German-English translations for vorfahren

ancestryTitle and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison
drive
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Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much againNapoleons drive on Moscow was as determined as it was disastrousa typical steam drive, a nuclear drive; chain drive, gear drive; all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive, left-hand drive

drive ahead
drive up
forefathers
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Our forefathers met on this ground as soldiers on opposing sides. Unsere Vorfahren standen sich auf diesem Boden als Soldaten feindlich gegenüber. Our citizens enjoy prospects that our forefathers could only have dreamed of. Unsere Bürgerinnen und Bürger genießen Perspektiven, von denen unsere Vorfahren nur hätten träumen können. For years the sea provided for our forefathers and was a source of considerable income. Über viele Jahre sicherte das Meer unseren Vorfahren Prosperität und war Quelle eines beträchtlichen Einkommens.