Family
Ancestors is a person in your family who lived a long time ago. According to a family myth, one of jeremy's ancestors was a member of An illegal political movement
Antepasado
Your great grandparents are your parent's grandparents
Bisabuelos
Face to face is close together and looking at each other
Cara a cara
Commuting to work in the rush hour is rather/a bit of a nightmare at the best of times
Casi
Your extended family includes your aunts and uncles and all your cousins
Clan familiar
Being able to share the responsability of caring for elderly parents
Compartir la responsabilidad del cuidado de los padres mayores
Grow is increase in size and grow up is develop into an adult. Most studies agree that last-borns grow up to be the most sociable, extrovert, and creative of the siblings
Crecer Madurar
My sister wears the trousers in her family
Da las órdenes
The wedding is a long way away
Dentro de mucho tiempo
Descendants are children, their children's, and all the people who live after them who are related to them
Descendientes Parientes
Bring up is to care for a child and teach him/her how to behave. Educate is teach somebody at school, university, etc. Upbringing and raise are synonyms
Educar
I have racked my brains, trying to work out why my sister is so upset with me
Exprimir el cerebro
My family is spread out all over the world, so I do a lot of travelling
Extendida
Close family/ friends suggests intimacy and trust as well as enjoyment in each other's company. They are a close family. They get together every weekend
Familia unida, cercana
A father figure is a respected older man who gives help and advice
Figura paterna
Genealogy is the study of family history
Genealogía
My grandparents moved house some time ago/a while back
Hace tiempo
Ruby only wants one more child, but twins run in her family
Hay muchos gemelos en su familia
Your half sister is a daughter your father or mother has with a partner who is not related to you
Hermanastra
Your stepbrother is the son of your mother or father's new spouse from an earlier marriage
Hermanastro
An only child has no brothers or sisters
Hijo único
Personality is one of the favourite areas of research
La personalidad
That's a shame. You used to get on really well together
Llevarse bien
Not being spoilt
Malcriar, mimar
The atmosphere's a bit tense right now as my two sisters aren't on speaking terms
No se hablan la una a la otra
Bride is a woman on her wedding day and bridegroom is a man on his wedding day
Novia Novio
A nuclear family usually refers to a mother, father, and their children
Núcleo familiar
You have just been promoted. You must be really proud of yourself
Orgulloso de ti mismo
My younger brother is the black sheep of the family
Oveja negra de la familia
A single parent has to bring up their children without help from a partner
Padre o madre soltera
Take after is to look or behave like somebody. My cousin takes after my aunt. They are both extremely neurotic
Parecerse en el carácter
Look like means to have a similar appearance to somebody. Sophie looks like her mother. Some people think they must be sisters
Parecerse físicamente
The visitors turned out to be distant relative. He was one of our late father's cousins
Pariente lejano
I much prefer travelling on my own/ by myself
Por mi cuenta
They are more prone to accidents, which means they take more time off work
Propensos a
Traits are particular qualities in your personality
Rasgos
People expect you to be available all day, so it's incredibly time-consuming
Requiere mucho tiempo
We are having a family get-together to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday
Reunion familiar
We discovered a skeleton in the cupboard when our aunt came to visit
Secreto familiar escondido
They split up because they didn't see eye to eye on how to raise their children
Separar, divorciar/ Tienen opiniones completamente diferentes
We have the same taste in clothes. In fact, We are very alike
Similares
There used to be a company bus
Solía haber una compañía de autobuses
Family three is a diagram that shows the relationship between members of a family over a long period of time
Árbol de familia
Not being the sole centre of your parent's expectations
Único centro