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father-in-law

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  • Conjugation : pl  fathers-in-law
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

father-in-law ['fɒːðərənlɔː]
  1. 1. noun [c] [of woman] 公公
  2. 2. noun [of man] 岳父

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

father-in-law ['fɑðɚɪn .lɔ] ['fɑːðərɪnlɔː]
  1. 1. noun 岳父公公
  2. 2. noun [Old-fashioned] 继父

Collins English-English Dictionary

father-in-law
  1. 1. n the father of one's wife or husband

Examples

Tom is talking like a Dutch uncle to his prospective father-in-law.
汤姆在严厉而善意地教训他未来的丈人。
a father-in-law
岳父
wife's father; father-in-law
老李对儿子说:“见你岳父时别忘了替我们问候一下亲家公”!
Lao Li said to his son, ''Don't forget to send our regards to your father-in-law".
岳父大人在上,小婿这厢有礼了!
Distinguished father-in-law, here is my salute to you.
小张的岳丈是东北人。
Xiaozhang's father-in-law is from the Northeast.
岳丈
father-in-law

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