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Detailed Translations for forefathers from English to French

forefathers:

forefathers [the ~] nomen

  1. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)
    l'ancêtres; l'aïeuls; le pères originels
  2. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)
    l'ancêtres; la souches
  3. the forefathers (ancestors; forbears)
    l'ancêtres; l'aïeux

Translation Matrix for forefathers:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ancêtres ancestors; forbears; forefathers
aïeuls ancestors; forbears; forefathers
aïeux ancestors; forbears; forefathers grand-parents
pères originels ancestors; forbears; forefathers
souches ancestors; forbears; forefathers arm stumps; leg stumps; stumps; tree-stumps

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Wiktionary Translations for forefathers:

forefathers
plural
  1. plural of forefather
forefathers
noun
  1. Pluriel de aïeul : tous ceux de qui l’on descendre.
  2. Ceux de qui on descend

forefather:

forefather [the ~] nomen

  1. the forefather (ancestor)
    l'ancêtre
  2. the forefather (ancestor)
    l'ancêtre; l'aïeul
  3. the forefather (ancestor)
    l'aïeul; l'ancêtre principal

Translation Matrix for forefather:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ancêtre ancestor; forefather ancestor; ancestor element; progenitor
ancêtre principal ancestor; forefather
aïeul ancestor; forefather ancestor; founder; patriarch; progenitor
- father; sire

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Related Definitions for "forefather":

  1. the founder of a family1
    • keep the faith of our forefathers1
  2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group1
    • our forefathers brought forth a great nation1

Wiktionary Translations for forefather:

forefather
noun
  1. ancestor
forefather
noun
  1. famille|fr Celui de qui l’on descendre par son père ou sa mère.
  2. grand-parent.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
forefather ancêtre voorvader — familie|nld mannelijk persoon van wie een volk, een clan of een familie afstamt.
forefather aïeux; ancêtre Ahngehoben, meist Plural: Vorfahr, (Plural) Vorfahren einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes

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