- hermano
- adj.1 brother, german.2 twin.Ciudades hermanas Twin cities.m.1 brother, sibling, brer.2 buddy.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hermanar.* * *hermano► adjetivo1 (gen) related, similar2 (ciudades) twin; (lenguas, países) sister► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (hombre) brother; (mujer) sister■ ¿cuántos hermanos tienes? how many brothers and sisters have you got?\FRASEOLOGÍAhermano gemelo / hermana gemela twin brother / twin sisterhermano político / hermana política brother-in-law / sister-in-law* * *(f. - hermana)nounsibling, brother / sister* * *hermano, -a1.ADJ [barco] sister antes de s
ciudades hermanas — twin towns
2. SMF1) brother/sisterpor favor, indique el número de hermanos/as — please state number of siblings
somos hermanos de madre — we have the same mother
medio hermano — half-brother/sister
primo hermano — first cousin
mis hermanos — (=solo chicos) my brothers; (=chicos y chicas) my brothers and sisters
Gonzalo y Luís son como hermanos — Gonzalo and Luís are like brothers
Rosa y Fernando son como hermanos — Rosa and Fernando are like brother and sister
hermano/a carnal — full brother/sister
hermano de armas — brother-in-arms
hermano/a de leche — foster brother/sister
hermano/a de sangre — blood brother/sister
hermano/a gemelo/a — twin brother/sister
hermano/a mayor — elder brother/sister, big brother/sister *
hermano/a político/a — brother-in-law/sister-in-law
hermanos/as siameses/as — Siamese twins
2) (Rel) brother/sisterpl hermanos brethrenhermano/a lego/a — lay brother/sister
3) [de un par] pairno encuentro el hermano de este calcetín — I can't find the pair for this sock
4) LAm (=espectro) ghost* * *I-na adjetivo <buque> sister (before n); <ciudades> twin (before n)II-na masculino, femenino1) (pariente) (m) brother; (f) sistermis hermanos — (sólo varones) my brothers; (varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters
¿tienes hermanos? — do you have any brothers or sisters?
el hermano menor — the younger/youngest brother
2) (como apelativo) (Col, Per, Ven fam) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)3)a) (religioso) (m) brother; (f) sisterb) (prójimo) (m) brother; (f) sister4) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿has visto el hermano de este calcetín? — have you seen the pair for this sock?
* * *= brother, sister, sibling.Ex. You've talked about the point of availability, and I realize you've said that we're back where the Wright brothers were.Ex. At the core of the collections lies an almost complete set of official publications issued by the European Commission and its sister institutions.Ex. The subjects were influenced about breast-feeding by their referents such as siblings and friends with breast-feeding experience, their mothers and husbands, and mothers-in-law.----* el gran hermano = big brother.* hermano adoptivo = foster brother.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* hermano de sangre = blood brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* hermano religioso = religious brother.* hermanos = brethren.* primo hermano = first cousin.* rivalidad entre hermanos = sibling rivalry.* * *I-na adjetivo <buque> sister (before n); <ciudades> twin (before n)II-na masculino, femenino1) (pariente) (m) brother; (f) sistermis hermanos — (sólo varones) my brothers; (varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters
¿tienes hermanos? — do you have any brothers or sisters?
el hermano menor — the younger/youngest brother
2) (como apelativo) (Col, Per, Ven fam) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)3)a) (religioso) (m) brother; (f) sisterb) (prójimo) (m) brother; (f) sister4) (de guante, calcetín) pair¿has visto el hermano de este calcetín? — have you seen the pair for this sock?
* * *= brother, sister, sibling.Ex: You've talked about the point of availability, and I realize you've said that we're back where the Wright brothers were.
Ex: At the core of the collections lies an almost complete set of official publications issued by the European Commission and its sister institutions.Ex: The subjects were influenced about breast-feeding by their referents such as siblings and friends with breast-feeding experience, their mothers and husbands, and mothers-in-law.* el gran hermano = big brother.* hermano adoptivo = foster brother.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* hermano de sangre = blood brother.* hermano pequeño = baby brother.* hermano religioso = religious brother.* hermanos = brethren.* primo hermano = first cousin.* rivalidad entre hermanos = sibling rivalry.* * *hermano1 -naadjective‹buque› sister (before n); ‹ciudades› twin (before n)hermano2 -namasculine, feminineA (pariente) (masculine) brother; (feminine) sistermis hermanos (sólo varones) my brothers; (varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters¿tienes hermanos? do you have any brothers or sisters?somos cinco hermanos, todos chicos there are five of us, all boys, I'm one of five brotherssomos como hermanas we're like sistersel hermano menor the younger/youngest brothermi hermana la pequeña or la más chica my youngest sisterCompuestos:● hermano carnal, hermana carnalmasculine, feminine(masculine) full brother; (feminine) full sister● hermano de leche, hermana de lechemasculine, feminineperson suckled by the same woman as oneself● hermano de sangre, hermana de sangremasculine, feminine(masculine) blood brother; (feminine) blood sister● hermano gemelo, hermana gemelamasculine, feminine(masculine) twin brother; (feminine) twin sister● hermano político, hermana políticamasculine, feminine(masculine) brother-in-law; (feminine) sister-in-lawB (como apelativo) (Col, Per, Ven fam) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)C1 (religioso) (masculine) brother; (feminine) sisterla hermana Concepción Sister Concepción2 (prójimo) (masculine) brother; (feminine) sisterpara nuestros hermanos más necesitados for our more needy brothers o brethrenCompuestos:● hermana de la caridadfeminine Sister of Mercy● hermano lego, hermana legamasculine, feminine(masculine) lay brother; (feminine) lay sisterD(uno de un par): ¿has visto el hermano de este calcetín? have you seen my other sock o the sock that goes with this one?* * *
Del verbo hermanar: (conjugate hermanar)
hermano es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hermanó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hermanar
hermano
hermanar (conjugate hermanar) verbo transitivoa) (en sentimiento, propósito) to uniteb) ‹ciudades› to twinc) ‹calcetines› to match up, put … in pairs;
‹fichas/naipes› to match up
hermano◊ -na
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (pariente) (m) brother;
(f) sister;◊ mis hermanos (solo varones) my brothers;
(varones y mujeres) my brothers and sisters;◊ hermano gemelo/hermana gemela twin brother/twin sister;
hermano político/hermana política brother-in-law/sister-in-law
2 (como apelativo) (Col, Per, Ven fam) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
3a) (religioso) (m) brother;
(f) sisterb) (prójimo) (m) brother;
(f) sister
4 (de guante, calcetín) pair
■ adjetivo ‹buque› sister (before n);
‹ciudades› twin (before n)
hermanar verbo transitivo
1 (sentimientos, objetos) to unite, combine
2 (personas) to unite spiritually
(ciudades) to twin
hermano sustantivo masculino
1 brother
primo hermano, first cousin
2 Rel (fraile) brother
Recuerda que el plural de brother se refiere únicamente al sexo masculino. Por tanto, la pregunta ¿cuántos hermanos tienes (ellos y ellas)? debe traducirse por how many brothers and sisters do you have?
'hermano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abismo
- aburrida
- aburrido
- comparar
- confundir
- cuidar
- dedo
- definitivamente
- distinguir
- emocionada
- emocionado
- faltar
- hermana
- impertinencia
- indisponer
- jeta
- jura
- mediana
- mediano
- necia
- necio
- ninguna
- ninguno
- obra
- palidecer
- palillo
- palo
- puñetera
- puñetero
- referirse
- salir
- sosaina
- suya
- suyo
- tan
- contrario
- copiar
- harto
- igual
- malo
- parecido
- pequeño
- primo
- quien
- recordar
- saludar
- superar
- tranquilo
English:
A
- as
- brother
- bump into
- cast-offs
- confuse
- correspond
- cousin
- disapprove
- from
- he
- liberty
- meet
- patch
- pretext
- sibling
- twin brother
- along
- big
- close
- half
- young
* * *hermano, -a♦ adjciudades hermanas twin towns, US sister cities;la amistad entre dos pueblos hermanos como México y España the friendship between two countries with close ties, such as Mexico and Spain♦ nm,f1. [pariente] brother, f sister;todos los hermanos se parecen mucho entre sí all the brothers and sisters look very much alike;son medio hermanas they're half sisters;los dos son como hermanos the two of them are like brothersComphermanos gemelos twin brothers;hermano de leche foster brother;hermana de leche foster sister;hermano de madre half brother [on mother's side];hermana de madre half sister [on mother's side];hermano mayor older o big brother;hermana mayor older o big sister;hermanos mellizos twin brothers;hermanas mellizas twin sisters;hermano menor younger o little brother;hermana menor younger o little sister;hermano de padre half brother [on father's side];hermana de padre half sister [on father's side];Fig hermano pobre poor relation;hermano político brother-in-law;hermana política sister-in-law;hermano de sangre blood brother;hermana de sangre blood sister;hermanos siameses Siamese twins2. Rel brother, f sister;la hermana Teresa Sister TeresaComphermana de la Caridad Sister of Charity3. Fam [como apelativo] my friend;¡cómo te han engañado, hermano! you've been cheated, my friend!* * *hermanom brother;hermanos pl sólo varones brothers; varones y mujeres brothers and sisters, siblings* * *hermano, -na n: sibling, brother m, sister f* * *hermano n brothertengo dos hermanos pequeños I've got two younger brothersEn inglés, si los hermanos son varones se dice brothers, pero si son de los dos sexos hay que decir brothers and sisters¿cuántos hermanos tienes? how many brothers and sisters have you got?
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
