mother in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mother [Am ˈməðər, Brit ˈmʌðə] N

mother

madre f

mother

madre dated

mother

mamá

mother (to nun)

madre

an expectant mother

una mujer embarazada

an expectant mother

una futura madre or mamá

an unmarried mother

una madre soltera

mother of three killed in a blast

madre de familia muere en una explosión

she was a second mother to me

fue como una segunda madre para mí

he's a mother's boy

es un niño or un nene de mamá inf

they all died, every mother's son (of them)

se murieron absolutamente todos

some mothers do have them Brit

¡hay cada idiota suelto por el mundo!

shall I be mother? Brit

¿sirvo yo?

mother love

amor m de (la) madre

mother plane

avión m nodriza

mother ship

buque m nodriza

II.mother [Am ˈməðər, Brit ˈmʌðə] VB trans

mother

mimar

III.mother [Am ˈməðər, Brit ˈmʌðə] ADJ pred Am inf

mother

como Dios lo trajo al mundo inf

earth mother N

1. earth mother MYTH:

earth mother

la madre naturaleza

earth mother

≈ la pachamama And

2. earth mother (woman):

she's a real earth mother

es la típica madraza

mother fixation N

mother fixation

fijación f materna

mother's ruin N U inf

mother's ruin

ginebra f

mother hen N hum

mother hen

gallina f clueca inf

mother hen

madraza f

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lengua f materna

mother country N

mother country

madre patria f

mother-naked ADJ pred Am inf

mother-naked

como Dios lo trajo al mundo inf

queen mother N

queen mother

reina f madre

mother figure N

mother figure

figura f materna

mother figure

figura f de la madre

mother in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

mother

madre f

II.mother [ˈmʌðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

mother

mimar

mother country N

mother country

madre patria f

foster mother N

foster mother

madre f de acogida

surrogate mother N

surrogate mother

madre f de alquiler

mother tongue N

mother tongue

lengua f materna

single mother N

single mother

madre f soltera

mother-of-pearl N

mother-of-pearl

nácar m

mother-in-law N

mother-in-law

suegra f

Queen Mother N

Queen Mother

Reina f Madre

Mother's Day N no pl

Mother's Day

día m de la madre

mother Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

her mother is on her mind

está preocupada por su madre

necessity is the mother of invention prov

no hay mejor maestra que el hambre prov

I promise on my mother's grave that ...

te prometo por mis muertos que...

she is a really devoted mother

es una verdadera madraza

I swear it on my mother's grave

que me parta un rayo si no es verdad inf

my mother is on my right

tengo a mi madre a la derecha

the child snuggled up to his mother

el niño se arrimó a su madre

you look very much like your mother

te pareces mucho a tu madre

a brother born of the same mother

hermano uterino

my mother is twice my age

mi madre me dobla en edad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This, however, only distresses her further, as she feels she is being unfaithful to her mother's memory.

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They decided to keep this a secret from their mother and saved the money for future.

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Her mother died when she was very young.

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During her childhood by her parents (here her mother) and by her husband and in-laws after her marriage.

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He was born when his mother, a cook, was 19 years old.

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Around this time, his parents diedhis mother in 1967 and his father in 1968.

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Nick is pleased to have his mother back.

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By tradition, when a child is born, the mother is not allowed to go out until 40 days after the birth.

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He ransacks the entire house and manhandles his mother and sisters.

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Eventually his mother's supporters deposed him, leaving her as sole empress.

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