family in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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family [Brit ˈfamɪli, ˈfam(ə)li, Am ˈfæm(ə)li] N

family in the PONS Dictionary

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family allowance → child benefit

See also child benefit

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family Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for the sake of art/one's family
pour l'amour de l'art/de sa famille
the table is a family heirloom
la table est un meuble de famille
I was think ofing of my family
je pensais à ma famille
to combine family life with a career
jongler avec la vie de famille et la carrière
there's an addition to the family
la famille s'agrandit
to be (like) one of the family
faire partie de la famille
to be part of the family
être de la maison
family allowances (including maternity and child benefit)
prestations familiales
to provide for the family's upkeep
pourvoir à l'entretien de la famille
to be in the family way
attendre de la famille (être enceinte)

family Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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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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I always stayed away from the fiddle, having inflicted enough pain on my family with the piano, he laughed.
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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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Social life revolves largely around an extended family of parents, children and blood relations, as well as godparents.
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It can also be used in debriefing settings including personal stresses, family stresses, and team stresses.
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I had been accustomed to respecting and even cherishing the principles of the nation, family, authority and property.
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The family are unaware that their backyard holds a valuable oil well.
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The family, however, has distanced itself from the end result.
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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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I and my family has to fulfill our hunger by this bird.
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