city fathers in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for city fathers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

city fathers N npl

city fathers

concejales mpl y mandatarios mpl municipales

Translations for city fathers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.father [Am ˈfɑðər, Brit ˈfɑːðə] N

1.1. father (parent):

father

padre m

handed down from father to son

pasado de padre a hijo or de generación en generación

he's been like a father to me

ha sido como un padre para mí

his mother and father

sus padres

(old) Father Time

el Tiempo

Father Thames

el Támesis

the father and mother of a row/headache inf

una pelea/un dolor de cabeza de padre y (muy) señor mío inf

like father, like son prov

de tal palo tal astilla

like father, like son prov

hijo de tigre … LatAm

1.2. father <fathers, pl > (forefathers):

father liter

padres mpl

father liter

progenitores mpl form

to be gathered to one's fathers dated, euph

ser llamado por el Señor euph

2.1. father (originator):

father

padre m

the Fathers (of the Church)

los Padres de la Iglesia

2.2. father (leader, elder):

father

padre m

Father of his/our country Am

Padre de la Patria

3.1. father REL (God):

Father

Padre m

in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost

en el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo

3.2. father REL (priest):

father

padre m

Father Brown

el padre Brown

II.father [Am ˈfɑðər, Brit ˈfɑːðə] VB trans

1.1. father child:

father

engendrar

father

tener

1.2. father (invent):

father plan/invention/movement

ser el creador de

2. father (foist):

to father sth on sb/sth

atribuirle algo a alguien/algo

city <pl cities> [Am ˈsɪdi, Brit ˈsɪti] N

1. city (large town):

city

ciudad f

the big city

la gran ciudad

city plan

plano m de la ciudad

2. city Brit FIN:

the City

la City (de Londres) (el centro financiero londinense)

See also City - The City

City - The City Info

City - The City

Es el área que se encuentra dentro de los límites de la antigua ciudad de Londres. Hoy en día es el centro financiero y de negocios de la capital. Allí tienen sus sedes centrales muchos bancos e instituciones financieras. A menudo, cuando se habla de The City, se está refiriendo a estas instituciones y no a la zona propiamente dicha.

city fathers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for city fathers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

city father N

city father

mandatario m municipal

Translations for city fathers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] N

1. father (parent):

father

padre m

from father to son

de padre a hijo

to be like a father to sb

ser como un padre para alguien

on your father's side

por parte paterna

2. father (founder):

father

fundador m

3. father pl liter (ancestors):

father

antepasados m pl

Phrases:

like father, like son

de tal palo, tal astilla

II.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] VB trans

father child

engendrar

father idea

crear

I.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] N

city

ciudad f

II.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] ADJ

city scape

urbano, -a

city life

de (la) ciudad

city

city

Muchas cities (grandes ciudades) americanas son conocidas entre sus ciudadanos por sus sobrenombres. Así New York es conocida como Gotham o The Big Apple. Los Angeles como The Big Orange o como The City of the Angels. De la misma manera Chicago es conocida como The Windy City. La expresión The City of Brotherly Love se usa para referirse a Philadelphia. Denver, debido a su situación, es conocida como The Mile-High City y Detroit, a causa de su industria automovilística, como Motor City.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

City fathers helped usher the area into a modern era, with utilities such as a water tower (1920).

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Later in the local pharmacy, some of the city fathers were discussing the problem of lack of people coming to reside in the town.

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They will be whatever part of the narrative the city fathers choose them to be.

www.independent.ie

Thanks to the foresight of city fathers and years of struggle by civic champions, the waterfront is lined with a glorious string of public parks.

www.theglobeandmail.com

These problems stem from the issue of the vested property and the discriminatory attitude of the city fathers towards this traditional community.

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City fathers were unabashed proponents of civic promotion.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

However, the entire collection of paintings was not formally possessed by the city council until 1625, after the city fathers had decided which paintings were suitable for the city hall.

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Although the frame village hall survived, city fathers believed that a new fireproof structure with space for a fire station would be in the best interests of the community.

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The city fathers wanted to keep it that way.

www.counterpunch.org

Of course, few things struck as much fear into the hearts of city fathers as white/black labor cooperation.

www.theatlantic.com