familiar

adj.

1 family.

reunión familiar family gathering

2 friendly (en el trato) (agradable).

3 informal, colloquial (lenguaje, estilo).

4 familiar (conocido).

su cara me es o me resulta familiar her face looks familiar

5 family-sized (tamaño).

un envase familiar a family pack

6 family-owned.

7 familial.

f. & m.

relative, relation.

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familiar

► adjetivo

1 (de la familia) family, of the family

2 (conocido) familiar, well-known

3 (tamaño) family

4 LINGÚÍSTICA colloquial

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 relation, relative

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adj.

1) familiar

2) informal

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1. ADJ

1) (=de la familia) family antes de s

lazos familiares — family ties

creció en un ambiente familiar muy alegre — he grew up in a very happy family environment

pensión Sol, ambiente familiar — pensión Sol, friendly atmosphere

coche familiar — estate car, station wagon (EEUU)

dioses familiares — household gods

envase familiar — family-sized o family pack

en la pensión recibes un trato familiar — in the guesthouse they treat you like one of the family

2) (=conocido) familiar

tu cara me resulta familiar — your face looks familiar

3) [lenguaje, término] colloquial

2.

SMF (=pariente) relative, relation

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I

adjetivo

1)

a) <vida/vínculo> family (before n); <envase/coche> family (before n)

b) <trato/tono> familiar, informal; <lenguaje/expresión> colloquial

2) (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar — her face is familiar

el idioma no me es familiar — I'm not familiar with the language

II

masculino y femenino relative, relation

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I

adjetivo

1)

a) <vida/vínculo> family (before n); <envase/coche> family (before n)

b) <trato/tono> familiar, informal; <lenguaje/expresión> colloquial

2) (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar — her face is familiar

el idioma no me es familiar — I'm not familiar with the language

II

masculino y femenino relative, relation

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familiar¹

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

Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.

Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.

Ex: Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.

Ex: The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.

Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.

* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

* familiar a cargo = dependent.

* familiares = kinfolk [kinsfolk].

* familiar femenino = kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* muerte de un familiar = bereavement, death in the family.

familiar²

² = familiar, conversational, familial, old friend, family-oriented, colloquial, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.].

Ex: 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.

Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.

Ex: These librarians are thoroughly sensitised to the social, familial, ethnic, economic and political characteristics of the people in their neighbourhoods.

Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.

Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.

Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.

Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.

* asunto familiar = family affair.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic.

* coche familiar = family car.

* conflicto familiar = family conflict.

* desintegración familiar = family breakdown.

* dicho familiar = familiar saying.

* genealogía familiar = family genealogy.

* historia familiar = family history.

* lazo familiar = family bond.

* lazos familiares = family ties.

* lenguaje familiar = colloquial language, familiar language.

* negocio familiar = family-run business.

* nido familiar = family nest.

* permiso por razones familiares = family leave.

* planificación familiar = family planning.

* reliquia familiar = heirloom.

* responsabilidades familiares = family responsibilities.

* restaurante familiar = family restaurant.

* reunión familiar = family gathering.

* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* tiempo familiar = quality time.

* tradición familiar = family tradition.

* VHS (Sistema de Vídeo Familiar) = VHS (Video Home System).

* vida familiar = family life.

* violencia familiar = domestic violence.

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familiar¹

adjective

A

1 ‹vida/vínculo› family (before n); ‹coche› family (before n); ‹envase› family (before n), economy-size

una botella (de) tamaño familiar an economy-size bottle

un restaurante de ambiente familiar a family restaurant

2 ‹trato/tono› familiar, informal; ‹lenguaje/expresión› colloquial

B (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar her face is familiar, she looks familiar

su voz me resulta familiar her voice sounds o is familiar

el idioma aún no me es familiar I'm still not familiar with the language

familiar²

masculine and feminine

relative, relation

sus hermanos y demás familiares her brothers and other relatives o relations

se fue a vivir con un familiar he went to live with a relative

familiar³

masculine

(Esp)

station wagon (AmE), estate car (BrE)

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familiar adjetivo

a) ‹vida/vínculo› family (before n);

‹envase/coche› family (before n)

b) ‹trato/tono› familiar, informal;

‹lenguaje/expresión› colloquial

c) (conocido) ‹cara/lugar› familiar;

◊ su voz me resulta familiar her voice is familiar

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
relative, relation
familiar
I adjetivo
1 (de la familia) family
planificación familiar, family planning
2 (conocido) familiar
3 (tamaño) envase familiar, economy size
II mf relation, relative: vamos a ver a unos familiares, we're going to visit some relatives
'familiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abasto
- abrirse
- abuela
- abuelo
- abusar
- acabarse
- adiós
- advertir
- agarrada
- agarrado
- agobiarse
- ajo
- ala
- algo
- almohada
- almuerzo
- amargarse
- ambiente
- ancha
- ancho
- anillo
- apuntarse
- aquello
- arder
- armarse
- arrastre
- arreglo
- arriba
- arrimar
- arte
- aspen
- atacar
- aterrizar
- aúpa
- bailar
- barriga
- bautizar
- baza
- beber
- belén
- bellota
- bicha
- billete
- blanca
- bobalicón
- bobalicona
- boca
- bofetada
- bomba
English:
about
- age
- aggravate
- aggravating
- almighty
- bag
- ball
- banana
- banger
- barrel
- bash
- bash out
- bat
- bean
- beat
- beating
- beauty
- bellyache
- belt up
- bend
- bent
- bicycle lane
- big
- bird
- birth control
- bleed
- blowout
- blue
- blues
- body
- bolt
- bomb
- book
- bookie
- boom box
- boot
- bootlicker
- booze
- botch
- bother
- bottom
- brain
- bread
- breeze
- brew
- buck
- bucket
- bugger
- bum
- bunk

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familiar

♦ adj

1. [de familia] family;

reunión familiar family gathering

2. [en el trato] [agradable] friendly;

[en demasía] overly familiar

3. [lenguaje, estilo] informal, colloquial;

una expresión familiar an informal o colloquial expression

4. [conocido] familiar;

su cara me es o [m5]me resulta familiar her face looks familiar;

su voz me es familiar I recognize her voice, her voice sounds familiar

5. [tamaño] family-sized;

un envase familiar a family pack;

un vehículo familiar a family car

♦ nmf

relative, relation

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familiar

I adj

1 family atr ;

envase familiar family-size pack

2 (conocido) familiar;

su cara me es o

resulta familiar his face is familiar

3 LING colloquial

II m/f relation, relative

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familiar adj

1) conocido: familiar

2) : familial, family

3) informal: informal

familiar nmf

pariente: relation, relative

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familiar¹ adj

1. (de la familia) family

lazos familiares family ties

un paquete de tamaño familiar a family size packet

2. (conocido) familiar

su cara me resulta familiar his face is familiar

3. (informal) informal

4. (lenguaje) colloquial

familiar² n relative / relation

estuve visitando a un familiar I was visiting a relative