family

la familia

family(fahm-li)

noun

1. (relatives)

a. la familia

(F)

I love being a part of a big family.

Me encanta formar parte de una familia grande.

adjective

2. (known)

a. familiar

We're having a family reunion in Canada next summer.

Vamos a tener una reunión familiar en Canadá el verano que viene.

family

Noun

1. (general)

a. la familia

(F)

it runs in the familyes cosa de familia

to start a familyempezar a tener hijos

they treat her as one of the familyla tratan como si fuera de la familia

2. (colloquial)

a.

she's in the family wayestá en estado

family businessnegocio familiar

family doctormédico de familia

family lifevida de familia

family manhombre de familia

family nameapellido m

family planningplanificación familiar

family resemblanceparecido de familia

family treeárbol genealógico

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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 estar en estado de buena esperanza

to get or put a girl in the family way 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 (f) familiar

family business (n) negocio (m) familiar

family butcher (n) carnicero (m) doméstico

family credit (n) (Britain) ayuda (f) familiar

Family Division (n) (Britain) (Jur) sala del High Court que entiende de derecho de familia

family doctor (n) médicoamédica (m) (f) de cabecera;a médica

family friend (n) amigoaamiga (m) (f) de la familia;a amiga

family hotel (n) hotel (m) familiar

family income (n) ingresos (m) familiares

family life (n) vida (f) doméstica

family man (n) (having family) padre (m) de familia; (home-loving) hombre (m) casero or de su casa

family name (n) apellido (m)

family pet (n) animal (m) doméstico

family planning (n) planificación (f) familiar

family planning clinic (n) centro (m) de planificación familiar

family practice (n) (US) (Med) (work) medicina (f) general; (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 (f) familiar

family tree (n) árbol (m) genealógico