The Human Being - The Family Flashcards

(32 cards)

1
Q

un conjoint

A

a spouse

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2
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vivre en concubinage

le concubinage

A

to cohabit

cohabitation

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3
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un compagnon

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a partner

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4
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un divorcé

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a divorcee

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5
Q

la pension alimentaire

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alimony

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6
Q

un foyer

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a home / a household

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7
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les ancêtres / les aïeux

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the for(e)bears

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8
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les parents

la parenté

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the kin

kinship

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9
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une famille recomposée

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a reconstituted / a blended family

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10
Q

élever

adoptif

A

to foster

foster

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11
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les parents adoptifs

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the foster-parents

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12
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une famille d’adoption

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an adoptive / a foster family

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13
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un tuteur

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a guardian

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14
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élever

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to raise / to bring up

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15
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la progéniture

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the offspring / the progeny

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16
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la postérité

17
Q

tenir de qqn

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to take after sby

18
Q

illégitime

19
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la fraternité

20
Q

fraternel

21
Q

un frère cadet

un frère aîné

A

a younger brother

an elder brother

22
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surnommer

23
Q

un papa gâteau

A

a doting father

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le chef de famille

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the head of the family

25
se serrer les coudes
to stick together
26
la vie / l'esprit de famille
family life / spirit
27
les allocations familiales
family allowances / child benefits
28
l'éclatement de la famille
family breakdown
29
une famille nombreuse
a large family
30
un diminutif
a pet name
31
un nom de jeune fille
a maiden name
32
c'est de famille
it runs in the family