el hermano. 'el hermano'. This masculine noun means 'brother, [pl] siblings'. For example, 'tengo tres hermanos y dos hermanas.' / 'I have three brothers and two sisters'. El hermano.
hermano, -a
adjective
also:
- ciudades hermanas -> twin towns , sister cities (United States)
- dos pueblos hermanos como México y España -> two countries with close ties, such as Mexico and Spain
masculine or feminine noun
1.
brother, (f) sister
- todos los hermanos se parecen mucho entre sí -> all the brothers and sisters look very much alike
- son medio hermanas -> they're half sisters
- hermanos gemelos -> twin brothers
- hermano, -a mayor -> older o big brother
- hermanos mellizos -> twin brothers
- hermano, -a menor -> younger o little brother
- hermano, -a político -> brother-in-law
- hermanos siameses -> Siamese twins
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hermano [er-mah'-no]
noun
1.
Brother, born of the same parents. (m)
2.
Brother-in-law. (m)
3.
Similarity: as among the members of a religious community. (m)
- Hermano carnal -> brother by the same father and mother
- Hermano de leche -> foster-brother
- Hermano político -> brother-in-law
- Primo hermano -> first cousin
- Medio hermano -> half-brother
noun, plural
4.
Members of the same religious confraternity.
5.
Lay-brothers of a religious order.
hermanoa hermana
1 brother/sister
por favor, indique el número de hermanos/as please state number of siblings; somos hermanos de madre we have the same mother; medio hermano half-brother/sister; primo hermano first cousin; mis hermanos (solo chicos) my brothers; (chicos y chicas) my brothers and sisters; Gonzalo y Luís son como hermanos Gonzalo and Luís are like brothers; Rosa y Fernando son como hermanos Rosa and Fernando are like brother and sister
hermano/a carnal full brother/sister
hermano de armas brother-in-arms
hermano/a de leche foster brother/sister
hermano/a de sangre blood brother/sister
hermano/a gemelo/a twin brother/sister
hermano/a mayor elder brother/sister; big brother/sister (familiar)
hermano/a político/a brother-in-law/sister-in-law
hermanos/as siameses/as Siamese twins
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