Sentence examples of "ancestor" in English

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Tom's ancestors came from Africa. Los ancestros de Tom provienen de África.
Our ancestors knew how to read the stars. Nuestros antepasados sabían leer las estrellas.
Your crimes have desecrated your ancestor's graves. Tus crímenes profanaron las tumbas de tus ancestros.
My ancestors were the pioneers of this land. Mis ancestros fueron los pioneros de esta tierra.
Our ancestors came to this country 150 years ago. Nuestros ancestros llegaron a este país hace 150 años.
The reason our hair is brown is that it enabled our monkey ancestors to hide amongst the coconuts. La razón por la que tenemos el pelo castaño es que esto permitía a nuestros ancestros primates esconderse entre los cocoteros.
All living beings would have evolved from a common ancestor. Todos los seres vivientes habrían evolucionado a partir de un ancestro común.
We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor. No descendemos de los monos. Compartimos un ancestro común.
Don't be ridiculous! We are not descended from apes, we only have a common ancestor. ¡No seas ridículo! Nosotros no descendemos de los monos, sólo tenemos con ellos un ancestro en común.
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