Lesson 1 – Family Flashcards
immediate family
extended family
Let’s begin our study of collocations by learning some common expressions about the family. Your parents and siblings (brothers and sisters) are your immediate family – and your extended family includes all your relatives – uncles, cousins, great-aunts, etc.
family tree
family members
distant relative
You can use a family tree to diagram the relationships among your family members. A person who is related to you by a long series of connections can be called a distant relative.
شجره نامه
اعضای خانواده
فامیل دور
**loving family
close-knit family
carefree childhood
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If you’re lucky, you have a loving family or a close-knit family – these expressions refer to a family that has good relationships, where everyone loves each other and helps each other.
If you were raised in a loving family, then you probably had a carefree childhood – that means you had nothing to worry about when you were young
unhealthy Relationship
dysfunctional family
troubled childhood
On the other hand, a family in which the relationships are bad or unhealthy can be called a dysfunctional family.
If the children experience abuse, poverty, or problems with the law, we can say they had a troubled childhood.
Bitter divorce
messy divorce
divorce settlement
broken home
Perhaps the parents went through a bitter divorce – that means a separation in which there were bad/angry feelings between the husband and wife.
It’s also possible to have a messy divorce, with a prolonged legal battle involving lots of conflicts about the separation of the former couple’s assets (money and possessions).
The decisions about the separation of assets are made in the divorce
settlement. A family in which there are divorces or separations is sometimes called a broken home.
Bitter divorce:
طلاقی که در ان زن و شوهر به علت تنفر از هم قصد جدایی دارند
messy divorce:
طلاق با کشمکش فراوان مثل گرفتن دارایی های شخص مقابل
broken home:
خانواده از هم پاشیده ، متلاشی شده
divorce settlement:
توافق نامه مالی طلاق
custody of the children
grant joint custody
sole custody
Sometimes the mother and father fight over custody of the children – that refers to who has the primary responsibility of caring for the kids. A judge can grant joint custody – that means the exhusband and ex-wife share the responsibility – or sole custody to only one parent. For example, a judge might award sole custody to the mother, and the father has to pay child support – regular payments to help with expenses for the kids
custody of the children:
حضانت فرزندان
grant joint custody:
حضانت مشترک دادن ( به والدین)
sole custody:
حضانت تک نفره
mutual divorce/separation
stay on good terms with each other
If it was a mutual divorce/separation – that means the ex-husband and ex-wife agreed to separate without fighting – then they will probably stay on good terms with each other (meaning to have a polite relationship without conflicts).
mutual divorce/separation:
طلاق توافقی
mutual divorce/separation
stay on good terms with each other
If it was a mutual divorce/separation – that means the ex-husband and ex-wife agreed to separate without fighting – then they will probably stay on good terms with each other (meaning to have a polite relationship without conflicts).
mutual divorce/separation:
طلاق توافقی
stay on good terms with each other
با یکدیگر رابطه صلح آمیز داشتن
�رابطه بدون مجادله داشتن
gets pregnant
single mother
to have an abortion
give the baby up for adoption
due date
If a woman gets pregnant without being married or in a relationship, then she will become a single mother. Some women in this situation choose to have an abortion, and others prefer to give the baby up for adoption. The time when the baby is planned to arrive is called the due date – you can also say the baby is due in mid-October, for example
gets pregnant:
باردار شدن
single mother:
مادری که بدون اینکه ازدواج کرده باشد بچه دار شود
to have an abortion:
سقط جنین کردن
give the baby up for adoption:
فرزند خود را به سرپرستی دیگری دادن
** due date:**
تاریخ زایمان، سر رسید
To have the baby / Give birth to the baby
adoptive parents
raise/Bring up the child
birth mother/biological mother
After the woman has the baby (or gives birth to the baby), the baby is given to the adoptive parents, who will raise the child or bring up the child as if it was their own. Sometimes, when the adopted child is older, he or she tries to find their birth mother (biological mother).
To have the baby / Give birth to the baby:
زادن، زاییدن، موجب شدن
adoptive parents:
پدر و مادر خوانده
Bring up the child:
تربیت کردن. پرورش دادن
