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padre

father

noun PAH-dreh Very Common

Also means

priest

Usage Note

padre also means a priest, and padres in the plural often means 'parents', not just 'fathers'. Colloquially in Mexico, padre works as an adjective meaning 'cool' or 'great', as in ¡Qué padre!

Examples

"Mi padre trabaja en un banco."

Natural Translation

My father works at a bank.

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