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grandmother

['græn(d)ˌmʌðə] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. бабка, бабушка
2. (предок женского пола)
гл.; уст.
баловать; изнеживать

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grandmother

бабушка ж

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Her grandmother shook her head.
Старуха отрицательно покачала головой.
Crusie, Jennifer / Tell Me LiesКрузи, Дженнифер / Солги мне
Солги мне
Крузи, Дженнифер
Tell Me Lies
Crusie, Jennifer
© 1998 by Jennifer Crusie Smith

The return of Ivan Petrovitch did not fit in with her plans; while the Princess Kubensky kept him with her, she had hoped to receive at least half of her father's estate; in her avarice, too, she was like her grandmother.
Возвращение Ивана Петровича ей пришлось не по нутру; пока княжна Кубенская держала его у себя, она надеялась получить по крайней мере половину отцовского имения: она и по скупости вышла в бабку.
Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо
Дворянское гнездо
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1983
A House of Gentlefolk
Turgenev, I.S.
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

I didn't think it was my business to repeat what my neighbour at dinner had told me of the shanty Irishman and the Swedish waitress who were Gray's grandfather and grandmother.
Я не счел нужным повторять то, что услышал за обедом от своей соседки про бедняка-ирландца и шведку-официантку – деда и бабку Грэя.
Maugham, William Somerset / The Razor's EdgeМоэм, Уильям Сомерсет / Острие бритвы
Острие бритвы
Моэм, Уильям Сомерсет
© Перевод. М. Лорие 2010
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2010
The Razor's Edge
Maugham, William Somerset
© 1943, 1944 by McCallllCorporation
© 1944 by W. Somerset Maugham
© renewed 1971, 1972 by Elizabeth Mary Lady Glendevon

Forgive me, grandmother!
Простите, бабушка!
Dickens, Charles / Bleak HouseДиккенс, Чарльз / Холодный дом
Холодный дом
Диккенс, Чарльз
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1960
Bleak House
Dickens, Charles
© 1894, by Macmillan & Co.

Pollux was standing watch on the radar screen; his yelp brought his grandmother floating over.
- Поллукс нес вахту у экрана радара; на его крик приплыла бабушка.
Heinlein, Robert / The Rolling StonesХайнлайн, Роберт / Космическое семейство Стоун
Космическое семейство Стоун
Хайнлайн, Роберт
© 1952 by Robert A. Heinlein
© TERRA FANTASTICA, 2007
© Перевод. Н. Виленская, 2003
The Rolling Stones
Heinlein, Robert
© 1952 by Robert A. Heinlein

I gasped, wiping my fingers on a starched white napkin and sitting up on the couch with my grandmother.
- Я чуть не задохнулась. Вытерев пальцы белой крахмальной салфеткой, я перебралась на диван, поближе к бабушке, от возмущения забыв про Сидячую доску.
Banks, Iain / WhitБэнкс, Иэн / Умм, или Исида среди Неспасенных
Умм, или Исида среди Неспасенных
Бэнкс, Иэн
© 1995 by Iain Banks
© Е. Петрова, перевод, 2006
© ООО "ИД "Домино", 2007
Whit
Banks, Iain
© 1995 Iain Banks

"Now," I says. "I want to know what you mean, playing out of school and telling your grandmother lies and forging her name on your report and worrying her sick.
— Ну, — говорю, — теперь я хочу знать, как ты смеешь прогуливать, лгать бабушке, подделывать в дневнике ее подпись, до болезни ее доводить.
Faulkner, William / The Sound and the FuryФолкнер, Уильям / Шум и ярость
Шум и ярость
Фолкнер, Уильям
© О. Сорока (наследник), перевод, 1973
© "Азбука-классика", 2006
The Sound and the Fury
Faulkner, William
© 1984 by Jill Faulkner Summers

Elayne had been named after Ellorien's grandmother.
Илэйн дали имя в честь бабушки Эллориен.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

Fenya's old grandmother confirmed her evidence as far as she was capable.
Старуха, бабушка Фени, сколько могла, подтвердила все показания своей внучки.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

"You gave me life out of hate for my mother and my grandmother.
— Вы дали мне жизнь, несмотря на свою ненависть к моим бабушке и матери.
Brooks, Terry / Running with the demonБрукс, Терри / Бегущая с демоном
Бегущая с демоном
Брукс, Терри
Running with the demon
Brooks, Terry
© 1997 by Terry Brooks

My grandmother, the next day, on the advice of her sorcerer-counselor, sold all her holdings, which were quite sizable, and turned the money over to her son Antoine.
На следующий день бабушка по совету своего советника-мага продала все свои земли, бывшие весьма обширными, и передала деньги своему сыну Антуану.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Active Side of InfinityКастанеда, Карлос / Активная сторона бесконечности
Активная сторона бесконечности
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Active Side of Infinity
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1998 by Laugan Productions

The grandfather, grandmother, brothers, sisters and other relatives shall have the right to communicate with the child.
Дедушка, бабушка, братья, сестры и другие родственники имеют право на общение с ребенком.
© 2006. Catherine Kalaschnikova
http://www.divorceinrussia.com 10/20/2008
© 1997-2010 КонсультантПлюс
http://www.divorceinrussia.com 10/20/2008

His grandmother had anointed the house.
Бабушка освятила дом.
Banks, L.A. / The AwakeningБэнкс, Л.А. / Пробуждение
Пробуждение
Бэнкс, Л.А.
The Awakening
Banks, L.A.
© 2003 by Leslie Esdaile

(“The hollows that could stand some more hollowing,” our grandmother pointed out).
(«Где и так тень, надо оттенить еще резче», – поучала бабушка.)
Sebold, Alice / The Lovely BonesСиболд, Элис / Милые кости
Милые кости
Сиболд, Элис
© 2002 by Alice Sebold
© Е. Петрова, перевод с английского, 2010
© Издание на русском языке ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2010
The Lovely Bones
Sebold, Alice
© 2002 by Alice Sebold

She wanted to ask her grandmother more questions about her mother and her bloodhound—but the faraway look had left Cordelia's face, and Schuyler knew she wouldn't get any more tidbits about her mother that night.
Шайлер хотелось расспросить бабушку про мать и ее гончую, но лицо Корделии вновь приобрело сосредоточенное выражение, и Шайлер поняла, что не узнает сегодня больше ничего нового.
De la Cruz, Melissa / Blue BloodsДе ла Круз, Мелисса / Голубая кровь
Голубая кровь
Де ла Круз, Мелисса
© Перевод. О. Степашкина, 2010
© Издание на русском языке. ООО «Издательство «Эксмо». 2010
© 2006 by Melissa de la Cruz
Blue Bloods
De la Cruz, Melissa
© 2006 by Melissa de la Cruz

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'græn(d)ˌmʌðəNounбабка; бабушка

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бабушка
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Collocations

great grandmother

прабабка

child of our grandmother Eve

дочь Евы

paternal grandmother

бабушка по отцу

Word forms

grandmother

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	grandmother	grandmothers
Possessive case	grandmother's	grandmothers'

grandmother

verb

Basic forms
Past	grandmothered
Imperative	grandmother
Present Participle (Participle I)	grandmothering
Past Participle (Participle II)	grandmothered

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I grandmother	we grandmother
you grandmother	you grandmother
he/she/it grandmothers	they grandmother

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am grandmothering	we are grandmothering
you are grandmothering	you are grandmothering
he/she/it is grandmothering	they are grandmothering

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have grandmothered	we have grandmothered
you have grandmothered	you have grandmothered
he/she/it has grandmothered	they have grandmothered

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been grandmothering	we have been grandmothering
you have been grandmothering	you have been grandmothering
he/she/it has been grandmothering	they have been grandmothering

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I grandmothered	we grandmothered
you grandmothered	you grandmothered
he/she/it grandmothered	they grandmothered

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was grandmothering	we were grandmothering
you were grandmothering	you were grandmothering
he/she/it was grandmothering	they were grandmothering

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had grandmothered	we had grandmothered
you had grandmothered	you had grandmothered
he/she/it had grandmothered	they had grandmothered

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been grandmothering	we had been grandmothering
you had been grandmothering	you had been grandmothering
he/she/it had been grandmothering	they had been grandmothering

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will grandmother	we shall/will grandmother
you will grandmother	you will grandmother
he/she/it will grandmother	they will grandmother

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be grandmothering	we shall/will be grandmothering
you will be grandmothering	you will be grandmothering
he/she/it will be grandmothering	they will be grandmothering

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have grandmothered	we shall/will have grandmothered
you will have grandmothered	you will have grandmothered
he/she/it will have grandmothered	they will have grandmothered

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been grandmothering	we shall/will have been grandmothering
you will have been grandmothering	you will have been grandmothering
he/she/it will have been grandmothering	they will have been grandmothering

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would grandmother	we should/would grandmother
you would grandmother	you would grandmother
he/she/it would grandmother	they would grandmother

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be grandmothering	we should/would be grandmothering
you would be grandmothering	you would be grandmothering
he/she/it would be grandmothering	they would be grandmothering

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have grandmothered	we should/would have grandmothered
you would have grandmothered	you would have grandmothered
he/she/it would have grandmothered	they would have grandmothered

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been grandmothering	we should/would have been grandmothering
you would have been grandmothering	you would have been grandmothering
he/she/it would have been grandmothering	they would have been grandmothering

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am grandmothered	we are grandmothered
you are grandmothered	you are grandmothered
he/she/it is grandmothered	they are grandmothered

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being grandmothered	we are being grandmothered
you are being grandmothered	you are being grandmothered
he/she/it is being grandmothered	they are being grandmothered

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been grandmothered	we have been grandmothered
you have been grandmothered	you have been grandmothered
he/she/it has been grandmothered	they have been grandmothered

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was grandmothered	we were grandmothered
you were grandmothered	you were grandmothered
he/she/it was grandmothered	they were grandmothered

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being grandmothered	we were being grandmothered
you were being grandmothered	you were being grandmothered
he/she/it was being grandmothered	they were being grandmothered

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been grandmothered	we had been grandmothered
you had been grandmothered	you had been grandmothered
he/she/it had been grandmothered	they had been grandmothered

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be grandmothered	we shall/will be grandmothered
you will be grandmothered	you will be grandmothered
he/she/it will be grandmothered	they will be grandmothered

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been grandmothered	we shall/will have been grandmothered
you will have been grandmothered	you will have been grandmothered
he/she/it will have been grandmothered	they will have been grandmothered

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grandmother

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