Familiar in english

Family

pronunciation: fæməli part of speech: noun
In gestures

familiar1 = relative ; next of kin ; kin ; kinsman [kinsmen, -pl.] ; family member ; relation. 

Example: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.Example: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.Example: Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.Example: The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.Example: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.Example: The next day Margaret and her relations were invited to the Palace for a private brunch.

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» afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercanobereaved .

Example: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

» familiar a cargodependent [Persona que depende de otra. A veces escrito dependant] .

Example: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependents on this occasion.

» familiar cercanoclose family member .

Example: I have written screeds and screeds, straight from the heart, even voicing my opinions on close family members.

» familiareskinfolk [kinsfolk]extended family .

Example: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk = La corrupción se infiltró entre sus filas, como lo hizo en el caso de sus familiares.

Example: One of the advantages of having an extended family is the stability and consistency that it can bring to the life of the children.

» familiar femeninokinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.] .

Example: Also, a man may never marry a kinswoman in the category of daughter, sister, or father's sister.

» familiar que cuida de los mayoreskinkeeper  .

Example: Most kinkeepers are women, & their kinkeeping roles are transmitted to their daughters, who serve as apprentices to these roles during the aging of the oldest generation.

» muerte de un familiarbereavementdeath in the family .

Example: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace.

Example: Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.

» perder un familiarbereave [Debido a su fallecimiento] .

Example: Many of those helping have themselves been bereaved.

familiar2 = familiar ; conversational ; familial ; old friend ; family-oriented ; colloquial ; homey ; homely ; family-friendly. 

Example: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.Example: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.Example: These librarians are thoroughly sensitised to the social, familial, ethnic, economic and political characteristics of the people in their neighbourhoods.Example: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.Example: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.Example: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.Example: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Example: We are always on the lookout for homely traditions that work.Example: Making healthy, family-friendly veggie soups and fruit smoothies or whipping cream is fast and fuss-free with a hand blender.

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» abuso familiardomestic abuse .

Example: For victims of domestic abuse, taking the step to seek help is a big one.

» archivo familiarestate archive .

Example: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.

» asunto familiarfamily affair .

Example: Some people maintain that reading must be a 'family affair'.

» ayuda familiarfamily income supplementfamily worker .

Example: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Example: The success of these small family enterprises often depends on the contributions of unpaid family workers, particularly wives.

» casa familiarfamily home .

Example: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.

» centro de planificación familiarfamily planning clinic .

Example: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

» coche familiarfamily car .

Example: In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.

» con ambiente familiarfamily-friendly .

Example: Making healthy, family-friendly veggie soups and fruit smoothies or whipping cream is fast and fuss-free with a hand blender.

» conflicto familiarfamily conflict .

Example: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.

» deber familiarfamilial duty .

Example: This measure has allowed women to meet their familial duties whilst maintaining their foothold on the employment ladder.

» desintegración familiarfamily breakdown .

Example: Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.

» dicho familiarfamiliar saying .

Example: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.

» disputa familiardomestic dispute .

Example: The woman reported that she and her ex had a history of domestic disputes, causing both she and her new boyfriend to fear for their lives.

» diversión familiarfamily fun .

Example: This is a great destination for some family fun with many attractions aimed at the family market and many fun-filled events and action-packed outdoor activities.

» empresa familiarfamily businessfamily-run business .

Example: His wife ran the company for ten years until her son was ready to assume the responsibilities of the family business.

Example: This is a family-run business that creates rustic metal art that is functional and decorative.

» entorno familiarhome environment .

Example: Educational theory is based upon the assumption that the home environment complements the school.

» entretenimiento familiarfamily fun .

Example: This is a great destination for some family fun with many attractions aimed at the family market and many fun-filled events and action-packed outdoor activities.

» evento familiarfamily event .

Example: This highly anticipated family event has attracted consumers by the carload.

» expresión familiarcolloquialism .

Example: Academic writing tends to use more formal vocabulary and avoids colloquialisms and slang = La redacción académica tiende a utilizar un vocabulario más formal y evita los coloquialismos y el argot.

» genealogía familiarfamily genealogy .

Example: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.

» habitación familiarfamily room .

Example: Stay the night in our cosy and lively family rooms, perfect for parents travelling with children.

» historia familiarfamily history .

Example: After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.

» ingresos familiaresfamily wage .

Example: This makes mockery of the idea of a 'family wage' earned by the man on which wage negotiations and the idea of keeping women out of work are founded.

» lazo familiarfamily bond .

Example: There is an increasing need to strengthen family bonds in a society marked by escalating violence.

» lazos familiaresfamily ties .

Example: She was an internationally respected library leader who attempted to create an independent life without abandoning her strong family ties.

» lenguaje familiarcolloquial languagefamiliar language .

Example: Documentation systems have suffered from the use of descriptors insufficiently keyed to colloquial language.

Example: Boolean logic should be properly explained and jargon kept to a minimum, preferring the familiar language of print resources.

» negocio familiarfamily-run businessfamily business .

Example: This is a family-run business that creates rustic metal art that is functional and decorative.

Example: His wife ran the company for ten years until her son was ready to assume the responsibilities of the family business.

» nido familiarfamily nest .

Example: The term 'family nest' was used in the 1960s by researchers to describe an empty nest from which all of the children had flown leaving the parents lonely or sad.

» pelea familiardomestic dispute .

Example: The woman reported that she and her ex had a history of domestic disputes, causing both she and her new boyfriend to fear for their lives.

» permiso por razones familiaresfamily leave .

Example: Women employees, in general, are more likely than men employees to take family leaves.

» planificación familiarfamily planningplanned parenthood .

Example: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for family planning (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.

Example: Planned parenthood has become very important, as economic & social conditions cannot be improved in most societies without first controlling population growth.

» posesión familiarfamily possession .

Example: A family possession, this grey granite finger ring has been passed down through the generations.

» prestación familiarfamily allowance .

Example: During the two decades prior to the 1970s there were negligible family allowances and no reliable or universal provisions for social work, pre-schooling or child care in Australia.

» problema familiarfamily problem .

Example: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.

» problemas familiaresfamily crisis .

Example: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.

» reagrupación familiarfamily reunification .

Example: After three years of thorny negotiations, the European Union's interior ministers have reached a groundbreaking agreement on the right to family reunification.

» reliquia familiarheirloom .

Example: Proper care and storage of textile heirlooms such as wedding gowns and christening gowns can prolong their longevity for subsequent generations.

» responsabilidades familiaresfamily responsibilities .

Example: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.

» restaurante familiarfamily restaurant .

Example: When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah.

» reunificación familiarfamily reunification .

Example: After three years of thorny negotiations, the European Union's interior ministers have reached a groundbreaking agreement on the right to family reunification.

» reunión familiarfamily gatheringfamily reunion .

Example: A silver wedding usually means a family gathering -- difficult occasions at the best of times.

Example: The article 'Family reunion with a professional agenda: a conference of African-American librarians' reports the 2nd National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994.

» riña familiardomestic argument .

Example: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.

» ser familiarstrike + familiar chordsring + a bell .

Example: But the further I went into that foreign domain the more I began to recognize facets of behavior, motivations, characters, which struck familiar chords.

Example: These names ring a bell related to using HTML and CGIs as an interface to a database.

» servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiarrespite care .

Example: This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.

» sonar familiarring + a bell .

Example: These names ring a bell related to using HTML and CGIs as an interface to a database.

» terapeuta familiarfamily therapist .

Example: Teens experiment a lot, and thrill seeking behaviour is natural at that age, say family therapists.

» tiempo familiarquality time .

Example: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.

» tradición familiarfamily tradition .

Example: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

» valores familiaresfamily values .

Example: The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.

» VHS (Sistema de Vídeo Familiar)VHS (Video Home System) .

Example: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.

» vida familiarfamily lifefamily living .

Example: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

Example: Open plan living with light, bright sun-filled rooms, this family home boasting a flexible floor plan ticks all the boxes for family living.

» violencia familiardomestic violence .

Example: All of you know how much needs to be done to take meaningful steps to end domestic violence and sexual assault.

Familiar synonyms

house in spanish: casa, pronunciation: haʊs part of speech: noun home in spanish: casa, pronunciation: hoʊm part of speech: noun class in spanish: clase, pronunciation: klæs part of speech: noun category in spanish: categoría, pronunciation: kætəgɔri part of speech: noun kin in spanish: parentesco, pronunciation: kɪn part of speech: noun household in spanish: casa, pronunciation: haʊshoʊld part of speech: noun fellowship in spanish: compañerismo, pronunciation: feloʊʃɪp part of speech: noun folk in spanish: gente, pronunciation: foʊk part of speech: noun sept in spanish: septiembre, pronunciation: sept part of speech: noun menage in spanish: menaje, pronunciation: məneɪdʒ part of speech: noun kinfolk in spanish: parientes, pronunciation: kɪnfoʊk part of speech: noun phratry in spanish: fratria, pronunciation: freɪtri part of speech: noun kinsfolk in spanish: parentesco, pronunciation: kɪnsfoʊk part of speech: noun family line in spanish: línea de la familia, pronunciation: fæməlilaɪn part of speech: noun kinsperson in spanish: pariente, pronunciation: kɪnspɜrsən part of speech: noun family unit in spanish: unidad familiar, pronunciation: fæməlijunət part of speech: noun
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