family

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la familia

noun

family
[ˈfæmɪlɪ]
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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