What does padre in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word padre in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use padre in Italian.
The word padre in Italian means father, forefather, ancestor, founding father, father, father, on the father's side, from father to son, the Holy Father, heavenly father, father of the homeland, father of the nation, pater familias, founding father, actor in father roles, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, controlling father, authoritative father, father, son, and holy ghost, Holy Father, follow in your father's footsteps, like father like son, like mother like daughter, like father like son. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word padre
fathersostantivo maschile (formale (papà, babbo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mio padre si è fatto crescere la barba. My father has let his beard grow. |
forefather, ancestorsostantivo maschile (progenitore, capostipite, avo) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le origini dei nostri padri sono ignote. We don't know where our forefathers (or: ancestors) came from. |
founding fathersostantivo maschile (fondatore) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) I padri fondatori hanno firmato la Dichiarazione d'Indipendenza. The Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. |
fathersostantivo maschile (titolo dato ai sacerdoti) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Padre Giorgio vi aspetta in chiesa. Father Giorgio is waiting for you in the church. |
fathersostantivo maschile (guida spirituale o morale) (figurative) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il Santo Padre visiterà la città. The Holy Father will be visiting the city. |
on the father's side
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from father to son
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the Holy Father
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heavenly father(God: creator) |
father of the homeland, father of the nation
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
pater familias(head of the family) |
founding fathersostantivo maschile (istituzione, credo: teorico, creatore) |
actor in father roles(theatre) |
Lord's Prayer, Our Fathersostantivo maschile (preghiera) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
controlling father, authoritative fathersostantivo maschile (figurato (padre autoritario) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
father, son, and holy ghost
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
Holy Father
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follow in your father's footsteps
(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
like father like son, like mother like daughter
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
like father like son(idiomatico (stesso carattere, comportamento) (idiom) |
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