the members of the family Flashcards

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1
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la généalogie

A

genealogy

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d’origine russe

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of Russian descent

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3
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mon surnom

A

my nickname

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les grands-parents

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the grandparents

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5
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le grand-père

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the grandfather

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la grand-mère

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the grandmother

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la famille nucléaire

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the nuclear family

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le père

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the father

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les parents

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the parents

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le beau-père

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the father-in-law

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le beau-père (remariage)

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the stepfather

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12
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le parrain

A

The Godfather

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le neveu

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the nephew

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14
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un fils unique

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an only child

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15
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un demi-frère

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a half-brother

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maternel

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maternal / motherly

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fraternel

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brotherly / fraternal

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18
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les parents adoptifs

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the adoptive parents / the foster parents

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un orphelin

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an orphan

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20
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un tuteur

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a guardian

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21
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un arbre généalogique

A

the family tree

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22
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descendre de

A

to descend from

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23
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la parenté

A

kinship

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24
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les petits enfants

A

the grandchildren

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les beaux-parents

A

the parents-in-law

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la belle-mère

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the mother-in-law

27
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la belle-mère (Birgite)

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the stepmother

28
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la marraine

A

the godmother

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la tante

A

the aunt

30
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la nièce

A

the niece

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un cousin germain

A

a (first) cousin

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une demi-soeur

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a half-sister

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paternel

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paternal / fatherly

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filial

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filial

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adopter / l’adoption

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to adopt / adoption

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un enfant adoptif

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an adopted child

37
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un(e) pupille

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a ward

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illégitime

A

illegitimate

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mon nom de famille

A

my family name / my surname

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mon prénom

A

my first name

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nos ancêtres

A

our ancestors

42
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nos descendants

A

our forefathers

43
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mes arrières grands-parents

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my great-grandparents

44
Q

retrouver ses ancêtres jusqu’à Cromwell

A

to trace (back) one’s ancestry to Cromwell

45
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la paternité

A

fatherhood

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la maternité

A

motherhood

47
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la fraternité

A

brotherhood

48
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un parent (autre que les parents directs)

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a relation / a relative

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avoir un lien de parenté avec

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to be related to

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un parent proche

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a close relative

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un parent éloigné

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a distant relative

52
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mon frère cadet

A

my younger brother

53
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mon frère ainé

A

my elder brother

54
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le benjamin

A

the youngest child

55
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l’aîné

A

the eldest child

56
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c’est de famille

A

it runs in the family

57
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c’est bien le fils de son père

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he is a chip off the old block

58
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Tel père tel fils

A

like father like son

59
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Elle tient de sa mère à bien des égards

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She takes after her mother in many ways