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My family supports this treatment. ☊ Gia đình của tôi ủng hộ sự điều trị này. ☊ Medical
like: gia đình → →
Nein, ich werde meine Familie über Weihnachten besuchen. ☊ Không, em về thăm gia đình vào Giáng sinh. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 586)
Das ist sehr nett! Sie können glücklich sein. Ich habe keine Familie mehr. ☊ Thật là tuyệt. Chắc cô hạnh phúc lắm. Tôi không còn gia đình nữa. ☊ (Lektion 41, Nr. 587)
Liebe Familie, wir möchten Euch herzlich zu unserer Hochzeit am Samstag, den 12. Mai, einladen. ☊ Chúng tôi thân mời gia đình bạn tới dự lễ thành hôn của chúng tôi vào thứ 7, ngày 12.05 tới. ☊ (Lektion 75, Nr. 1069)
Wer kommt aus deiner Familie? ☊ Ai trong gia đình anh sẽ tới dự? ☊ (Lektion 77, Nr. 1094)
Dann ist die Familie ja vollständig! ☊ Vậy là cả gia đình đã đầy đủ! ☊ (Lektion 77, Nr. 1104)
Sind Sie verheiratet? ☊ Anh / Chị đã lập gia đình / kết hôn chưa? ☊ (Lektion 96, Nr. 1522)
an addition to the family (= another child) ☊ addition ☊
She wanted the celebration to be a simple family affair. ☊ affair ☊
Her family doesn't appreciate her. ☊ appreciate ☊
We're expecting a new arrival (= a baby) in the family soon. ☊ arrival ☊
She comes from a very artistic family. ☊ artistic ☊
ask about sb/sth: He asked about her family. ☊ ask ☊
Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds. ☊ assume ☊
it is assumed (that)...: It is generally assumed that stress is caused by too much work. ☊ assume ☊
In this example we have assumed a unit price of $10. ☊ assume ☊
assume sb/sth to be/have sth: I had assumed him to be a Belgian. ☊ assume ☊
a person's family/social/cultural/educational/class background ☊ background ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
She used her family's history as a base for her novel. ☊ base ☊
She knew that, whatever she decided, her family was right behind her. ☊ behind ☊
Lions and tigers belong to the cat family. ☊ belong to sth ☊
Families will be better off under the new law. ☊ be better off ☊
The family of the missing girl has been called in by the police to identify the body. ☊ body ☊
born into sth: She was born into a very musical family. ☊ born ☊
women forced to make a choice between family and career ☊ choice ☊
family/domestic/personal circumstances ☊ circumstance ☊
We're a very close family. ☊ close ☊
The groom and his close family took their places. ☊ close ☊
She has kept in close contact with the victims' families. ☊ close ☊
His family comes first (= is the most important thing in his life). ☊ come ☊
He comes from a family of actors. ☊ come from sth ☊
They come from comfortable middle-class families. ☊ comfortable ☊
The novel is about a family who can't communicate with each other. ☊ communicate ☊
Journalists stayed away from the funeral out of consideration for the bereaved family. ☊ consideration ☊
In spite of all her family problems, she's really in control. ☊ be in control (of sth) ☊
We provide help to families in crisis situations. ☊ crisis ☊
There are no dark secrets in our family. ☊ dark ☊
dislike doing sth: I dislike being away from my family. ☊ dislike ☊
Many divorced men remarry and have second families. ☊ divorced ☊
the growing problem of domestic violence (= violence between members of the same family) ☊ domestic ☊
It was typical family entertainment. ☊ entertainment ☊
My family means everything to me. ☊ everything ☊
The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment. ☊ existence ☊
living/household/medical/legal, etc. expenses ☊ expense ☊
My home life was becoming no more than an extension of my job. ☊ extension ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
face sth: the problems faced by one-parent families ☊ face ☊
a false argument/assumption/belief ☊ FALSE ☊
the other members of my family ☊ family ☊
Almost every family in the country owns a television. ☊ family ☊
All my family enjoy skiing. ☊ family ☊
one-parent/single-parent families ☊ family ☊
a family of four ☊ family ☊
families with young children ☊ family ☊
He's a friend of the family (= he is known and liked by the parents and the children). ☊ family ☊
All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party. ☊ family ☊
The support of family and friends is vital. ☊ family ☊
We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations). ☊ family ☊
She's family (= she is a relation). ☊ family ☊
Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years. ☊ family ☊
This painting has been in our family for generations. ☊ family ☊
They have a large family. ☊ family ☊
Do they plan to start a family (= have children)? ☊ family ☊
Lions belong to the cat family. ☊ family ☊
the Germanic family of languages ☊ family ☊
your family background ☊ family ☊
family ties/connections ☊ family ☊
They have a large family to feed. ☊ feed ☊
Your first duty is to your family. ☊ first ☊
I was the first in my family to go to college. ☊ first ☊
The whole family has the flu. ☊ flu ☊
He took charge of the family business following his father's death. ☊ following ☊
You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals. ☊ fortune ☊
Her family founded the college in 1895. ☊ found ☊
For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family. ☊ freely ☊
a childhood/family/lifelong friend ☊ friend ☊
The whole family can join in the fun at Water World. ☊ fun ☊
The whole family gathered together at Ray's home. ☊ gather ☊
My family have lived in this house for generations. ☊ generation ☊
a first-/second-generation American (= a person whose family has lived in America for one/two generations) ☊ generation ☊
The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery. ☊ gift ☊
Their family goes back to the time of the Pilgrim Fathers. ☊ go back (to sth) ☊
He comes from a good family. ☊ good ☊
These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity. ☊ grant ☊
The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups. ☊ group ☊
grow in sth: The family has grown in size recently. ☊ grow ☊
She stopped smoking with the help of her family and friends. ☊ help ☊
There is a history of heart disease in my family. ☊ history ☊
The family honour is at stake. ☊ honour ☊
a friendly, family-run hotel ☊ hotel ☊
Most households now own at least one car. ☊ household ☊
low-income/one-parent, etc. households ☊ household ☊
household bills/chores/goods (= connected with looking after a house and the people living in it) ☊ household ☊
One hundred (of the children) have already been placed with foster families. ☊ hundred ☊
I have a hungry family to feed. ☊ hungry ☊
Her family expected her to go to college, but she had other ideas. ☊ idea ☊
It's my ideal of what a family home should be. ☊ ideal ☊
Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. ☊ immediate ☊
She didn't want to impose her values on her family. ☊ impose ☊
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay. ☊ inability ☊
Because I grew up in a dysfunctional family, anger is a big issue for me. ☊ issue ☊
join sth: Over 200 members of staff joined the strike. ☊ join ☊
He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family. ☊ keep ☊
a large area/family/house/car/appetite ☊ large ☊
Kate's word was law in the Brown household. ☊ law ☊
family/married life ☊ life ☊
some light housework ☊ light ☊
Families are limited to four free tickets each. ☊ limit ☊
We were married for ten long years. ☊ long ☊
Some families lost everything (= all they owned) in the flood. ☊ lose ☊
low-income families ☊ low ☊
mail sb/sth: The company intends to mail 50 000 households in the area. ☊ mail ☊
Her married name (= the family name of her husband) is Jones. ☊ married ☊
He was reported missing, presumed dead. ☊ missing ☊
The family made their money in the 18th century. ☊ money ☊
Round here, you leave school at sixteen and next thing you know, you're married with three kids. ☊ next ☊
noticeable that...: It was noticeable that none of the family were present. ☊ noticeable ☊
Families will be better off under the new law (= will have more money). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
You can't feed a family on £50 a week. ☊ on ☊
owe sth to sb: I owe a debt of gratitude to all my family. ☊ owe ☊
Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food. ☊ per cent ☊
a family/domestic pet ☊ pet ☊
We aim to help the poorest families. ☊ poor ☊
His family have been a very positive influence on him. ☊ positive ☊
present sth to sb: The sword was presented by the family to the museum. ☊ present ☊
pretend (to sb) (that...): He pretended to his family that everything was fine. ☊ pretend ☊
She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle. ☊ principle ☊
The magazine was sued for printing a libellous article about her family. ☊ print ☊
Priority cases, such as homeless families, get dealt with first. ☊ priority ☊
There's no history of heart problems (= disease connected with the heart) in our family. ☊ problem ☊
Her family put her into a nursing home. ☊ put ☊
The return to traditional family values is a reaction against the permissiveness of recent decades. ☊ reaction ☊
Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families. ☊ regular ☊
a family-run hotel with a relaxed atmosphere ☊ relaxed ☊
Allegations of abuse led to the removal of several children from their families. ☊ removal ☊
the royal family ☊ royal ☊
the royal household ☊ royal ☊
by royal appointment (= a sign used by companies that supply goods to the royal family) ☊ royal ☊
The family ruled London's gangland in the sixties. ☊ rule ☊
safe (to do sth): It's safe to assume (that) there will always be a demand for new software. ☊ safe ☊
the security of a loving family life ☊ security ☊
serve sb (as sth): He served the family faithfully for many years (= as a servant). ☊ serve ☊
A fund will be set up for the dead men's families. ☊ set sth up ☊
She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family. ☊ shame ☊
They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills. ☊ silver ☊
a socially disadvantaged family (= one that is poor and from a low social class) ☊ socially ☊
families dependent on state benefits (= in Britain, money given by the government to people who are poor) ☊ state ☊
a substitute family ☊ substitute ☊
Her family and friends have given her lots of support. ☊ support ☊
There is no reason to suppose she's lying. ☊ suppose ☊
Shall I take a gift to my host family? ☊ take ☊
take sb sth: Shall I take my host family a gift? ☊ take ☊
Family tensions and conflicts may lead to violence. ☊ tension ☊
She is devoted to her family. ☊ to ☊
a home video (= not a professional one) ☊ video ☊
domestic violence (= between family members) ☊ violence ☊
The word conjures up visions of home and family. ☊ vision ☊
She's always wanted a large family. ☊ want ☊
household/industrial waste ☊ waste ☊
I spent what little time I had with my family. ☊ what ☊
white middle-class families ☊ white ☊
She won't be able to help us with all the family commitments she has. ☊ with ☊
family/financial worries ☊ worry ☊
He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care. ☊ wrongly ☊
They have a young family. ☊ young ☊