family

famiglia

Persone legate tra loro dalla nascita o dal matrimonio.

In inglese semplice: People who are related to each other through birth or marriage.

• My family lives nearby.
• All our cousins came to the family reunion.
• Do you have family in this town?

Sinonimi: relatives, kin

Espressioni comuni: extended family, family member, family reunion

famiglia nucleare

Una madre e un padre sposati che vivono insieme ai loro figli.

In inglese semplice: A married mother and father living together with their children.

• Our family has four members.
• The family moved when their youngest child started school.
• Both parents work to support their family.

Sinonimi: nuclear family

Espressioni comuni: nuclear family, family home, family of four

famiglia linguistica

Gruppo di lingue nate da una stessa lingua più antica.

In inglese semplice: A group of languages that developed from the same earlier language.

• English belongs to the Germanic language family.
• These languages come from the same family.
• Linguists studied several branches of the language family.

Come si usa: a family of languages (These belong to a family of languages spoken across Asia.)

Espressioni comuni: language family, family of languages

famiglia

Gruppo di piante o animali imparentati, posto sotto l’ordine e sopra il genere nella classificazione.

In inglese semplice: A group of related plants or animals, smaller than an order and larger than a genus.

• Lions belong to the cat family.
• This plant is in the rose family.
• The biologist compared species from two different families.

Come si usa: belong to the … family (Lions belong to the cat family.)

Sinonimi: familia

Espressioni comuni: rose family, cat family, family of plants

per famiglie

Adatto sia ai bambini sia agli adulti.

In inglese semplice: Suitable for both children and adults.

• We watched a family film.
• This hotel offers family entertainment every evening.
• They opened a family restaurant near the park.

Sinonimi: family-friendly

Espressioni comuni: family film, family restaurant, family entertainment

gay, omosessuale

In alcune comunità gay, si usa per indicare un’altra persona omosessuale.

In inglese semplice: Used within some gay communities to describe another gay person.

• I think he is family.
• She quietly asked whether I was family.
• They recognized each other as family at the club.

Sinonimi: gay

Espressioni comuni: be family, also family