English → Spanish
family
/AmE ˈfæm(ə)li 
, BrE ˈfamɪli, ˈfam(ə)li/
noun
(plural families)
1 [countable and uncountable]:
a (relatives) familia f
my son and his family mi hijo y su familia
the Smith family la familia Smith
they have family in California tienen parientes or familiares or familia en California
immediate family parientes mpl cercanos
we are a very close family somos una familia muy unida
she comes from a good family es de buena familia
her family goes back a long way es de una familia muy antigua;
(before noun) ‹doctor› de cabecera; ‹Bible› familiar; ‹business/gathering/car› familiar; ‹jewels/fortune› de la familia this is a family affair este es un asunto de familia
the family home la casa paterna
you can see the family likeness se le ve el aire de familia
this is a family show este es un espectáculo para familias
b (children) hijos mpl
2 [countable]:
a (group of people):
the family of man la gran familia humana
the university family (US) la comunidad universitaria
b (Biology) familia f
c (set of related items, products) familia f
the violin family la familia del violín
Idioms
a friend of the family un amigo de la familia
to be like one of the family
he's just like one of the family es como de la familia
keep it in the family que no salga de la familia
to run in the family
it runs in the family es de familia, le ( or me etc. ) viene de familia;
she's mad! — it runs in the family ¡está loca! — es cosa de familia or le viene de familia
to be in the family way (, ) estar esperando (familia); estar en estado ()