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Translations forefathers [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] npl → progenitori mpl, antenati mpl, avi mpl forefathers [ˈfɔːˌfɑːðəz] npl → progenitori mpl, antenati mpl, avi mpl n pl forefathers [ˈfoːfaːðəz] ancestors His forefathers emigrated to America. voorvaders; voorsate; voorouers جَد، سَلَف، أجْداد предци předkové forfædre der Ahn πρόγονοι (πληθ.) antepasados esiisad اجداد esi-isät ancêtres אַב קַדמוֹן पूर्वज preci elődök leluhur forfaðir antenati 先祖 조상 protėviai senči; priekšteči nenek moyang voorvaderen forfedre przodkowie antepassados strămoşi предки predkovia predniki praotac förfäder บรรพบุรุษ atalar 祖先 предки آبا و اجداد tổ tiên 祖先 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers to battle by all that has power of persuasion upon the human heart, concluded his persuasion by an appeal to these irresistible feelings: "Think of your forefathers and of your posterity. In the dim, far-off times when our forefathers were wild, naked savages, they had no books. But before I can resume my natural form, and take possession of the belongings of my forefathers, you must go out into the world and take service as a maidservant. |
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