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like: Vater
der Vater ba, bố
der Großvater ông
der Urgroßvater cụ
der Schwiegervater bố vợ, bố chồng

Vater 爸爸 bàba
Großvater 祖父 zǔfù
Urgroßvater 曾祖父 zēngzǔfù
Stiefvater 继父 jìfù

Sein Großvater spielt jedes Jahr Geige. Năm nào ông của anh cũng chơi đàn v i-ô-lông. (Lektion 40, Nr. 574)
Weihnachten ist bald und dann wird er seine Mutter und seinen Vater wiedersehen. Lễ giáng sinh sắp đến và khi đó anh sẽ gặp lại bố mẹ. (Lektion 40, Nr. 581)
Außerdem kommt mein Onkel, der Bruder meines Vaters. Ngoài ra bác của anh cũng đến, đó là anh trai của bố anh. (Lektion 77, Nr. 1098)
Meine Eltern holen noch meinen Großvater ab. Bố mẹ em trước đó còn đi đón ông nội. (Lektion 77, Nr. 1101)


accept that...: He just refused to accept that his father was no longer there. accept
Many divorced fathers only have access to their children at weekends (= they are allowed by law to see them only at weekends). access
I looked after my father's financial affairs. affair
Jake's father had also been a doctor (= both Jake and his father were doctors). also
anxious that...: She was anxious that he should meet her father. anxious
Is your father feeling any better? any
She is the apple of her father's eye. the apple of sb's eye
She desperately wanted to win her father's approval. approval
You're as tall as your father. as
She became a lawyer as her father had before her. before
The children always behave for their father. behave
Both his mother and his father will be there. both
His mother won't be there, but his father might. but
call (out) to sb (for sth): She called out to her father for help. call
He took charge of the farm after his father's death. charge
I found the letters when I was clearing out after my father died. clear out, clear sth out
She is very close to her father. close
She and her father are very close. close
close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters close
The children are completely out of control since their father left. be/get/run/etc. out of control
Her father's death was a cruel blow. cruel
That's my dad over there. dad
Do you live with your mum or your dad? dad
disappointment to sb: I always felt I was a disappointment to my father. disappointment
As a child he was dominated by his father. dominate
excuse sb: You must excuse my father—he's not always that rude. excuse
All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party. family
Ben's a wonderful father. father
You've been like a father to me. father
Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children). father
He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children. father
Father, I cannot lie to you. father
fight against sb: My grandfather fought against the Fascists in Spain. fight
He took charge of the family business following his father's death. following
give sb sth: What are you giving your father for his birthday? give
Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers. go back (to sth)
These skills used to be handed down from father to son. hand sth down (to sb)
My father was a hard man. hard
Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman. he
I was so sorry to hear of your father's death. hear of sb/sth, hear sth of sb/sth
Her father carried a heavy burden of responsibility. heavy
The college will no longer have to close, thanks to the help of private investment. help
The girl held her father's hand tightly. hold
public/private housing housing
Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital. ill
I recognize his father in him (= his character is similar to his father's). in
I was very sad indeed to hear of your father's death. indeed
He's a very involved father (= he spends a lot of time with his children). involved
My father was one of a kind—I'll never be like him. one of a kind
His father died later that year. later
learn sth from sb/sth: I learned a lot from my father. learn
My father died last year—I wish I could bring him back to life. life
My grandfather lost his life (= was killed) in the war. life
He's very like his father. like
She has her father's good looks. look
love doing sth: My dad loves going to football games. love
He may be a good father but he's a terrible husband. may
mean sb/sth to be sth: His father meant him to be an engineer. mean
The meeting of father and son after so long was a joyous occasion. meeting
The statue was erected to the memory of my father. in memory of sb, to the memory of sb
We've had an urgent message saying that your father's ill. message
A lot of mums and dads have the same worries. mum
name sb/sth (after sb): name sb/sth (for sb): He was named after his father (= given his father's first name). name
He was the nearest thing to (= the person most like) a father she had ever had. near
owe sb sth: She still owes her father £3 000. owe
owe sth (to sb) (for sth): She still owes £3 000 to her father owe
I found these documents among my father's papers after his death. paper
I have a vivid picture of my grandfather smiling down at me when I was very small. picture
I've got too much on at work. Plus my father is not well. plus
They have had a significant change in policy on paternity leave. policy
On her father's death, she came into possession of (= received) a vast fortune. possession
Most fathers wish to be present at the birth of their child. present
Let's go somewhere a bit more private. private
Those are my father's private papers. private
prospect (of sth/of doing sth): The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. prospect
He felt the pull of paternal love. pull
Her father worked on the railways. railway
He looks rather like his father. rather
a father-son relationship relationship
remember sb/sth doing sth: I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. remember
You remind me of your father when you say that. remind sb of sb/sth
She settled in Vienna after her father's death. settle
It's time you settled your differences with your father. settle
We're sorry to hear that your father's in hospital again. sorry
sound like sb/sth: You sounded just like your father when you said that. sound
She felt strange sitting at her father's desk. feel strange
substitute for sb/sth: Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. substitute
When my father died, Jim was a real support. support
swear sth: He swore revenge on the man who had killed his father. swear
The children became the target for their father's aggressive outbursts. target
teach sb how, what, etc...: My father taught me how to ride a bike. teach
The present duke inherited the title from his father. title
We drove up to Inverness to see my father. up
My father left me the house in his will. will
Worst of all, I lost the watch my father had given me. worst