Significado de family en inglés
familyfamily /ˈfæməli/ noun (plural families) 
Ver todas las traducciones1closely related group [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their childrengrupo de personas emparentadas entre sí, especialmente una madre, un padre y sus hijos: 
Do you know the family next door?¿Conoces a la familia de al lado? The Webb family still has its farm over there.La familia Webb todavía tiene su granja allá. This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.Esta casa no es suficientemente grande para una familia de siete personas.2all your relations [countable, uncountable] all the people you are related to, including those who are now deadtodas las personas con las que uno está emparentado, incluidas las que ya han fallecido: I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.Me mudo a Detroit porque tengo familia allá.in somebody’s family That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.Ese cuadro ha pertenecido a nuestra familia (=ha sido propiedad de nuestra familia) durante 200 años. Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family).El asma es hereditaria en la familia (=es común en la familia).GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?GRAMÁTICA: ¿Verbo en singular o en plural?• In senses 1 and 2, family is usually followed by a singular verb: · The family now lives in London.· My family comes from Scotland originally.• En las acepciones 1 y 2, family suele ir seguido de verbo en singular: · The family now lives in London.· My family comes from Scotland originally.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS• En el inglés británico, también se puede usar un verbo en plural: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally. Guía gramatical ‒ SUSTANTIVOS3children [countable] childrenhijos: Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here.Las parejas con hijos pequeños no querrían vivir aquí. They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.Se van a casar el año que viene y esperan empezar a tener hijos (=tener hijos) de inmediato.bring up/raise a family the problems of bringing up a family on a very low incomelos problemas de criar a una familia con unos ingresos muy bajos4 family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a productenvase o paquete de gran tamaño que contiene una cantidad abundante de un producto5group of animals/things [countable] technicaltécnico a group of related animals, plants, languages etcgrupo de animales, plantas, lenguas, etc., relacionados entre síthe cat/parrot/squirrel etc family The cat family includes lions and tigers.La familia de los felinos incluye leones y tigres. Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.El español y el italiano forman parte de la familia de lenguas románicas.6she’s/he’s family informalinformal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to youusado para enfatizar el vínculo con alguien que es de la familia7 in the family way old-fashionedanticuado pregnantembarazadaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepciones 1 y 2adjectivesadjetivosthe whole family· We invited the whole family round.· Invitamos a toda la familia a casa.all the family· This is a game which all the family can enjoy.· Este es un juego que toda la familia puede disfrutar.somebody's immediate family (=closest relations)· What if one of your immediate family were disabled?· ¿Y si uno de tus familiares directos tuviera una discapacidad?somebody's extended family (=including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc)· She gets a lot of help from her extended family.· Ella recibe mucha ayuda de su familia extendida.a large/small family· She came from a large family of seven children.· Ella venía de una familia numerosa de siete hijos.a one-parent/single-parent family· One in seven families is a one-parent family.· Una de cada siete familias es una familia monoparental.the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children)· Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.· No todo el mundo vive en una típica familia nuclear.close/close-knit family (=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support)· Laura's family are very close.· La familia de Laura está muy unida.the Royal family (=the king or queen and their family)· The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.· La Familia Real tiene grandes propiedades en Escocia.the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family· The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.· La familia Smith vive en un alojamiento temporal.family + NOUNfamily + SUSTANTIVOa family member/a member of the family· The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren.· Al evento asistieron muchos de sus familiares, incluidos sus hijos y nietos.somebody's family background· He comes from a stable family background.· Él proviene de un entorno familiar estable.a family history· Is there a family history of heart disease?· ¿Hay antecedentes familiares de enfermedades cardíacas?family life· Some people believe that television is destroying family life.· Algunas personas creen que la televisión está destruyendo la vida familiar.a family unit· the breakup of the traditional family unit· la desintegración de la unidad familiar tradicionalsomebody's family home (=where someone's family live and where they lived as a child)· Her family home is in a village outside Derry.· Su casa familiar está en un pueblo a las afueras de Derry.a family business (=one run by members of a family)· My parents expected me to join the family business.· Mis padres esperaban que me uniera al negocio familiar.a family car (=one designed for families with children)· It's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.· Es un coche familiar práctico que también es divertido de conducir.a family holiday British English, a family vacation American English:· Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.· La mayoría de nuestras vacaciones familiares las pasamos en el sur de Francia.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)· There's a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.· Hay un fuerte parecido familiar entre todas las hermanas.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don't say 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', or 'my family is of five members/people'. Say there are five people in my family.
Ver todas las traducciones1closely related group [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their childrengrupo de personas emparentadas entre sí, especialmente una madre, un padre y sus hijos: Do you know the family next door?¿Conoces a la familia de al lado? The Webb family still has its farm over there.La familia Webb todavía tiene su granja allá. This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.Esta casa no es suficientemente grande para una familia de siete personas.2all your relations [countable, uncountable] all the people you are related to, including those who are now deadtodas las personas con las que uno está emparentado, incluidas las que ya han fallecido: I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.Me mudo a Detroit porque tengo familia allá.in somebody’s family That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.Ese cuadro ha pertenecido a nuestra familia (=ha sido propiedad de nuestra familia) durante 200 años. Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family).El asma es hereditaria en la familia (=es común en la familia).GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?GRAMÁTICA: ¿Verbo en singular o en plural?• In senses 1 and 2, family is usually followed by a singular verb: · The family now lives in London.· My family comes from Scotland originally.• En las acepciones 1 y 2, family suele ir seguido de verbo en singular: · The family now lives in London.· My family comes from Scotland originally.• In British English, you can also use a plural verb: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally.Grammar guide ‒ NOUNS• En el inglés británico, también se puede usar un verbo en plural: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally. Guía gramatical ‒ SUSTANTIVOS3children [countable] childrenhijos: Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here.Las parejas con hijos pequeños no querrían vivir aquí. They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.Se van a casar el año que viene y esperan empezar a tener hijos (=tener hijos) de inmediato.bring up/raise a family the problems of bringing up a family on a very low incomelos problemas de criar a una familia con unos ingresos muy bajos4 family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a productenvase o paquete de gran tamaño que contiene una cantidad abundante de un producto5group of animals/things [countable] technicaltécnico a group of related animals, plants, languages etcgrupo de animales, plantas, lenguas, etc., relacionados entre síthe cat/parrot/squirrel etc family The cat family includes lions and tigers.La familia de los felinos incluye leones y tigres. Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.El español y el italiano forman parte de la familia de lenguas románicas.6she’s/he’s family informalinformal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to youusado para enfatizar el vínculo con alguien que es de la familia7 in the family way old-fashionedanticuado pregnantembarazadaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 1 & 2– Acepciones 1 y 2adjectivesadjetivosthe whole family· We invited the whole family round.· Invitamos a toda la familia a casa.all the family· This is a game which all the family can enjoy.· Este es un juego que toda la familia puede disfrutar.somebody's immediate family (=closest relations)· What if one of your immediate family were disabled?· ¿Y si uno de tus familiares directos tuviera una discapacidad?somebody's extended family (=including not only parents and children, but also grandparents, aunts etc)· She gets a lot of help from her extended family.· Ella recibe mucha ayuda de su familia extendida.a large/small family· She came from a large family of seven children.· Ella venía de una familia numerosa de siete hijos.a one-parent/single-parent family· One in seven families is a one-parent family.· Una de cada siete familias es una familia monoparental.the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children)· Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.· No todo el mundo vive en una típica familia nuclear.close/close-knit family (=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support)· Laura's family are very close.· La familia de Laura está muy unida.the Royal family (=the king or queen and their family)· The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.· La Familia Real tiene grandes propiedades en Escocia.the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family· The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.· La familia Smith vive en un alojamiento temporal.family + NOUNfamily + SUSTANTIVOa family member/a member of the family· The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren.· Al evento asistieron muchos de sus familiares, incluidos sus hijos y nietos.somebody's family background· He comes from a stable family background.· Él proviene de un entorno familiar estable.a family history· Is there a family history of heart disease?· ¿Hay antecedentes familiares de enfermedades cardíacas?family life· Some people believe that television is destroying family life.· Algunas personas creen que la televisión está destruyendo la vida familiar.a family unit· the breakup of the traditional family unit· la desintegración de la unidad familiar tradicionalsomebody's family home (=where someone's family live and where they lived as a child)· Her family home is in a village outside Derry.· Su casa familiar está en un pueblo a las afueras de Derry.a family business (=one run by members of a family)· My parents expected me to join the family business.· Mis padres esperaban que me uniera al negocio familiar.a family car (=one designed for families with children)· It's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.· Es un coche familiar práctico que también es divertido de conducir.a family holiday British English, a family vacation American English:· Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.· La mayoría de nuestras vacaciones familiares las pasamos en el sur de Francia.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)· There's a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.· Hay un fuerte parecido familiar entre todas las hermanas.COMMON ERRORSERRORES FRECUENTES ► Don't say 'my family is five', 'my family is five members/people', or 'my family is of five members/people'. Say there are five people in my family.