familia
family ; home ; household.
Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.
It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
biógrafo de familias
family historian
When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
cabeza de familia
head of the household
householder
head of the family
This Act challenges programs that have different retirement requirements for men and women, different rules for the 'head of the household' or 'principal wage earner'.
It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
Leon Kalipay, as the head of the family, was very provident but at the same time very stern and always had the final say in different matters.
conciliación del trabajo y la familia
reconciliation of work and family
We also find that women are more concerned about policies that enhance the reconciliation of work & family, while men are more concerned about policies that support their traditional breadwinner duties.
crear una familia
have + a family
The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
de la familia
family-owned
The next generation is opting to cash out of the small, family-owned farms that harbor centuries of rural wisdom and deep tradition.
desintegración de la familia
family breakdown
Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.
el que mantiene a la familia
breadwinner [bread winner]
In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.
enano de la familia, el
runt of the litter, the
This is normally the runt of the litter which, even if it survives the birth, will probably die later of starvation, or be crushed.
entre los miembros de la familia
intergenerational
Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.
familia adoptiva
foster care home
foster family
adoptive family
adopted family
The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes.
This information system was developed to support child welfare agencies working with foster children and foster families.
The article 'Periodicals for adoptive families' is intended to help adoptive families locate current literature on adoption and other adoptive families.
Rebellious, copper-haired teenager Niamh Keegan feels like a spare part in her boring, staid adopted family.
familia analfabeta
illiterate home
There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.
familia biológica
biological family
Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
familia casi analfabeta
subliterate home
There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.
familia con dos coches
two-car family
For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
familia con dos sueldos
two-income family
As the cost of maintaining a decent standard of living within the family increases, the two-income family is becoming essential in practice if not in ideology.
familia de acogida
foster care home
foster home
The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes.
Hollis is an orphan who is shuffled from foster home to foster home despite her heart of gold.
familia de adopción
adopted family
adoptive family
Rebellious, copper-haired teenager Niamh Keegan feels like a spare part in her boring, staid adopted family.
The article 'Periodicals for adoptive families' is intended to help adoptive families locate current literature on adoption and other adoptive families.
familia de agricultores
farming family
The original Siamese twins were born to a farming family in Siam (now Thailand).
familia de bajos ingresos
low-income family
This law permitted private schools to charge whatever tuition would assure that no low-income families would darken their door.
familia de la madrastra
stepfamily
This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia de las mostazas, la
mustard family, the
The wonderful thing about growing curly kale, a member of the mustard family, is that it keep growing slowly in the winter and is very hardy.
familia del padrastro
stepfamily
This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia dividida
divided family
The problems posed by these divided families is a pressing humanitarian issue that has been used for political ends by both countries.
familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan
two-parent working family
They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of two-parent working families.
familia en la que los dos padres trabajan
dual-income family
The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
familia hacendada
landholding family
A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.
familia monoparental
one parent family
single parent
single-parent working family
single-parent family
lone-parent family
Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc.
Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.
They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of single-parent working families.
Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, single-parent family instead of the catch-all FAMILY.
This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia nuclear
nuclear family
nuclear family
The modern nuclear family, often idyllically portrayed as a refuge and a retreat from a demanding world, is fast disappearing.
The modern nuclear family, often idyllically portrayed as a refuge and a retreat from a demanding world, is fast disappearing.
familia política
in-laws
The traditional practices, in which dowry was not the crucial point in a marriage, began to change when families sought to have in-laws share the costs of a son's education abroad.
familia problemática
problem family
It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
familia real
royal family
Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.
familia rota
broken family
broken home
Her books reflect many children's current reality with little money, broken families and school bullies.
A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
joyas de la familia
family jewels
Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.
juzgado de familia
divorce court
family court
Year without a wash leads to divorce court.
This isn't always possible and disputes end up with lawyers and judges in the family court.
la familia tira (mucho)
blood is thicker than water
Blood may be thicker than water, but you can't get water from a stone either.
la rama femenina (de la familia)
the distaff side (of the family)
This page explores the life of the distaff side of families from each of three classes: the lower class, the middle class and the upper class.
lectura en familia
family reading
The programme was designed to help adults become familiar with children's literature and able to select children's books for family reading.
libro de familia
family register
household register
Family registers are issued to married couples only.
Applications should include a completed application form and household register and the applicable fees.
mantener a la familia
bring + home the bacon
make + a living for the family
put + bread on the table
Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?.
His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone.
If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
médico de familia [Término usado principalmente en USA] [Término usado principalmente en el Reino Unido] [Término coloquial]
family practitioner
general practitioner (GP)
family doctor
The firt moves have been to computerize the central register and to develop electronic links between the centre and each family practitioner committee.
One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care.
The data showed that family doctors used colleagues most often as information sources followed by periodicals and books.
miembro de la familia
family member
Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.
mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)
my thoughts go out to you (and your family)
Probably one of the most unhelpful and frustrating things people can say in these situations, in my opinion, is 'My thoughts go out to you...'.
orientado hacia la familia
family-oriented
Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.
oveja negra de la familia, la
black sheep of the family, the
As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend.
padre de familia
pater familias
family man
Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear.
Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
persona que no pertenece a la familia
nonrelative [non-relative]
Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.
principal sostén de la familia
breadwinner [bread winner]
In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.
propiedad de la familia
family-owned
The next generation is opting to cash out of the small, family-owned farms that harbor centuries of rural wisdom and deep tradition.
reliquia de familia
heirloom
Proper care and storage of textile heirlooms such as wedding gowns and christening gowns can prolong their longevity for subsequent generations.
residencia para familias
family residence
This article discusses the process of implementing a telecommunications system in a universtiy campus which affected every office, dorm room, and family-residence on campus = Este artículo trata del proceso de implementación de un sistema de telecomunicaciones en un campus universitaria que afectó a todos y cada uno de los despachos, las habitaciones de residencia de estudiantes y las residencias para estudiantes con familia del campus.
secreto de familia
skeleton in the closet
His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
sostener + Posesivo + familia
support + Posesivo + family
In this poignant drama Sita, a spirited young woman, works to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel.
sustentar + Posesivo + familia
support + Posesivo + family
In this poignant drama Sita, a spirited young woman, works to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel.
terapeuta de familia
family therapist
Teens experiment a lot, and thrill seeking behaviour is natural at that age, say family therapists.
vengador de la familia
avenger of blood
This man was called 'the avenger of blood,' because he took vengeance for the blood of his relative, whether the one whom he slew deserved to die or not.
violencia en la familia
family violence
The holdings of elementary and secondary media centres on the topics of AIDS, child abuse, family violence, homosexuality, and incest were examined.
