tale padre, tale figlio

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “such a father, such a son”. Cognate to Spanish de tal padre, tal hijo, Portuguese tal pai, tal filho and French tel père, tel fils.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.le ˈpa.dre | ˈta.le ˈfiʎ.ʎo/

Proverb

tale padre, tale figlio

  1. like father, like son, chip off the old block (a son will have traits similar to his father)
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