Abuela in english
Grandma
pronunciation: græmɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: græmɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
abuela = grandmother ; granny ; gran ; grandma ; Grams ; Gramma ; granma.
Example: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity.Example: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.Example: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.Example: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.Example: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon.Example: Gramma and Grampa were so enchanted with the park that we decided to just do the nature trail, which turned out to be about a mile and a half trek around the park.Example: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.more:
» abuela materna = maternal grandmother .
Example: When Amy's mother or maternal grandmother rocked her to sleep, if they sang a song that she didn't like, she would start crying.» abuela paterna = paternal grandmother .
Example: When the maternal grandmother is holding the newborn grandchild, the paternal grandmother shouldn't horn in but wait until the maternal grandmother relinquishes the baby to her.» eramos pocos y parió la abuela = it never rains but it pours [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés británico] ; when it rains, it pours [Usado más frecuentemente en inglés americano] .
Example: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up. Example: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.» tía abuela = great-aunt .
Example: She was preceded in death by a great-grandmother, a great-great-grandmother, a great-aunt and four great-uncles.