Un membre de la famille qui a vécu bien avant toi.
A family member who lived long before you.
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Ses ancêtres venaient d'Irlande. — His ancestors came from Ireland.
Ma grand-mère parlait souvent d'un ancêtre lointain. — My grandmother often spoke about a distant ancestor.
Quel ancêtre le portrait représente-t-il ? — Which ancestor does the portrait show?
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