grandfather oor Afrikaans

grandfather

/ˈɡɹændˌfɑː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/ werkwoord, naamwoord

The father of someone’s parent:

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

oupa

naamwoord

grandfather (from either side)

My grandfather used to make his own furniture.
My oupa het sy eie meubels gemaak.

grootvader

The father of one of someone's parents

Very likely Canaan was guilty of some abuse or perversion against his grandfather Noah.
Kanaän was waarskynlik skuldig aan die een of ander skandelike of verdorwe daad teenoor sy grootvader Noag.

Soortgelyke frases

great-grandfather
oupagrootjie

voorbeelde

“The rules governing fugu preparation and testing and licensing of the cooks in this area were initially developed by my grandfather.
“Die voorskrifte in verband met foegoevoorbereiding en die toetsing en lisensiëring van die kokke in hierdie gebied is aanvanklik deur my oupa opgestel.

“At first,” he says, “I thought I would write about my grandfather, but then I thought: ‘Wait a minute!
Hy sê: “Ek het eers gedink om oor my oupa te skryf, maar toe het ek gedink: ‘Wag so ’n bietjie!

In January 2003, my grandfather died while hospitalized.
My oupa is in Januarie 2003 in die hospitaal oorlede.

My father died when I was a baby so my grandfather was like my father.
My pa is dood toe ek ’n babatjie was, en my oupa was vir my soos ’n pa.

My grandfather also strongly opposed her.
My oupa het haar ook hewig teëgestaan.

I always considered myself Russian, but not long ago my relatives told me that my grandfather was a Tatar.
Ek het altyd gemeen dat ek Russies is, maar ’n rukkie gelede het my familie vir my gesê dat my oupa ’n Tataar was.

A positive influence that held sway during the early years of Josiah’s life was that of his repentant grandfather, Manasseh.
’n Positiewe invloed wat gedurende die vroeë jare van Josia se lewe bestaan het, was dié van sy berouvolle oupa, Manasse.

In time, Ruth married Boaz, a prosperous landowner in Judah, and had a son named Obed, who became the grandfather of King David. —Ruth 4:13-22; Matthew 1:5, 6.
Na verloop van tyd is Rut met Boas, ’n vermoënde grondeienaar in Juda, getroud en het hulle ’n seun genaamd Obed gehad wat die grootvader van koning Dawid geword het.—Rut 4:13-22; Mattheüs 1:5, 6.

The present-day sultan, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, has opened a school in the palace that his grandfather built.
Die teenswoordige sultan, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, het ’n skool geopen in die paleis wat sy oupa gebou het.

Afterward, Grandfather was eager to return home to his two-year-old son, Donovan, and his wife, Phyllis, who was expecting their second child, our father, Frank.
My oupa was daarna gretig om terug te keer huis toe, na sy tweejarige seun, Donovan, en sy vrou, Phyllis, wat hulle tweede kind, my pa, Frank, verwag het.

Therefore, they properly address God as “Father” because he will, in effect, be their Grandfather through the “Eternal Father,” Jesus Christ. —Matthew 6:9; Isaiah 9:6.
Daarom spreek hulle God gepas as “Vader” aan, want hy sal as ’t ware hulle Grootvader wees deur middel van die “Ewige Vader”, Jesus Christus.—Matteus 6:9; Jesaja 9:5.

There was even open condemnation of the local symbols of the season —the Christmas tree and Ded Moroz, or Grandfather Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus.
Die plaaslike simbole van die seisoen—die Kersboom en Ded Moroz, of Oupa Sneeu, die Russiese weergawe van Kersvader—is selfs openlik veroordeel.

My grandfather started salvaging in the 1930’s.
My oupa het al in die 1930’s stompe begin herwin.

He has his servants bring in the gold and the silver vessels that his grandfather, King Nebuchadnezzar, took from Jehovah’s temple in Jerusalem decades earlier.
Hy laat sy dienaars die goue en die silwervoorwerpe inbring wat sy oupa, koning Nebukadnesar, dekades tevore uit Jehovah se tempel in Jerusalem geneem het.

My grandfather was a devout follower of Confucius, and he trained me to be one too.
My oupa was ’n ywerige volgeling van Confucius, en hy het my geleer om ook een te wees.

By Boaz, Ruth became the mother of David’s grandfather Obed.
Deur Boas het Rut die moeder van Dawid se oupa Obed geword.

Go instead to the house of your grandfather Be·thuʹel in Haʹran.
Gaan liewer na die huis van jou oupa Beʹtuel in Haran.

The articles on Alzheimer’s disease interest me because my great-grandfather suffered from this disease and so does a dear elderly Christian sister I know.
Die artikels oor Alzheimer se siekte was vir my interessant omdat my oupagrootjie aan hierdie siekte gely het, en ’n dierbare bejaarde Christensuster wat ek ken, het dit ook.

A positive influence Josiah may have had during his early years could have come from his repentant grandfather, Manasseh.
Tydens Josia se kinderjare kon sy berouvolle grootvader Manasse ’n positiewe invloed op hom gehad het.

When Mephibosheth was five years old, news came that his father, Jonathan, and his grandfather, King Saul, had been killed.
Toe Mefiboset vyf jaar oud was, is die berig gebring dat sy vader, Jonatan, en sy oupa, koning Saul, gesneuwel het.

Thoko, next time, bring your friends to join the library ... and Linzi’s grandfather too.
Thoko, volgende keer moet jy jou maats bring om by die biblioteek aan te sluit ... en Linzi se oupa ook.

On the other hand, his great- grandfather, Louis XIV, was persuaded by his Jesuit confessor to revoke the Edict of Nantes (a law that allowed French Protestants, or Huguenots, limited freedom of worship).
Sy oupagrootjie, Lodewyk XIV, is egter deur sy Jesuïetebiegvader oorreed om die Edik van Nantes (’n wet wat Franse Protestante, of Hugenote, ’n mate van godsdiensvryheid gegee het) te herroep.

She had just graduated from high school and had taken her diploma to show to her grandfather, who had been incapacitated for some time.
Sy het kort tevore haar hoërskoolloopbaan voltooi en het haar diploma gaan wys vir haar oupa, wat al ’n tyd lank ’n invalide was.

My grandfather said: “Your mama has lost her mind.
My oupa het gesê: “Jou ma het van haar verstand af geraak.

With my grandfather Sim Waldrop
Saam met my oupa Sim Waldrop