Examples from texts
His mother was in the car with the engine running.Su madre estaba en el coche con el motor encendido.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
My mother smoothed my father’s hair back and tried to catch his eye.Mi madre alisó el pelo de mi padre y trató de atraer su mirada.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
A mother tongue for some 300 thousand people.Hablado por alrededor de trescientas mil personas.ABBYY FineReader System Administrator’s GuideABBYY FineReader Manual del administrador del sistemaBYY FineReader Manual del administrador del sistemaABBYY FineReader Manual del administrador del sistem© 2008 ABBYYBYY FineReader System Administrator’s GuideABBYY FineReader System Administrator’s Guid© 2008 ABBYY
You have a spectacular mother-she’s absolutely my Idol, and not just because she keeps me in hair care products.Tienes una madre espectacular- ella es absolutamente mí ídola, y no solo debido a que me obliga a utilizar productos para el cuidado del cabelloWard, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Her one-eyed mother told her it was normal, the same thing happened sooner or later to all women.La tuerta le había dicho que era normal, que eso les pasaba tarde o temprano a todas las mujeres.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Maybe mother talk with that old grandmother, and a look around her place.Tal vez haya que volver a hablar con la anciana y echar un vistazo a su casa.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
My father was in surgery, and my mother was pacing back and forth near the nurses’ station.Mi padre estaba en la sala de operaciones y mi madre se paseaba nerviosa cerca del mostrador de las enfermeras.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
But at some point I had decided to take portraits of my mother.Pero en un momento dado yo había decidido hacerle fotos a mi madre.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
That night I listened to Debussy and thought about Mexico and then, I don't know why, I thought about my cat Zia and I ended up calling my mother and asking her to get me a job in Mexico City, any job. I told her I'd be leaving soon.Aquella noche escuché a Debussy y pensé en México y luego, no sé por qué, pensé en mi gata Zía y terminé llamando por teléfono a mi madre y diciéndole que me consiguiera un trabajo en el DF, cualquier cosa, que no tardaría en marcharme.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
He talked to her about his mother, whom he'd loved dearly, and about his siblings, to whom he wasn't close.Le habló de su madre, a la que había querido con toda su alma, y de sus hermanos, por los que sentía desapego.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
It will be a mother/daughter thing.”Un asunto entre madre e hija.Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice / Desde Mi CieloDesde Mi CieloSebold, Alice© 2002 por Alice Sebold© 2003 por Aurora Echevarria© 2003 por Random House Mondadori, S. A.The Lovely BonesSebold, Alice© 2002 by Alice Sebold
come from an animal which (or whose mother):proceden de un animal que:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The grieving mother looked at me with a cold, dark expression of challenge.La doliente madre me miraba con una expresión fría y negra de reto.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
Once a month my mother traveled to Mexico City.Una vez al mes mi madre viajaba al DF.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
As she and her mother embraced formally, Z came into the house, shut the door, and looked around.Cuando ella y su madre se abrazaron formalmente, Z entró en la casa, cerró la puerta, y miró alrededor.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
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Collocations
infant of addicted mother
hijo de madre adicta
infant of chemically dependent mother
lactante de madre dependiente de sustancias químicas
biological mother
madre biológica
expectant mother
embarazada
mother tongue
lengua materna
surrogate mother
madre de alquiler
expectant mother
mujer gestante
single mother
madre soltera
grand-mother
abuela
expectant mother
mujer embarazada
mother's milk
leche materna
Mother's Day
Día de la Madre
Word forms
mother
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | mother | mothers |
Possessive case | mother's | mothers' |
mother
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | mothered |
Imperative | mother |
Present Participle (Participle I) | mothering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | mothered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mother | we mother |
you mother | you mother |
he/she/it mothers | they mother |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am mothering | we are mothering |
you are mothering | you are mothering |
he/she/it is mothering | they are mothering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have mothered | we have mothered |
you have mothered | you have mothered |
he/she/it has mothered | they have mothered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been mothering | we have been mothering |
you have been mothering | you have been mothering |
he/she/it has been mothering | they have been mothering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mothered | we mothered |
you mothered | you mothered |
he/she/it mothered | they mothered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was mothering | we were mothering |
you were mothering | you were mothering |
he/she/it was mothering | they were mothering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had mothered | we had mothered |
you had mothered | you had mothered |
he/she/it had mothered | they had mothered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been mothering | we had been mothering |
you had been mothering | you had been mothering |
he/she/it had been mothering | they had been mothering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will mother | we shall/will mother |
you will mother | you will mother |
he/she/it will mother | they will mother |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be mothering | we shall/will be mothering |
you will be mothering | you will be mothering |
he/she/it will be mothering | they will be mothering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have mothered | we shall/will have mothered |
you will have mothered | you will have mothered |
he/she/it will have mothered | they will have mothered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mothering | we shall/will have been mothering |
you will have been mothering | you will have been mothering |
he/she/it will have been mothering | they will have been mothering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would mother | we should/would mother |
you would mother | you would mother |
he/she/it would mother | they would mother |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be mothering | we should/would be mothering |
you would be mothering | you would be mothering |
he/she/it would be mothering | they would be mothering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have mothered | we should/would have mothered |
you would have mothered | you would have mothered |
he/she/it would have mothered | they would have mothered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been mothering | we should/would have been mothering |
you would have been mothering | you would have been mothering |
he/she/it would have been mothering | they would have been mothering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am mothered | we are mothered |
you are mothered | you are mothered |
he/she/it is mothered | they are mothered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being mothered | we are being mothered |
you are being mothered | you are being mothered |
he/she/it is being mothered | they are being mothered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been mothered | we have been mothered |
you have been mothered | you have been mothered |
he/she/it has been mothered | they have been mothered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was mothered | we were mothered |
you were mothered | you were mothered |
he/she/it was mothered | they were mothered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being mothered | we were being mothered |
you were being mothered | you were being mothered |
he/she/it was being mothered | they were being mothered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been mothered | we had been mothered |
you had been mothered | you had been mothered |
he/she/it had been mothered | they had been mothered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be mothered | we shall/will be mothered |
you will be mothered | you will be mothered |
he/she/it will be mothered | they will be mothered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mothered | we shall/will have been mothered |
you will have been mothered | you will have been mothered |
he/she/it will have been mothered | they will have been mothered |