English-German translation for "grandmother"

"grandmother" German translation

grandmother
[ˈgrænm-; ˈgrændm-]noun | Substantiv s

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Großmutter Ahnfrau
  • Großmutterfeminine | Femininum f
    grandmother
    grandmother
examples
  • teach your grandmother to suck eggs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
    mir kannst du nichts vormachen
    teach your grandmother to suck eggs slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl
  • Ahnfraufeminine | Femininum f
    grandmother female ancestor obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    grandmother female ancestor obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
grandmother
[ˈgrænm-; ˈgrændm-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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verhätscheln, verwöhnen
grandmother
[ˈgrænm-; ˈgrændm-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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sich großmütterlich benehmen
teach your grandmother to suck eggs
mir kannst du nichts vormachen
teach your grandmother to suck eggs
Die Frau, die auf dem Sofa sitzt, ist meine Großmutter.
The woman who is sitting on the sofa is my grandmother.
Source: Tatoeba
Meine Großmutter befand sich in einem Zug nach Auschwitz, dem Todeslager.
My grandmother was on a train to Auschwitz, the death camp.
Source: TED
Meine Großmutter überlebte und heiratete meinen Großvater.
My grandmother survived and married my grandfather.
Source: TED
Das ist die Zahnprothese meiner Großmutter.
It's my grandmother's artificial tooth.
Source: Tatoeba
Von allen Kindern bereitete mein Vater meiner Großmutter am meisten Sorgen.
My father was the one that accompanied my grandmother the most.
Source: GlobalVoices
Das würde die Großmutter der Autorin Elizabeth, aus dem mexikanischen Staat Hidalgo, empfehlen.
That's what author Elizabeth's grandmother from the Mexican state of Hidalgo would recommend.
Source: GlobalVoices
Eines Abends hörte ich meine Eltern und meine Großmutter über die Vergangenheit sprechen.
One evening, I listened to my parents and my grandmother talking about the past.
Source: News-Commentary
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