family

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la familia

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family
[?fæm?l?]
sustantivo
1 familia (f)
  • it runs in the family -> es cosa de familia
  • to start a family -> empezar a tener hijos
  • they treat her as one of the family -> la tratan como si fuera de la familia
  • she's in the family way (familiar) -> está en estado
  • family business -> negocio (m) familiar
  • family doctor -> médico (m) de familia
  • family life -> vida (f) de familia
  • family man -> hombre (m) de familia
  • family name -> apellido (m)
  • family planning -> planificación (f) familiar
  • family resemblance -> parecido (m) de familia
  • family tree -> árbol (m) genealógico

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family [fa-mi-li]
sustantivo
1 Familia (en todos sus sentidos); linaje, sangre, raz
adjetivo
2 (Bio.) Familia, agrupación de géneros naturales que poseen gran número de caracteres comunes.
adjetivo
3 Familiar, de la familia, relativo o perteneciente a ella.
  • Family man -> padre de familia; un hombre de costumbres domésticas
  • Family tree -> árbol genealógico
  • Family-way -> (Fam.) embarazo de una mujer
  • To be in the family-way -> estar encinta, embarazada
  • In a family way -> familiarmente, sin cumplidos, sin ceremonia

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family [ˈfæmɪlɪ]
noun
(close relatives, group of animals) familia; (f)
she's one of the family es como de la familia; do you have any family? (relatives) ¿tiene usted parientes?; (children) ¿tiene usted hijos?
The only family he has is an ancient uncle living in Inverness
They have a very large family: four sons and three daughters
to run in the family ser cosa de familia
to be in the family way (old-fashioned) (informal) estar en estado de buena esperanza
to get put a girl in the family wayor (old-fashioned) (informal) dejar encinta a una joven
modifier
[+jewels] de la familia; [+dinner, resemblance] de familia; [+Bible] familiar
He found the safe, with the family jewels inside There was a family dinner in Bartonville to celebrate Adam's college graduation Photos show a distinct family resemblance between the two women She showed me the Morgan family Bible, in which her father, Henry Morgan, inscribed all the names of his children
family allowance (n) (Britain) (formerly) ayuda familiar; (f)
family business (n) negocio familiar; (m)
family butcher (n) carnicero doméstico; (m)
family credit (n) (Britain) ayuda familiar; (f)
Family Division (n) (Britain) (Jur) sala del High Court que entiende de derecho de familia
family doctor (n) médicoamédica de cabecera;a médica (m) (f)
family friend (n) amigoaamiga de la familia;a amiga (m) (f)
family hotel (n) hotel familiar; (m)
family income (n) ingresos familiares; (m)
family life (n) vida doméstica; (f)
family man (n) (having family) padre de familia; (m) (home-loving) hombre casero de su casa; (m)or
family name (n) apellido; (m)
family pet (n) animal doméstico; (m)
family planning (n) planificación familiar; (f)
family planning clinic (n) centro de planificación familiar; (m)
family practice (n) (US) (Med) (work) medicina general; (f) (place) consulta; (f)
...a GP in family practice ...how to get more medical students to go into primary care medicine like pediatrics and family practice
family therapy (n) terapia familiar; (f)
family tree (n) árbol genealógico; (m)

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