el padre de la

the father of the

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the father of the Used before a noun phrase, often in titles or set expressions like “the father of the bride” or “the father of the nation.”
SP: El padre de la novia llegó temprano.
EN: The father of the bride arrived early.

Se le considera el padre de la patria.

He is considered the father of the nation.

El padre de la novia llegó tarde a la boda.

The bride's father arrived late to the wedding.

Él es el padre de la novia.

He is the bride's father.

Auguste Comte es considerado el padre de la sociología.

Auguste Comte is considered the father of sociology.

Hay un tipo que dice ser el padre de la chica.

There's a guy who claims to be the girl's father.

— Mystic River (2003)

Me despidió el padre de la niña.

The girl's father said goodbye to me.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Mustafa Kemal es conocido por muchos como el padre de la nación turca.

Mustafa Kemal is known by many as the father of the Turkish nation.

El tiempo es el padre de la verdad.

Time is the father of truth.

Es el padre de la novia.

He is the bride's father.