family
gb/fˈæmɪli/ us/fˈæmɪli/
A1
Engels
~ 300
család, háztartás
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
A1
1
család
A1
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone]'s family
My family lives in the countryside.
A családom vidéken él.
She comes from a large family with five siblings.
Egy nagy családból származik, öt testvére van.
Family gatherings are always full of laughter.
He spends most weekends with his family.
They are part of my extended family.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
My family is small.
Kis családom van.
I live with my family.
A családommal élek.
Her family is very kind.
We visit our family every summer.
His family has two children.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes confuse 'family' with 'families' when referring to their own relatives; 'family' is usually singular when talking about one’s own group.
Betekenis
People related to each other
Woordcombinaties
close family
|nuclear family
|extended family
|start a family
|family member
Synoniemen
relatives (Refers to people connected by blood or marriage; less emotional than 'family'.)
Antoniemen
strangers (People with no relationship or connection to each other.)
Thema's
daily life
|relationships
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definitie
A group of people who are related to each other, like parents, children, and other relatives.
A group consisting of parents and their children, or all the people who are related to each other by blood, marriage, or adoption.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
B1
2
család
B2
Gebruikspatroon:
a family of [things/animals/languages]
The cat belongs to the Felidae family.
A macska a macskafélék családjába tartozik.
Spanish is part of the Romance language family.
A spanyol a román nyelvcsaládhoz tartozik.
This software is part of the same product family.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
English is in the Germanic language family.
Az angol a germán nyelvcsaládba tartozik.
Lions and tigers are in the same family.
Az oroszlánok és a tigrisek ugyanabba a családba tartoznak.
Roses belong to the rose family.
Betekenis
Group with shared traits
Woordcombinaties
language family
|plant family
|product family
Synoniemen
group (A general term for a number of similar items or people; less specific than 'family'.)
Antoniemen
unrelated items (Things without any shared traits or connection.)
Thema's
science
|classification
|core_vocabulary
|education
Definitie
A group of things or people that are similar or connected in some way.
A group of things, animals, languages, etc., that are related to each other or share common features.
ZELFSTANDIG NAAMWOORD
A2
3
Gebruikspatroon:
a [adjective] family
They are a single-parent family.
Egyszülős családot alkotnak.
Our host family was very welcoming.
A fogadócsaládunk nagyon vendégszerető volt.
The foster family took care of three children.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
My host family is very nice.
A fogadócsaládom nagyon kedves.
She lives with her foster family.
A nevelőcsaládjánál él.
They are a happy family.
Betekenis
People living together as a unit
Woordcombinaties
single-parent family
|host family
|foster family
Synoniemen
household (Focuses on people living together, not necessarily related.)
Antoniemen
individuals living alone (People not sharing a household with relatives.)
Thema's
daily life
|home
|housing
|daily_life
|relationships
Definitie
People who live together in one home, usually parents and children.
A social unit consisting of people living together in one household, often including parents and children.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
family
IPA
GB/fˈæmɪli/
US/fˈæmɪli/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
fam - ily (2 lettergrepen)
Stress on 1st syllable (fam)
Woordvormen
Noun
- Base: family
- Plural: families, family
Woordfamilie
Forms
families
noun
Core family
familiar
adjective A2
Related words
familiarity
noun B2
familiarize
verb B2
Negative and opposite forms
unfamiliar
adjective B1
Advanced or less common
familial
adjective
Uitdrukkingen
black sheep of the family
1/blˈæk ʃˈip əv ðə fˈæmɪli/
idiom
informal
Outcast in the family
A person who is very different from others in their family and often seen as causing shame or trouble.
Voorbeelden
- He was the black sheep of the family because he refused to follow tradition.
- She always felt like the black sheep of the family.
in the family way
1/ˈɪn ðə fˈæmɪli wˈeɪ/
idiom
informal
Pregnant (old-fashioned informal)
An old-fashioned way to say that a woman is pregnant.
Voorbeelden
- She’s in the family way and due in September.
- They discovered she was in the family way.
run in the family
1/ɹˈʌn ˈɪn ðə fˈæmɪli/
idiom
Trait shared by relatives
To be a quality or feature that many people in the same family have.
Voorbeelden
- Artistic talent seems to run in the family.
- Heart disease runs in the family.
start a family
1/stˈɑɹt ə fˈæmɪli/
fixed phrase
Have children and form a household
To begin having children and create a household as a couple.
Voorbeelden
- They decided it was time to start a family.
- Many couples wait until they are financially stable before starting a family.
family tree
1/fˈæmɪli tɹˈi/
fixed phrase
Diagram of relatives over generations
A drawing that shows how members of a family are related over time.
Voorbeelden
- She traced her ancestors using her family tree.
- She traced her ancestors back five generations on her family tree.
- The project involved creating a detailed family tree.
- They made a family tree for the school history project.