foster father in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foster father in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.foster [Am ˈfɔstər, ˈfɑstər, Brit ˈfɒstə] VB trans

1.1. foster (look after) child:

foster Brit

acoger en el hogar sin adoptarlo legalmente

1.2. foster (place in care of foster parents):

foster

colocar con una familia de acogida

2.1. foster (promote):

foster suspicion/talent

fomentar

foster reconciliation/understanding

promover

2.2. foster (retain):

foster hatred

alimentar

foster respect

sentir

foster hope

abrigar

II.foster [Am ˈfɔstər, ˈfɑstər, Brit ˈfɒstə] ADJ

foster child:

foster

≈ adoptivo

foster family

familia f de acogida

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

foster father in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foster father in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foster father N

foster father

padre m de acogida

Translations for foster father in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foster [ˈfɒstəʳ, Am ˈfɑ:stɚ] VB trans

1. foster (look after):

foster

acoger

2. foster (encourage):

foster

fomentar

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He decides he wants to take care of them as their foster father.

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As such, he is commanded by his foster father to leave the house immediately after being given a sum of 500.

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His foster father, the farmer of the barley, visits and finds him lying in a swoon.

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Now you've become the foster father of all women politicians.

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Many of her victims had employed her services as a cleaning lady (paying under the table), and several also had connections to her foster father.

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The adopted son of a childless person has the right to inherit the property of his foster father.

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Using the early martial arts training by her foster father as a foundation, she masters the skill within three days.

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