- family
- 'fæməli
plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; (also adjective) a family holiday.) familia2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; (also adjective) the family home.) familia3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) familia4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) familia•- family tree
family n familiaEl plural de family se escribe familiesfamilytr['fæmɪlɪ]noun (pl families)1 familiaadjective1 familiar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in the family way estar embarazadato be one of the family ser de la familiato run in the family venir de familiafamily business negocio familiarfamily car coche nombre masculino familiarfamily circle familia, familiares nombre masculino pluralfamily doctor médico de cabecerafamily film película apta para todos los públicos, película toleradafamily life vida familiar, vida en familiafamily likeness parecido de familiafamily man hombre nombre masculino casado con familia, hombre nombre masculino hogareñofamily name SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL apellidofamily planning planificación nombre femenino familiarfamily ties lazos nombre masculino plural familiaresfamily tree árbol nombre masculino genealógicofamily ['fæmli, 'fæmə-] n, pl -lies : familia ffamilyadj.• casero, -a adj.• de familia adj.• doméstico, -a adj.• familiar adj.n.• alcurnia s.f.• familia s.f.'fæmli, 'fæməli, 'fæmɪli, 'fæmlicount & mass noun (pl -lies)a) (relatives) familia fthe Smith family — la familia Smith
it runs in the family — es cosa de familia or le (or me/les etc) viene de familia; (before n) <business> familiar; <fortune> de la familia
a family show — un espectáculo para familias
b) (children) hijos mpl['fæmɪlɪ]1.N (=close relatives, group of animals) familia fshe's one of the family — es como de la familia
do you have any family? — (=relatives) ¿tiene usted parientes?; (=children) ¿tiene usted hijos?
to run in the family — ser cosa de familia
- be in the family wayto get or put a girl in the family way — † * dejar encinta a una joven
2.CPD [jewels] de la familia; [dinner, resemblance] de familia; [Bible] familiarfamily album N — (=photo album) álbum m de familia
family allowance N — (Brit) (formerly) ≈ ayuda f familiar
family business N — negocio m familiar
family butcher N — carnicero m doméstico
family circle N — círculo m familiar
family credit N — (Brit) ≈ ayuda f familiar
Family Crisis Intervention Unit N — (US) unidad de intervención en crisis familiares
Family Division N — (Brit) (Jur) sala del High Court que entiende de derecho de familia
family doctor N — médico(-a) m / f de cabecera
family friend N — amigo(-a) m / f de la familia
family hotel N — hotel m familiar
family income N — ingresos mpl 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
family practitioner N — (esp US) médico(-a) m / f de familia
family room N — (US) (in house) sala f de estar; (Brit) (in pub) sala donde se permite la entrada a menores ; (in hotel) habitación f familiar
family therapy N — terapia f familiar
family tree N — árbol m genealógico
family values NPL — valores mpl familiares
* * *['fæmli, 'fæməli, 'fæmɪli, 'fæmli]count & mass noun (pl -lies)a) (relatives) familia fthe Smith family — la familia Smith
it runs in the family — es cosa de familia or le (or me/les etc) viene de familia; (before n) <business> familiar; <fortune> de la familia
a family show — un espectáculo para familias
b) (children) hijos mpl
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.