grandfather

Großvater, Opa

Der Vater deiner Mutter oder deines Vaters.

In einfachem Englisch: The father of your mother or father.

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

Synonyme: granddad, grandpa

Häufige Wendungen: my grandfather, maternal grandfather, paternal grandfather

Großvaterdatei

Gespeicherte Kopie einer Computerdatei, die zwei Versionen vor der neuesten liegt.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Häufige Wendungen: grandfather file, grandfather backup, grandfather copy

Bestandsschutz gewähren, ausnehmen

Bestehenden Personen oder Regelungen erlauben, auch nach Einführung neuer Vorschriften unter den alten Regeln weiterzubestehen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: grandfather someone/something in (The company will grandfather existing customers in.); be grandfathered into something (Older plans were grandfathered into the new system.)

Synonyme: exempt

Häufige Wendungen: grandfather someone in, grandfather existing customers