grandparents

22:04 Dec 10, 2018
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Folklore / general
English term or phrase: grandparents
how to translate this word into russian by one word
araratara
Ukraine
Local time: 16:00


Summary of answers provided
3 +1деды
Iryna Khramchenko
4бабка с дедкой
Valery Nahaeva
3 -1прадеды
Vladyslav Golovaty


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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
деды


Explanation:
Лучше двумя словами "дедушки и бабушки", но если есть ограничения по к-ву символов, тогда в крайнем случае "деды", если контекст позволяет

Iryna Khramchenko
Ukraine
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

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agree  Natalie
310 days
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316 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
бабка с дедкой


Explanation:
Если уж говорить о folk-тематике, то на ум приходит не так часто вспоминаемое "бабка с дедкой", но это не одно слово.

Valery Nahaeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 00:00
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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прадеды


Explanation:
предки

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Note added at 42 mins (2018-12-10 22:47:36 GMT)
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https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc2p/331982
деды, праотцы, прародители
просто "предки"
где твои предки? вышли погулять...

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Note added at 316 days (2019-10-23 18:31:59 GMT)
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great-grandfathers, agree with Mark & Natalie

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Note added at 317 days (2019-10-24 07:02:00 GMT)
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но иногда слово прадеды может употребляться обобщенно, бнзотносительно пола и точного родства:
напр. прадеды — предки, деды, прародители, праотцы, пращуры; отчичи и дедичи, предшествующие поколения https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/efremova/223987/Прадеды


Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Natalie: прадеды - это great-grandparents//Согласно вашему профилю, вы же вроде "Native in: English (Variant: US)" - почему же вы так плохо знаете английский?
316 days
  -> Thanks. “Sometimes our grandmas and grandpas are like grand-angels.”
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