forebear

1. An ancestor.

   [1906] 2004, Memoirs of the Lord of Joinville, Ethel Wedgwood tr. Sirs, I am quite sure that the King of England's forbears rightly and justly lost the conquered lands that I hold […]

   Vorfahr, Ahn, Vorfahre

   предше́ственникpredšéstvennik, пре́докprédok

   пре́докprédok

1. Our diabetes comes from our forebears.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · anzart · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. One doesn't always follow one's forebears nor father.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · sacredceltic · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Farmers today use technology not available to their forebears, to maximise yields from their crops and livestock.

   ruСегодня фермеры используют технологии, недоступные их предкам, чтобы собрать самый щедрый урожай и получить максимальную выгоду от животноводства.

   deLandwirte nutzen heutzutage Technologien zur Ertragssteigerung bei Feldbau und Tierhaltung, die ihren Vorfahren noch nicht zur Verfügung standen.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · patgfisher · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. Unless you’re African, your skin probably carries traces of your Neanderthal forebears.

   CC0 · Tatoeba · Cangarejo · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular

• forbearalternative
• forebeerScotland alternative