- paterno
- adj.paternal, fatherly.* * *paterno► adjetivo1 paternal* * *(f. - paterna)adj.parental* * *ADJ paternal
abuelo paterno — paternal grandfather
* * *-na adjetivoa) <abuelo> paternal (before n)por línea paterna — on my (o your etc) father's side
b) <autoridad/herencia> paternal; <cariño> paternal, fatherlysu domicilio paterno — her parents' home
* * *= paternal.Ex. The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.* * *-na adjetivoa) <abuelo> paternal (before n)por línea paterna — on my (o your etc) father's side
b) <autoridad/herencia> paternal; <cariño> paternal, fatherlysu domicilio paterno — her parents' home
* * *= paternal.Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.
* * *paterno -naadjective1 ‹abuelo› paternal (before n)es pariente mío por línea paterna he's a relative of mine on my father's side2 ‹autoridad› parental3 ‹cariño› (del padre) fatherly; (de los padres) parentalabandonó el domicilio paterno she left her parents' home* * *
paterno◊ -na adjetivoa) ‹abuelo› paternal (before n)b) ‹autoridad/herencia› paternal;
‹cariño› paternal, fatherly;◊ su domicilio paterno her parents' home
paterno,-a adjetivo paternal
'paterno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
paterna
English:
paternal
* * *paterno, -a adj1. [del padre] paternal2. [abuelo] paternal, on one's father's side;está emparentado con él por línea paterna he's related to him on his father's side* * *paternoadj paternal* * *paterno, -na adj: paternalabuela paterna: paternal grandmother
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.