one-parent 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

parent [Am ˈpɛrənt, Brit ˈpɛːr(ə)nt] N

my/his parents
mis/sus padres
the adopting parents
los padres adoptantes
it has to be signed by a parent
tiene que firmarlo uno de los padres
many of the children have only one parent
muchos de los niños provienen de hogares or familias monoparentales
the responsibility of being a parent
la responsabilidad que conlleva el ser padre/madre or el tener hijos
parents' day
día m de puertas abiertas para los padres
parents' meeting
reunión f de padres
parents' meeting
reunión f de padres y apoderados Chil
parents' meeting attr plant/birds
progenitor
parents' meeting cell
madre
parent company or corporation
sociedad f matriz
parent company or corporation
empresa f matriz

I.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] N

II.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] ADJ

III.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] PRON

1. one (thing):

this one
este / esta
this one
éste / ésta
that one
ese / esa
that one
ése / ésa
The Real Academia Española recommends the unaccented forms above in all cases
which one?
¿cuál?
the one on the right/left
el/la de la derecha/izquierda
the ones on the table
los/las que están en la mesa
the blue ones
los/las azules
I want the big one
quiero el/la grande
it's my last one
es el último/la última que me queda
which scarf/coat is yours? — the blue one
¿cuál es tu bufanda/abrigo? — la/el azul
one of the oldest cities in Europe
una de las ciudades más antiguas de Europa
every one of them was broken
todos estaban rotos
he's had one too many
ha bebido de más
he's had one too many
ha bebido más de la cuenta
have you heard the one about … ?
¿has oído el chiste de … ?
he ate all the apples one after another or the other
se comió todas las manzanas, una detrás de otra

2. one (person):

the one on the right's my cousin
el/la de la derecha es mi primo/prima
it could be any one of us
podría ser cualquiera de nosotros
the Evil One liter
el Maligno liter
the little ones
los niños
our loved ones
nuestros seres queridos
he's a sly one, that Jack Tibbs
es un zorro ese Jack Tibbs
I'm not one to gossip, but …
no me gustan los chismes pero …
she was never one to give up
no era de las que se daban por vencidas
he's a real one for the ladies
tiene mucho éxito con las mujeres
he's a great one for writing to the papers
es muy dado a escribir a los periódicos
oh, you are a one! Brit inf
¡mira que eres! inf
one after another or the other
uno tras otro or detrás de otro

IV.one [Am wən, Brit wʌn] PRON

See also four

I.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] N

four
cuatro m
six from ten leaves four
diez menos seis es igual a cuatro
three fours are twelve
tres por cuatro (son) doce
to count in fours
contar de cuatro en cuatro
a five followed by two fours
un cinco seguido de dos cuatros
on page four
en la página cuatro
he's nearly four
tiene casi cuatro años
at the age of four
a los cuatro años (de edad)
it's nearly four
son casi las cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de a cuatro en cuatro
they are sold in fours
los venden de cuatro en cuatro Spain
the four of us/them
nosotros/ellos cuatro
there were four of us/them
éramos/eran cuatro
divide it into four
divídelo en cuatro
on all fours
en or a cuatro patas
on all fours
a gatas

II.four [Am fɔr, Brit fɔː] ADJ

one-parent family in the PONS Dictionary

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I.family <-ies> [ˈfæməli] N

II.family <-ies> [ˈfæməli] ADJ

parent [ˈpeərənt, Am ˈperənt] N

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They will also move from the one-parent family payment to a new transitional benefit.
www.irishexaminer.com
Payments under the one-parent family and child benefit payments each accounted for around one sixth of indicative savings, with pensions accounting for around one eighth.
www.thejournal.ie
The majority of reports related to people who were perceived to be working and claiming benefit or not meeting the criteria for the one-parent family payment.
www.independent.ie
A particular accent is made on revealing parents upbringing strategies used for boys and girls in full and one-parent family.
en.wikipedia.org
The majority of reports related to people who were perceived to be working and claiming benefits, or not meeting the criteria for the one-parent family payment.
www.thejournal.ie
There was a stigma attached to being from a one-parent family.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Volunteers organise them into sections, colour-coded for different groups; the single man; a one-parent family, a large family and the working couple.
www.derryjournal.com

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