El pare
Example: El pare va portar els nens a l'escola aquesta tarda.
Definition
"El pare" refers to the male parent or father figure in a family. It specifically denotes the person who has fathered or raised children, often involved in caregiving and guidance, as in the phrase 'El pare va portar els nens a l'escola aquesta tarda,' meaning the father took the children to school this afternoon.
Etymology
The phrase "el pare" comes from Catalan, where 'el' is the definite article meaning 'the,' and 'pare' means 'father.' 'Pare' traces back to the Latin word 'pater,' which also means father. Did you know that many Romance languages have similar words for father, all stemming from Latin 'pater'?
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"El pare" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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