family in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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family <pl families> [Am ˈfæm(ə)li, Brit ˈfamɪli, ˈfam(ə)li] N

1.1. family C or U (relatives):

family
familia f
my son and his family
mi hijo y su familia
the Smith family
la familia Smith
a friend of the family
un amigo de la familia
he's just like one of the family
es como de la familia
they have family in California
tienen parientes or familiares or familia en California
immediate family
parientes mpl cercanos
we are a very close family
somos una familia muy unida
she's mad! — it runs in the family
¡está loca! — es cosa de familia or le viene de familia
she comes from a good family
es de buena familia
her family goes back a long way
es de una familia muy antigua
keep it in the family
que no salga de la familia
keep it in the family attr doctor
de cabecera
keep it in the family Bible
familiar
keep it in the family business/gathering/car
familiar
keep it in the family jewels/fortune
de la familia
this is a family affair
este es un asunto de familia
the family home
la casa paterna
you can see the family likeness
se le ve el aire de familia
this is a family show
este es un espectáculo para familias

family-sized [Am ˈfæm(ə)liˌsaɪzd], family-size [ˈfæmlisaɪz, ˈfæməlisaɪz] ADJ

family-friendly [ˌfæm(ə)liˈfrɛndli] ADJ

family in the PONS Dictionary

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I.family <-ies> [ˈfæməli] N

II.family <-ies> [ˈfæməli] ADJ

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family Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be (like) one of the family
ser como uno más de la familia
she's rather defensive about her family background
se pone a la defensiva cuando se le habla de su situación familiar
to combine family life with a career
compaginar la vida familiar con una carrera profesional
I am all the family she has
soy toda la familia que ella tiene
to come from a very rich family
venir de una familia muy rica
a far-reaching set of family relations
un parentesco muy extendido
in the bosom of his/her family
en el seno de su familia ex
you have set your family against me
me has malquistado con tu familia
your family are too good for you
desmereces de tu familia
you have been disloyal to your family
has sido desleal a tu familia
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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I and my family has to fulfill our hunger by this bird.
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Her privileged background and family wealth allowed her to spend her days socialising, dining out and shopping, and her nights attending raucous parties.
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The defense then called seven character witnesses to the stand, former soccer coaches, neighbours and family members of the accused.
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Mom and dad dress him in knee socks and introduce him to the family as their new son.
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Two-thirds of the city's residents live in single-family homes and 25% in apartment buildings; 9% live in sub-standard housing.
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She was born into a yachting family and was taken sailing for the first time when only a few weeks old.
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His fiancee's family is having doubts about his fitness as a son-in-law and his parents are downcast because of his disability.
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The family, however, has distanced itself from the end result.
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I always stayed away from the fiddle, having inflicted enough pain on my family with the piano, he laughed.
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It can also be used in debriefing settings including personal stresses, family stresses, and team stresses.
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