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antenato

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nounmasculine
  1. ancestor, forefather

Forms

noun

singularantenato
pluralantenati
feminineantenata

Used in the library

  • Spesso il cognome racconta chi erano gli antenati.A surname often tells you who the ancestors were.A2Rossi, Russo, Esposito
  • Uno studente argentino cerca la casa del suo antenato umbro.An Argentinian student looks for his Umbrian ancestor's house.B2Di nuovo, per favore (15) — Again, please (15) (B2)
  • Un antenato del capitano ha vinto il Palio nel 1850.One of the captain's ancestors won the Palio in 1850.B2Di nuovo, per favore (26) — Again, please (26) (B2)
  • Nella galleria c'è il ritratto di un antenato del re che somiglia al portinaio.In the gallery there's a portrait of one of the king's ancestors who looks like the porter.B2Di nuovo, per favore (3) — Again, please (3) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • ascendenteascending, upward
  • avoancestor, forefather

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