English-German translation for "ancestor"

"ancestor" German translation

ancestor
[ˈænsestə(r)] British English | britisches EnglischBralso | auch a. [ˈænsis-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Vorfahr(in), Ahn(herr)masculine | Maskulinum m
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Ahnefeminine | Femininum f
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Ahnfraufeminine | Femininum f
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Stammvatermasculine | Maskulinum m
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Stammmutterfeminine | Femininum f
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ancestor also | aucha. figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Vorbesitzer
    ancestor legal term, law | RechtswesenJUR previous owner
    ancestor legal term, law | RechtswesenJUR previous owner
  • Vorläufer
    ancestor forerunner
    ancestor forerunner
ancestor
[ˈænsestə(r)] British English | britisches EnglischBralso | auch a. [ˈænsis-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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Meine Vorfahren gingen in die USA.
My ancestors moved to the United States.
Source: TED
Und dann sind wir beim letzten Vorfahren angekommen.
We then got to the last ancestor.
Source: TED
Meine Vorfahren stammen aus Nordeuropa.
So my ancestors come from all over northern Europe.
Source: TED
Meine Vorfahren kommen aus Deutschland.
My ancestors are from Germany.
Source: Tatoeba
Das heißt, dass nicht alle drei mein Vorfahr sein können.
That means that not all three could be my direct ancestor.
Source: TED
Dies sind drei ausgestorbene Hominidenspezies und mögliche Vorfahren der Menschen.
These are three extinct species of hominids, potential human ancestors.
Source: TED
Alle Menschen auf der Erde stammen von einem gemeinsamen Vorfahren ab.
All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor.
Source: Tatoeba
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