♦ family

♦ family
♦ family /ˈfæmlɪ/
A n.
1 (GB, anche col verbo al pl.) famiglia; nucleo familiare: a family of five, una famiglia di cinque persone; a large family, una famiglia numerosa; a great family, una famiglia importante; una grande famiglia; the royal family, la famiglia reale; a dysfunctional family, una famiglia disastrata; The family is a basic social unit, la famiglia è un'unità sociale fondamentale; His family is (o, GB, are) backing him unreservedly, la sua famiglia lo appoggia fino in fondo; Do you have any family?, hai famiglia?; hai figli?; You're one of the family, sei di famiglia
2 figli (pl.); famiglia: parents with young families, genitori con figli piccoli; to raise a family, crescere (o tirare su) i figli; to start a family, metter su famiglia; avere il primo figlio
3 famiglia (in senso lato); parenti (pl.): the immediate family, i parenti stretti; extended family, famiglia allargata; This firm has been in the family for three generations, la ditta è proprietà della famiglia da tre generazioni
4 (zool., bot., ling.) famiglia: the cat family, la famiglia dei felini; the Finno-Ugric family of languages, la famiglia delle lingue ugro-finniche
B a.
1 familiare; di (o della) famiglia; in famiglia: the family circle, la cerchia familiare; family members, membri della famiglia; componenti la famiglia; familiari; family budget [income], bilancio [reddito] familiare; family ties, legami (o vincoli) familiari; family life, vita in famiglia; vita familiare; family friend, amico di famiglia; family values, valori familiari
2 per famiglie; per tutta la famiglia: family film, film per tutti; family hotel, albergo di tipo familiare
3 per uso familiare; da famiglia: family car, automobile per uso familiare
4 (pred.) di famiglia: You can stay, you're family, puoi restare, sei di famiglia
● (un tempo) family allowance, assegni familiari (ora child benefit) □ family bible, la Bibbia di famiglia (sulle cui pagine bianche si segnavano le nascite, i matrimoni, ecc.) □ family business, impresa (a conduzione) familiare □ (econ.) family-controlled, a conduzione familiare □ (in GB) family credit, sussidio statale a famiglie con basso reddito □ (leg., in GB) Family Division, tribunale che tratta questioni attinenti alla famiglia (divorzi, minori, successioni, ecc.; uno dei quattro rami della High Court of Justice, q.V., sotto high) □ family doctor, medico di famiglia (o di base) □ family farm, azienda agricola familiare □ (in GB) family income supplement = family credit ► sopra □ (TV, USA) family hour, fascia preserale (tra le 18 e le 20, in cui sono trasmessi programmi adatti a tutti) □ family jewels, gioielli di famiglia; (slang) genitali maschili □ (leg.) family law, diritto di famiglia □ family likeness, somiglianza tra familiari; aria di famiglia □ family man, uomo che ha famiglia; padre di famiglia; (anche) uomo tutto famiglia □ family name, cognome □ family pack, confezione famiglia □ family planning, pianificazione familiare □ (med., USA) family practice, medicina generale □ (med., USA) family practitioner, medico generico (o di base) □ family room, soggiorno; (tur.) stanza a tre o più letti □ family-run, a gestione (o conduzione) familiare □ (comm.) family-size package, confezione (tipo) famiglia □ (psic.) family therapy, terapia familiare □ family time = family hour ► sopra □ family tree, albero genealogico □ family worker, assistente sociale; (econ.) coadiuvante familiare □ in the family, in famiglia; di famiglia: It runs in the family, è un tratto di famiglia □ (fam.: di donna) in the family way, incinta.
NOTA D'USO: -my family is o my family are?-

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