ancestral

ɑ̃sɛstʁal

ancestraux

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Definition of ancestral - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

famillequi se rapporte aux ancêtres de la famille

Cette maison ancestrale appartient à ma famille depuis cinq générations.

héréditaire

patrimonial

ancienqui est très ancien et traditionnel

Il pratique une méthode ancestrale de fabrication du pain.

immémorial

traditionnel

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chien de berger anglais ancestral

race de chien de berger anglais à poil long, aussi appelée bobtail

Le chien de berger anglais ancestral est connu pour son pelage abondant.

Origin of ancestral

latin, ante (avant) + saxum (rocher)

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artisanat traditionnel

savoir-faire ancestral

ensemble des techniques manuelles transmises selon des méthodes anciennes

origine ethnique

identité

appartenance d'une personne à un groupe culturel ou ancestral particulier

atavique

adj.

ancestral

qui vient des ancêtres et se transmet de génération en génération

terre sacrée

ancêtres

sol ancestral ayant une valeur spirituelle pour un peuple

apomorphe

adj.

évolution

qui résulte de l'évolution d'un caractère ancestral dans un groupe

vodou

rituel ancestral

religion animiste originaire du Dahomey pratiquée en Afrique et Amérique

Examples of ancestral in a sentence

Leur recette ancestrale se transmet de génération en génération.
Cette danse est d'origine ancestrale.
Ils suivent des coutumes ancestrales dans ce village.

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English:ancestral, age-old, ...
German:ahnen-, uralt, ...
Italian:ancestrale, antico, ...
Spanish:ancestral, antiquísimo, ...
Portuguese:ancestral, antigo, ...
Chinese:祖传, 古老, ...
Japanese:先祖代々の, 先祖伝来の, ...
Arabic:وراثي, سلفي, ...
Hebrew:אָבוֹתִי, אֲבוֹתִי, ...
Russian:родовой, древний, ...
Ukrainian:родовий, давній, ...
Catalan:ancestral, antic, ...
Danish:ancestral, ældgammel, ...
Dutch:ancestraal, oeroud, ...
Greek:παραδοσιακός, πατροπαράδοτος, ...
Hungarian:ősi, ősrégi, ...
Khmer:បុរាណ, ...
Korean:조상 대대로 내려오는, 조상 전래의, ...
Polish:rodowy, pradawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):ancestral, antiquíssimo, ...
Romanian:ancestral, străvechi, ...
Swedish:ancestral, uråldrig, ...
Thai:ของบรรพบุรุษ, โบราณ, ...
Turkish:ata yadigârı, kadim, ...
Vietnamese:của tổ tiên, cổ truyền, ...

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