The builder of the house was a direct ancestor of the present owner.
a distant ancestor of mine
Our earliest ancestors lived in a world fraught with danger.
The two species share a common ancestor.
The Romans built these monuments to glorify their illustrious ancestors.
He claims as his literary ancestors such giants as Henry James and William Faulkner.
A lot of the people there are descended from a common ancestor.
He can trace his ancestors back to the reign of Elizabeth I.
They honour/honor their ancestors and believe in the spirits of nature.
remote [illustrious] ancestors - отдалённые [знаменитые] предки
ancestor worship - культ предков
the ancestor of the modern bicycle - предшественник современного велосипеда
he is my spiritual ancestor - он мой духовный наставник /ориентир/
1. предок, прародитель
remote {illustrious} ~s - отдалённые {знаменитые} предки
~ worship - культ предков
2. предшественник; прототип; прообраз; предтеча
the ~ of the modern bicycle - предшественник современного велосипеда
3. образец, пример, эталон
he is my spiritual ~ - он мой духовный наставник /ориентир/
4. юр. предшествующий владелец
5. физ.
1) исходное явление
2) исходная частица
• A snob may brag of a prominent one
• Abraham, to Asher
• Family tree listing
• Family tree member
• Forebear
• Forerunner
• Genealogical discovery
• Grandmother or great-grandfather
• Great-grandfather, e.g.
• Great, great granddad, for one
• Kunta Kinte to Alex Haley e.g.
• One known for forbearance
• One who's higher than you in a certain tree
• One with descendants
• Progenitor
• Tree listing
• Victoria, to Prince William
• Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent)
2) демогр. предок
3) предшествующий владелец
common ancestor — общий предшественник
1) предок;
2) прототип, прообраз;
3) эталон.
заповідальник, спадкодавець; особа, від якої успадковане майно; попередній власник; родич(ка) по висхідній лінії
Попередник
попередній елемент
предок