Father - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

father   - of child, animal	le père
Father [REL.]	le Père   [Catholicism]
father-in-law  - pl.: fathers-in-law	le beau-père  - pl.: beaux-pères   - père du conjoint
father figure	la figure paternelle
adoptive father | adoptive mother	le père adoptif | la mère adoptive
foster father	le père nourricier
prime father	l'ancêtre  m.

Verbs

to father so.  | fathered, fathered |   - child	engendrer qn.
to father so.  | fathered, fathered |   - child	concevoir qn.   - enfant
to father sth.  | fathered, fathered | [fig.]	concevoir qc.   - nouvelle idée, système
to father sth.  | fathered, fathered | [fig.]	inventer qc.   - nouvelle idée, système
to father sth.  | fathered, fathered | [fig.]	créer qc.   - nouvelle idée, système
to father sth. on so.  | fathered, fathered |	rendre qn. responsable de qc.
to father sth. on so.  | fathered, fathered |	imputer qc. à qn.   - responsabilité

Orthographically similar words

bather, feather, gather, rather

fâcher

Related search terms

create, invent, devise