La Palabra del Día : el padre
el padre (noun) father, dad
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My dad is my hero.
Mi padre es mi héroe.
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Mi padre me dio el mejor regalo que una persona puede darle a otra, creyó en mí.
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Jim Valvano
Un padre es alguien que tiene fotos de sus hijos en la cartera en donde solía tener el dinero
A father is someone who has photographs of his children in his wallet where he used to have his money
.de sus hijos en la cartera en donde solía tener el dinero.
Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.
Cualquier hombre puede ser padre. Se necesita alguien especial para ser papá.
Cuando mi padre murió, no quería tomar la posición de rol de jefe de familia.
When my father died , I did not want to take the position as head of the family.
Mi padre está muy cansado.
My father is very tired.
Tengo el mejor padre del mundo.
I have the best Dad in the whole world.
A veces los defectos de un hijo son el reflejo del fracaso de un padre.
( Sometimes the faults of a son are the reflection of a father’s failure. )
..las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! 
My father is so great and I want to be as strong as him.
Mi padre es muy grande y quiero ser tan fuerte como él.
Como padre, como hijo.
Like Father, like son.
Personalmente, creo que uno de los primeros deberes de un padre es ir de pesca con sus hijos!
Personally, I think that one of the first duties of a father is to go fishing with his children!
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All corrections appreciated! 
La primera vez que toma al bebé en sus manos, se crea una relación especial entre un padre y su hijo.
A special relationship is created between a father and his son the first time that he takes the baby in his arms.
En una sociedad matriarcal una mujer sirve como el padre de familia.
In a matriarchal society a woman serves as the head of the family.
Juan 14: 6
"Yo soy el camino, la verdad y la vida" —le contestó Jesús— "Nadie llega al Padre sino por mí."
I love to see a young dad taking care of his baby.
Quiero ver a un padre joven cuidando de su babé.
My father came to the United States during the 1956 Hungarian revolution.
Mi padre vino a los Estados Unidos durante la revolución húngara de 1956.
"Ruszkik haza!" = Russians go home!
