a la patria

to the homeland

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to the homeland Used in patriotic or formal contexts; patria means one’s country or homeland.
SP: Siempre trabajó a la patria con orgullo.
EN: He always served his country with pride.

No, él me odia a mí, no a la patria.

No, he hates me, not the homeland.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tendremos en cuenta su servicio a la patria.

We will take into account your service to the country.

Amo a la patria.

I love my country.

Lo que está haciendo es traición a la patria.

What he is doing is treason against the country.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Él se arrancó los ojos para no volver a ver a la patria que había traicionado.

He gouged out his own eyes so he would never again see the homeland he had betrayed.