el abuelo. 'el abuelo'. This masculine noun means 'grandfather'. For example, 'entonces sería, pues, mi abuelo, mi papá y mi hermano' / 'Then it would be, well, my grandfather, my father, and my brother'. El abuelo.
abuelo, -a
masculine or feminine noun
1. grandfather, (f) grandmother (familiar)
- abuelos -> grandparents
- ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! (informal) -> pull the other one!
- éramos pocos y parió la abuela (informal) -> that was all we needed
- no necesitar abuela (informal) -> to be full of oneself
2. old man, old person (anciano) (hombre); old woman, old person (mujer)
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abuelo [ah-boo-ay-lo]
noun
1. Grandfather, ancestor. (m)
- Abuelos -> grandparents
- Está hecho un abuelo -> he looks like an old man
(fig.) Old man, forbear.
abueloa abuela
1 (pariente) grandfather/grandmother
mis abuelos my grandparents; ¡tu abuela! rubbish!
¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! pull the other one! (familiar); go tell that to the marines!; (EEUU)
no necesitar abuela to blow one's own trumpet
(éramos pocos) y parió la abuela and that was the last straw; and that was all we needed
no tener abuela to be full of o.s.
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