Usage examples of "ancestors" in English with translation to German

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Where are your ancestors from? Woher sind deine Vorfahren?
Tom's ancestors came from Africa. Toms Vorfahren kamen aus Afrika.
Our ancestors arrived in this country 150 years ago. Unsere Vorfahren kamen vor 150 Jahren in diesem Land an.
In fact, a group of their ancestors peopled a continent on the planet Earth about 250 000 of your Earth years ago. Tatsächlich bevölkerte eine Anzahl ihrer Vorfahren einen Kontinent auf dem Planeten Erde vor ungefähr zweihundertfünfzig tausend Erdenjahren.
All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor. Alle Menschen auf der Erde stammen von einem gemeinsamen Vorfahren ab.
We did not evolve from monkeys. We share a common ancestor. Wir haben uns nicht aus Affen entwickelt. Wir haben nur einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren mit ihnen.
Don't be ridiculous! We are not descended from apes, we only have a common ancestor. Mach dich nicht lächerlich! Wir stammen nicht vom Affen ab, wir haben nur einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren.
I don't know who my ancestors are. Our papers got lost during the Flood. Ich weiß nicht, wer mein Urahn ist. Unsere Unterlagen sind bei der Sintflut verlorengegangen.
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