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ancêtre

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nounfeminineinformalmasculine
  1. ancestor, forebear, forefather
  2. precursor, forerunner
  3. old geezer, old fart

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  • Il est mort en 814 à Aix-la-Chapelle. Les Français et les Allemands le considèrent tous les deux comme leur ancêtre.He died in 814 at Aachen. The French and the Germans both consider him their ancestor.A1Charlemagne
  • Chacun avait d'abord dansé seul en célébrant les exploits de ses ancêtres et les siens propres.Each had first danced alone celebrating the exploits of his ancestors and his own.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
  • S’agissait-il d’un repas, Athos l’ordonnait mieux qu’aucun homme du monde, plaçant chaque convive à la place et au rang que lui avaient faits ses ancêtres ou qu’il s’était faits lui-même.Was it a meal, Athos ordered better than any man in the world, placing each guest in the place and rank that his ancestors had made or that he had made himself.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • Le chef y racontait ses exploits et ceux de ses ancêtres.The chief described his exploits and those of his ancestors.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I

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