Significado de family em inglês
familyfamily /ˈfæməli/ noun (plural families) 
Ver todas as traduções1closely related group [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their childrengrupo de pessoas com laços de parentesco, especialmente pai, mãe e seus filhos: 
Do you know the family next door?Você conhece a família do lado? The Webb family still has its farm over there.A família Webb ainda tem sua fazenda lá. This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.Esta casa não é grande o suficiente para uma família de sete pessoas.2all your relations [countable, uncountable] all the people you are related to, including those who are now deadtodas as pessoas com quem você tem parentesco, incluindo as que já faleceram: I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.Vou me mudar para Detroit porque tenho parentes lá.in somebody’s family That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.Esse quadro está na nossa família (=pertence à nossa família) há 200 anos. Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family).A asma é hereditária na família (=é comum na família).GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?GRAMÁTICA: Verbo no singular ou no 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.• Nos sentidos 1 e 2, family normalmente é seguido de verbo no 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• No inglês britânico, também se pode usar um verbo no plural: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally. Guia gramatical ‒ SUBSTANTIVOS3children [countable] childrenfilhos: Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here.Casais com filhos pequenos não vão querer morar aqui. They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.Eles vão se casar no ano que vem e esperam começar uma família (=ter filhos) logo em seguida.bring up/raise a family the problems of bringing up a family on a very low incomeos problemas de criar uma família com uma renda muito baixa4 family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a productembalagem ou recipiente de tamanho grande contendo uma grande quantidade de um produto5group of animals/things [countable] technicaltécnico a group of related animals, plants, languages etcgrupo de animais, plantas, línguas etc. relacionados entre sithe cat/parrot/squirrel etc family The cat family includes lions and tigers.A família dos felinos inclui leões e tigres. Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.O espanhol e o italiano fazem parte da família das línguas românicas.6she’s/he’s family informalinformal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to youusado para enfatizar a ligação com alguém da sua família7 in the family way old-fashionedantiquado pregnantgrávidaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2adjectivesadjetivosthe whole family· We invited the whole family round.· Convidamos toda a família para vir.all the family· This is a game which all the family can enjoy.· Este é um jogo que toda a família pode curtir.somebody's immediate family (=closest relations)· What if one of your immediate family were disabled?· E se um dos seus familiares mais próximos fosse deficiente?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.· Ela recebe muita ajuda da sua família ampliada.a large/small family· She came from a large family of seven children.· Ela vinha de uma família grande, com sete filhos.a one-parent/single-parent family· One in seven families is a one-parent family.· Uma em cada sete famílias é monoparental.the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children)· Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.· Nem todo mundo vive em uma família nuclear típica.close/close-knit family (=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support)· Laura's family are very close.· A família de Laura é muito unida.the Royal family (=the king or queen and their family)· The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.· A Família Real possui grandes propriedades na Escócia.the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family· The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.· A família Smith está morando em uma acomodação temporária.family + NOUNfamily + SUBSTANTIVOa family member/a member of the family· The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren.· O evento contou com a presença de muitos membros de sua família, incluindo filhos e netos.somebody's family background· He comes from a stable family background.· Ele vem de um ambiente familiar estável.a family history· Is there a family history of heart disease?· Há histórico familiar de doenças cardíacas?family life· Some people believe that television is destroying family life.· Algumas pessoas acreditam que a televisão está destruindo a vida familiar.a family unit· the breakup of the traditional family unit· a dissolução da unidade 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.· A casa da família dela fica em uma vila nos arredores de Derry.a family business (=one run by members of a family)· My parents expected me to join the family business.· Meus pais esperavam que eu entrasse no negócio da família.a family car (=one designed for families with children)· It's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.· É um carro de família prático e também divertido de dirigir.a family holiday British English, a family vacation American English:· Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.· A maior parte das nossas férias em família foi passada no sul da França.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)· There's a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.· Há uma forte semelhança familiar entre todas as irmãs.COMMON ERRORSERROS COMUNS ► 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 as traduções1closely related group [countable] a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their childrengrupo de pessoas com laços de parentesco, especialmente pai, mãe e seus filhos: Do you know the family next door?Você conhece a família do lado? The Webb family still has its farm over there.A família Webb ainda tem sua fazenda lá. This house isn’t big enough for a family of seven.Esta casa não é grande o suficiente para uma família de sete pessoas.2all your relations [countable, uncountable] all the people you are related to, including those who are now deadtodas as pessoas com quem você tem parentesco, incluindo as que já faleceram: I’m moving to Detroit because I have some family there.Vou me mudar para Detroit porque tenho parentes lá.in somebody’s family That painting has been in our family (=been owned by our family) for 200 years.Esse quadro está na nossa família (=pertence à nossa família) há 200 anos. Asthma runs in the family (=is common in the family).A asma é hereditária na família (=é comum na família).GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?GRAMÁTICA: Verbo no singular ou no 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.• Nos sentidos 1 e 2, family normalmente é seguido de verbo no 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• No inglês britânico, também se pode usar um verbo no plural: · The family now live in London.· My family come from Scotland originally. Guia gramatical ‒ SUBSTANTIVOS3children [countable] childrenfilhos: Couples with young families wouldn’t want to live here.Casais com filhos pequenos não vão querer morar aqui. They’re getting married next year, and hope to start a family (=have children) straight away.Eles vão se casar no ano que vem e esperam começar uma família (=ter filhos) logo em seguida.bring up/raise a family the problems of bringing up a family on a very low incomeos problemas de criar uma família com uma renda muito baixa4 family size/pack etc a container or package containing a large amount of a productembalagem ou recipiente de tamanho grande contendo uma grande quantidade de um produto5group of animals/things [countable] technicaltécnico a group of related animals, plants, languages etcgrupo de animais, plantas, línguas etc. relacionados entre sithe cat/parrot/squirrel etc family The cat family includes lions and tigers.A família dos felinos inclui leões e tigres. Spanish and Italian are part of the Romance language family.O espanhol e o italiano fazem parte da família das línguas românicas.6she’s/he’s family informalinformal used to emphasize your connection with someone who is related to youusado para enfatizar a ligação com alguém da sua família7 in the family way old-fashionedantiquado pregnantgrávidaCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCAÇÕES– Meanings 1 & 2– Significados 1 e 2adjectivesadjetivosthe whole family· We invited the whole family round.· Convidamos toda a família para vir.all the family· This is a game which all the family can enjoy.· Este é um jogo que toda a família pode curtir.somebody's immediate family (=closest relations)· What if one of your immediate family were disabled?· E se um dos seus familiares mais próximos fosse deficiente?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.· Ela recebe muita ajuda da sua família ampliada.a large/small family· She came from a large family of seven children.· Ela vinha de uma família grande, com sete filhos.a one-parent/single-parent family· One in seven families is a one-parent family.· Uma em cada sete famílias é monoparental.the nuclear family (=a family consisting of a mother, a father, and their children)· Not everyone lives in a typical nuclear family.· Nem todo mundo vive em uma família nuclear típica.close/close-knit family (=a family that spends a lot of time together and gives each other support)· Laura's family are very close.· A família de Laura é muito unida.the Royal family (=the king or queen and their family)· The Royal Family have large estates in Scotland.· A Família Real possui grandes propriedades na Escócia.the Smith/Jones/Brown etc family· The Smith family are living in temporary accommodation.· A família Smith está morando em uma acomodação temporária.family + NOUNfamily + SUBSTANTIVOa family member/a member of the family· The event was attended by many of his family members, including his children and grandchildren.· O evento contou com a presença de muitos membros de sua família, incluindo filhos e netos.somebody's family background· He comes from a stable family background.· Ele vem de um ambiente familiar estável.a family history· Is there a family history of heart disease?· Há histórico familiar de doenças cardíacas?family life· Some people believe that television is destroying family life.· Algumas pessoas acreditam que a televisão está destruindo a vida familiar.a family unit· the breakup of the traditional family unit· a dissolução da unidade 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.· A casa da família dela fica em uma vila nos arredores de Derry.a family business (=one run by members of a family)· My parents expected me to join the family business.· Meus pais esperavam que eu entrasse no negócio da família.a family car (=one designed for families with children)· It's a practical family car that is also fun to drive.· É um carro de família prático e também divertido de dirigir.a family holiday British English, a family vacation American English:· Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.· A maior parte das nossas férias em família foi passada no sul da França.a family resemblance (=when members of the same family look like each other)· There's a strong family resemblance between all the sisters.· Há uma forte semelhança familiar entre todas as irmãs.COMMON ERRORSERROS COMUNS ► 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.