uncle

ˈʌŋkəl
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Noun

1.

family

brother or brother-in-law of one's parent
  • My uncle is visiting us this weekend.הדוד שלי מבקר אצלנו בסוף השבוע.
2.

by marriage

husband of one's aunt
  • My uncle and aunt celebrated their anniversary..הדוד והדודה שלי חגגו את יום הנישואים שלהם.
3.

respect

affectionate term for older man
  • Uncle Tom waved at the children.הדוד תום נופף לילדים.
4.

finance

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pawnbroker in British informal context
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הַדּוֹד hadodמַלְוֶה בְּרִיבִּית
  • He took his watch to the uncle for some cash.הוא לקח את השעון שלו אל המלווה בריבית בשביל קצת מזומן.
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Expressions with uncle: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

יוֹעֵץ בִּמְדוֹר יִיעוּץ
The agony uncle answered questions about relationships in the Sunday paper.
לְהִיכָּנַע
After a long struggle, he finally cried uncle.
מְבַקֵּר מוֹעִיל
She played the dutch uncle, pointing out my mistakes to improve my work.
כֻּלָּם וַאֲחוֹתָם
Everyone and their uncle showed up at the concert.
דּוֹד מִן הַנִּישּׂוּאִין
My uncle-in-law is coming to dinner tonight.
דּוֹד רַבָּא
My great-great-uncle fought in the war.

Synonyms and analogies of uncle in English

Examples of uncle in a sentence

  • We spent the holidays with my uncle.
  • Her uncle joined the family gathering.
  • My uncle shared stories from his youth.
  • Uncle Joe told us stories by the fire.
  • Everyone loved Uncle Mike at the reunion.
  • She pawned her necklace at the uncle's shop.

Translations of "uncle" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
דּוֹדnm. - dod

On the long drive, he unloaded on his uncle about family tensions.

בנסיעה הארוכה הוא שפך את הלב בפני דוד שלו על המתחים במשפחה.

Her uncle works as a criminal lawyer and often shares fascinating stories.

דוד שלה עובד כעורך דין פלילי ולעיתים קרובות משתף סיפורים מרתקים.

They just mooch off their wealthy uncle instead of finding real jobs.

הם פשוט חיים על חשבון הדוד העשיר שלהם במקום למצוא עבודות אמיתיות.

His uncle got busted for running a small-time numbers racket at work.

הדוד שלו נעצר על ניהול הגרלה בלתי חוקית קטנה במקום העבודה.

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uncle: Examples and translations in context

She refused to discuss politics within earshot of her easily offended uncle.

היא סירבה לדבר על פוליטיקה בטווח שמיעה של הדוד שנעלב בקלות.

He learned to brand the livestock while working on his uncle's ranch.

הוא למד לסמן את הבקר בכוויה בזמן שעבד בחווה של דודו.

She finally got the promotion after her uncle pulled some strings for her.

היא סוף־סוף קיבלה את הקידום אחרי שהדוד שלה משך בשבילה בחוטים.

She gets bored to death whenever her uncle starts telling those endless stories.

היא משתעממת למוות בכל פעם שהדוד שלה מתחיל עם הסיפורים האינסופיים.

He showed up with crocodile tears at the funeral of his rich uncle.

הוא הופיע עם דמעות תנין בהלוויה של הדוד העשיר שלו.

Her wealthy uncle offered to bail out the charity when donations dropped sharply.

הדוד העשיר שלה הציע להציל כלכלית את העמותה כאשר התרומות צנחו בחדות.

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great-unclehalf-uncledutch uncle
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