English-French translations for godparent

• marraine
  J'ai évidemment beaucoup de sympathie pour les Names qui ont subi ces pertes de souscription, parmi lesquels figurent certains de mes amis, y compris le parrain et la marraine de l'un de mes enfants. Of course I have tremendous sympathy for the Names who suffered these underwriting losses, among whom are a number of my friends, including the godparents of one of my own children.
• parrain
  C' est pourquoi il est bon que l' UE parraine l' État palestinien. It is therefore good that the EU should act as a godparent to the Palestinian state.
  D'autre part, la feuille de route a officiellement quatre parrains et non un seul, dont la crédibilité comme faiseur de paix est au plus bas. Furthermore, the route map has four official godparents, not just one, whose credibility as peacemaker is at its lowest ebb.
  J'ai évidemment beaucoup de sympathie pour les Names qui ont subi ces pertes de souscription, parmi lesquels figurent certains de mes amis, y compris le parrain et la marraine de l'un de mes enfants. Of course I have tremendous sympathy for the Names who suffered these underwriting losses, among whom are a number of my friends, including the godparents of one of my own children.

Definition of godparent

• The person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism
• One who cares for a child if untimely demise is met by the parents

Related words

• godprātīgs