grandfather

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Padre di tua madre o di tuo padre.

In inglese semplice: The father of your mother or father.

• My grandfather lives nearby.
• Her grandfathers were both farmers.
• Did your grandfather teach you to fish?

Sinonimi: granddad, grandpa

Espressioni comuni: my grandfather, maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather

copia di due generazioni precedenti

Copia salvata di un file informatico che risale a due versioni prima di quella più recente.

In inglese semplice: An older saved copy of a computer file, one version before the previous copy.

• Keep the grandfather file in storage.
• We restored the data from the grandfather backup.
• The archive holds both father and grandfather copies.

Espressioni comuni: grandfather file, grandfather backup, grandfather copy

salvaguardare i diritti acquisiti, esentare

Permettere a persone o accordi già esistenti di continuare secondo le vecchie regole dopo l’introduzione di nuove norme.

In inglese semplice: To let an existing person or arrangement continue under old rules after new rules start.

• The company will grandfather existing customers.
• Current members were grandfathered in when fees increased.
• Will our old permits be grandfathered under the new rules?

Come si usa: grandfather someone/something in (The company will grandfather existing customers in.); be grandfathered into something (Older plans were grandfathered into the new system.)

Sinonimi: exempt

Espressioni comuni: grandfather someone in, grandfather existing customers