English translation of 'el hijo'
noun
son
su hijo mayor his oldest son
mis hijos
(1) (varones) my sons (2) (varones y mujeres) my childrenSoy hijo único. I’m an only child.
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hijo
Word forms: hijo, hija
masculine and feminine noun
1. son/daughter
una pareja sin hijos a childless couple
¿cuántos hijos tiene Amelia? how many children does Amelia have?
¿cuántos hijos tiene a su cargo? how many dependent children do you have?
Pedro Gutiérrez, hijo Pedro Gutiérrez Junior
su novio le hizo un hijo (informal, old-fashioned) her boyfriend got her pregnant
nombrar a algn hijo predilecto de la ciudad to name sb a favourite son of the city
ser hijo único to be an only child
el Hijo de Dios the Son of God
▪ idiom: cada hijo de vecino, todo hijo de vecino any Tom, Dick or Harry (informal)
▪ idiom: como todo hijo de vecino like everyone else ⧫ like the next man
▪ idiom: hacer a algn un hijo macho (Latin America) to do sb harm
▪ idiom: soy hijo de mis obras I’m a self-made man
hijo/a adoptivo/a adopted child
hijo/a biológico/a natural child ⧫ biological child
hijo de la chingada (Mexico) (vulgar) bastard (very informal) ⧫ son of a bitch (very informal) (sometimes offensive)
hijo/a de leche foster child
hijo/a de papá rich kid (informal)
hijo/a de puta (vulgar) (= hombre) bastard (very informal) ⧫ son of a bitch (very informal) (sometimes offensive) (= mujer) bitch (very informal, offensive) ⧫ cow (very informal, offensive)
hijo/a natural illegitimate child
hijo/a político/a son-in-law/daughter-in-law
hijo pródigo prodigal son
4. (uso vocativo)
¡hijo de mi alma! my precious child!
¡ay hijo, qué pesado eres! you’re such a pain!
¡hijo(s)!, ▪ ¡híjole! (Mexico) (informal) Christ! (very informal) ⧫ good God! (informal)
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Es hija de inmigrantes de origen jamaicano e indio.
Sus hijas acudieron de inmediato porque había sido ingresada por un supuesto virus de gastrointeritis.
He pasado miedo y tenía un poco de angustia de perder a mi hija.
Marta no piensa en volver, su hija es lo primero.
Y, sobre todo, cuando se trata de mis hijas.
Ahora tiene una hija, pero asegura que vive a caballo entre los dos países.
Además, se le ha privado de la patria potestad de sus dos hijas.
Estamos en el salón junto a dos hijas y varios nietos.
Con un gesto del mentón el hijo del Taranto apuntó las playas desiertas y dijo que en otono empezarían a construír un hotel para los alemanes.
Don Gonzalo estaba allí con la señora y el hijo y el cónsul de España en Alejandría con su mujer y las dos muchachas.
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In other languages
hijo
- American English: son /ˈsʌn/
- Arabic: اِبْن
- Brazilian Portuguese: filho
- Chinese: 儿子
- Croatian: sin
- Czech: syn
- Danish: søn
- Dutch: zoon
- European Spanish: hijo
- Finnish: poika jonkun lapsi
- French: fils
- German: Sohn
- Greek: γιος
- Italian: figlio
- Japanese: 息子
- Korean: 아들
- Norwegian: sønn
- Polish: syn
- European Portuguese: filho
- Romanian: fiu
- Russian: сын
- Spanish: hijo
- Swedish: son
- Thai: ลูกชาย
- Turkish: oğul
- Ukrainian: син
- Vietnamese: con trai con đẻ
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