariente del alemán.

    The English language is cognate to the German language.

  • Ella es pariente de él.

    She is related to him.

  • Se quedó huérfano a los tres años, y fue criado por un pariente lejano.

    An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.

  • Es mejor un vecino cerca que un pariente lejos.

    A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.

  • Tom es un pariente cercano mío.

    Tom is a close relative of mine.

  • Tengo un nuevo pariente: mi hermana se casó, así que ahora tengo un cuñado.

    I have a new relative: my sister got married, so now I have a brother-in-law.

  • Tomás es pariente lejano mío.

    Tom is a distant relative of mine.

  • Él no tiene ni un solo pariente.

    He does not have any relatives at all.

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