La Palabra del Día: el nieto
El nieto - grandchild, grandson
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Mi abuela dice que los nietos son la recompensa que te da la vida por no haber matado a tus hijos.
My grandmother says that grandchildren are the reward that life gives you for not killing your children.
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Los abuelos a sus nietos ayudar a sentirse joven otra vez.
Grandchildren help grandparents feel young again.
I still don't have a grandchild, but I have a grandniece,she's called Gisela
Aún no tengo nietos pero tengo una sobrina nieta, se llama Gisela.
Grandchildren are the crown of old men. Proverbs 17:6
La corona de los viejos son los nietos. Proverbios 17:6
- something my Dad was fond of saying to his twin grandsons
(this is not my Dad by the way, just an image from the net, but lovely nonetheless )
Por lo general, el nieto es la niña de los ojos de su abuela.
Usually the grandson is the apple of his grandmother's eye.
Tenemos nueve nietos. Tres nacieron cuando estábamos fuera del país.
We have nine grandchildren. Three were born while we were out of the country.
I thank God every day that I don't have grandchildren...my son is only 28!
Todos los días, le doy gracias a Dios por que no tengo nietos...mi hijo sólo tiene 28 años!
Soy la nieta mayor de mi abuela.
I am the oldest granddaughter of my grandmother.
Una amiga de mi mamá siempre se queja porque todavía no tiene nietos, pero sus hijos aún no están casados y creo que disfrutan mucho su estilo de vida...(ver la foto)
A friend of my mom always complains that she still doesn't have grandchildren, but her children are not even married and I think they enjoy very much their lifestyle...(see the photo)
Grandparents get to give their grandchildren candy and then give them back to their parents.
Los abuelos llegan a dar sus dulces a sus nietos y después dar vuelta a sus padres.
Grandchildren have fun at grandma's house. Grandmothers have patience.
Los neitos se divierten en casa de los abuelos. Las abuelas tienen paciencia
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Tengo un nieto y una nieta. Estoy muy agrecido tenerles en mi vida. Es cierto que son la esbalón final en la cadena de vida!.
I have a grandson and a granddaughter. I'm very glad to have them in my life. It's certain that they are the final link in the chain of my life.
"Elephants and grandchildren never forget."
"Los elefantes nunca olvidan y nietos."
Elephants are a symbol of wisdom in Asian cultures and are famed for their memory and intelligence....Aristotle once said the elephant was "the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind"...
Mi madre tiene siete nietos, pero no tengo nietos todavia.
My mother has seven grandchildren, but I don't have any granchildren yet.
Mi abuela siempre me ha dicho que soy su nieto favorito. My grandmother has always told me that I'm her favorite grandchild.
