Familiar in english
pronunciation: fæməli part of speech: noun
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.more:
» afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved .
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 cargo = dependent [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 cercano = close family member .
Example: I have written screeds and screeds, straight from the heart, even voicing my opinions on close family members.» familiares = kinfolk [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 femenino = kinswoman [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 mayores = kinkeeper .
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 familiar = bereavement ; death 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 familiar = bereave [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.more:
» abuso familiar = domestic abuse .
Example: For victims of domestic abuse, taking the step to seek help is a big one.» archivo familiar = estate 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 familiar = family affair .
Example: Some people maintain that reading must be a 'family affair'.» ayuda familiar = family income supplement ; family 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 familiar = family home .
Example: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.» centro de planificación familiar = family 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = family-friendly .
Example: Making healthy, family-friendly veggie soups and fruit smoothies or whipping cream is fast and fuss-free with a hand blender.» conflicto familiar = family conflict .
Example: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.» deber familiar = familial duty .
Example: This measure has allowed women to meet their familial duties whilst maintaining their foothold on the employment ladder.» desintegración familiar = family breakdown .
Example: Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.» dicho familiar = familiar saying .
Example: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.» disputa familiar = domestic 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = family business ; family-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 familiar = home environment .
Example: Educational theory is based upon the assumption that the home environment complements the school.» entretenimiento familiar = family 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 familiar = family event .
Example: This highly anticipated family event has attracted consumers by the carload.» expresión familiar = colloquialism .
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 familiar = family genealogy .
Example: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.» habitación familiar = family room .
Example: Stay the night in our cosy and lively family rooms, perfect for parents travelling with children.» historia familiar = family history .
Example: After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.» ingresos familiares = family 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 familiar = family bond .
Example: There is an increasing need to strengthen family bonds in a society marked by escalating violence.» lazos familiares = family ties .
Example: She was an internationally respected library leader who attempted to create an independent life without abandoning her strong family ties.» lenguaje familiar = colloquial language ; familiar 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 familiar = family-run business ; family 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = domestic 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 familiares = family leave .
Example: Women employees, in general, are more likely than men employees to take family leaves.» planificación familiar = family planning ; planned 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 familiar = family possession .
Example: A family possession, this grey granite finger ring has been passed down through the generations.» prestación familiar = family 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 familiar = family 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 familiares = family 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = heirloom .
Example: Proper care and storage of textile heirlooms such as wedding gowns and christening gowns can prolong their longevity for subsequent generations.» responsabilidades familiares = family 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = family 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 familiar = family gathering ; family 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 familiar = domestic argument .
Example: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.» ser familiar = strike + familiar chords ; ring + 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 familiar = respite 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 familiar = ring + a bell .
Example: These names ring a bell related to using HTML and CGIs as an interface to a database.» terapeuta familiar = family therapist .
Example: Teens experiment a lot, and thrill seeking behaviour is natural at that age, say family therapists.» tiempo familiar = quality 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 familiar = family 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 familiares = family 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 familiar = family life ; family 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 familiar = domestic violence .
Example: All of you know how much needs to be done to take meaningful steps to end domestic violence and sexual assault.