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l'ancêtre
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
a. ancestor
Mon ancêtre a combattu pendant la Révolution française.My ancestor fought in the French Revolution.
b. forebear
Marianne a trouvé un vieux document signé par l'un de ses ancêtres.Marianne found an old document signed by one of her forebears.
c. forebearer
L'ancêtre de cette ligne de la famille était un noble de Normandie.The forebearer of this line of the family was a nobleman from Normandy.
d. forefather
Nos ancêtres ont fondé cette petite ville au Canada.Our forefathers founded this small town in Canada.
a. ancestor
Ce livre affirme que les loups sauvages sont les ancêtres des chiens actuels.This book claims that wild wolves are the ancestors of today's dogs.
b. forerunner
Quand j'étais jeune, j'avais un bipeur. Le bipeur est l'un des ancêtres du téléphone portable.When I was young, I had a pager. The pager is one of the forerunners of the mobile phone.
c. precursor
Peut-on dire que l’art impressionniste est l'ancêtre du cubisme ?Can we say that impressionist art is the precursor to cubism?
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (pejorative) (old person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. old-timer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
L'ancêtre du bout de la rue surveille tout ce qui se passe dans le quartier.The old-timer at the end of the street keeps an eye on everything that happens in the neighborhood.
b. old fogy (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regarde l’ancêtre qui essaie de prendre un selfie !Look at that old fogy trying to take a selfie!
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