family
n
(=relatives) famille f
→ His family are completely behind him
→ couples with large families
→ Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
the Cooke family la famille Cooke
a family of five une famille de cinq personnes
to start a family fonder une famille
→ They decided to start a family
modif
[background, history] familial (e) → He came from a stable family background → My family background is northern working class
[income, budget] familial (e) → an average family income of £29,000
[car] familial (e) → I want to buy a new family car and my main concern is safety → This is a practical small family car
[holiday] en famille → are you planning a family holiday? → a family holiday at the seaside
[relationship, ties] de famille → a family business depends on solid, close-knit family relationships → social pressures begin to fracture their family relationships
[member] de la famille → They were joined at the hotel by other family members
[home] de famille → McCarthy's family home is in a tiny Essex village
[business, firm] familial → She went into the family business when she left school the family dog le chien de la famille →
family album →
family friend →
family life
family album
n
(=photo album) album m de famille
family allowance
n (British) ~allocations fpl familiales
family circle
n cercle m familial
family credit
n (British) ~complément m familial
Family Crisis Intervention Unit
n (US) ~police-secours f (intervenant en cas de drames familiaux)
family doctor
n médecin mf de famille
→ Your family doctor may refer you to a surgeon.
family friend
n ami (e) m/f de la famille
family life
n vie f de famille
→ ... the traditional values of family life
family man
n ( family men pl )
he's a family man il aime la vie de famille
family-minded
adj
to be family-minded avoir le sens de la famille
family name
n nom m de famille
family planning
n planning m familial
→ ... couples who use family planning
family planning clinic
n centre m de planning familial
family practitioner
n (US) généraliste mf
family room
n
(US, in house) salle f de séjour (réservée à la famille plutôt qu'aux invités)
(British, in pub) salle autorisée aux enfants salle autorisée aux enfants, (in hotel)
chambre f familiale
family-size packet
n paquet m familial
family tree
n arbre m généalogique
family values
npl valeurs fpl familiales
first family
n (US)
[+president]
the first family la famille du président
host family
n
[+foreign student] famille f d'accueil
→ Living with a host family allows you to practice what you have learned at school in a relaxed domestic situation.
lone parent family
n famille f monoparentale
→ Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.
nuclear family
n famille f nucléaire
one-parent family
n famille f monoparentale
→ I have been brought up in a one-parent family by my mother.
royal family
n famille f royale
single-parent family
n famille f monoparentale