What does famille in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word famille in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use famille in French.

The word famille in French means family, family, household, family, kith and kin, family, family, family, family line, line, abandoning your family, family resemblance, family likeness, have family, be family-minded, be family-oriented, family-in-law, partner's family, husband's/wife's family, stepfamily, family heirloom, family jewels, good father, It runs in the family!, family vault, household and family members certificate, person with dependents, head of the family, How's the family?, board of guardians, sensible, matter-of-fact, from a good family, well raised, with due diligence, family, as a family, in a family, in families, sense of family, be family, be very family-minded, be very family-orientated, be part of the family, foster family, host family, adoptive family, family in need, close friends, friends who are like family, broken family, split family, family with same-sex parents, human family, human family, modest family, modestly well-off family, one-parent family, large family, nuclear family, family in difficulty, family experiencing difficulty, close family, immediate family, reconstituted family, stepfamily, royal family, son of a well-to-do-family, start a family, large family, great family, embarrassment to the family, disgrace to the family, to refrain from airing your dirty laundry in public, family record book, family doctor, member of the royal family, mother, surname, last name, family name, surname, last name, family name, boarding house, guesthouse, father, safe investment, foster care placement, family meal, family dinner, , family reunion, orphan, Nobody's Boy, family outing, subfamily, breadwinner, our thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time, family life. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word famille

family

nom féminin (parents et enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toute la famille est partie au ski cet hiver.
The whole family went skiing this winter.

family, household

nom féminin (foyer familial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes parents, mes frères et moi formons une grande famille.
My parents, my brothers, and I make a big family.

family, kith and kin

nom féminin (personnes unies par un lien de parenté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le mariage de ma sœur, toute la famille viendra.
The whole family is coming for my sister's wedding.

family

nom féminin (personnes ayant des choses en commun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes une grande famille politique.
We are one big political family.

family

nom féminin (choses ayant des caractères en commun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prunes et cerises appartiennent à la famille des fruits à noyau.
Plums and cherries belong to the stone fruit family.

family, family line, line

nom féminin (lignée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les propriétaires du château sont une des plus vieilles familles de la région.
The owners of the chateau are one of the oldest families in the region.

abandoning your family

nom masculin (renoncement, délaissement de la famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce père a été jugé pour abandon de famille.

family resemblance, family likeness

nom masculin (ressemblance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have family

locution verbale (avoir des parents)

J'ai de la famille à l'étranger.

be family-minded, be family-oriented

locution verbale (être solidaire de sa famille)

Notre frère cadet n'a jamais eu l'esprit de famille.

family-in-law, partner's family, husband's/wife's family

nom féminin (famille du conjoint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À Noël, mes parents, ma femme, mes enfants et moi allons dans ma belle-famille ; comme ça, mes enfants passeront les fêtes avec leurs quatre grands-parents.

stepfamily

nom féminin (famille issue d'un remariage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand mon père s'est remarié, j'ai dû accepter d'avoir une belle-famille.

family heirloom

nom masculin (bijou transmis par générations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. This ring has been in my family for generations and now I would like you to have it.

family jewels

nom masculin pluriel (argot (testicules) (slang, figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

good father

nom masculin (père modèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le voisin est un bon père de famille.

It runs in the family!

(Toute la famille fait comme cela.)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

family vault

nom masculin (groupe de tombes familiales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

household and family members certificate

nom masculin (Sénégal (attestation administrative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

person with dependents

(personne qui subvient à sa famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après la mort de son père, Pierre se retrouve chargé de famille.

head of the family

nom masculin (responsable de famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

How's the family?

(Quelles sont les nouvelles de la famille)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

board of guardians

nom masculin (personnes qui prennent des décisions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le conseil de famille est composé de membres de la famille du mineur ; ensemble, ils prennent les décisions le concernant.

sensible, matter-of-fact

locution adjectivale (raisonnable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il donné à ses enfants une éducation de bon père de famille.

from a good family

locution adjectivale (dont la famille est respectable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

well raised

locution adjectivale (bien élevé et aisé) (mainly US)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

with due diligence

locution adverbiale (comme un père modèle)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il gérait son entreprise en bon père de famille.

family

locution adjectivale (avec toute sa famille)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Ce site est idéal pour des balades en famille.

as a family

locution adverbiale (avec tous les membres de la famille)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous dînons tous les soirs en famille.
We eat together as a family every night.

in a family, in families

locution adverbiale (au sein de la famille)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En famille, il y a souvent des chamailleries.
In families, there are often quarrels.

sense of family

nom masculin (solidarité familiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'esprit de famille est plus fort à la campagne qu'à la ville.

be family

locution verbale (appartenir à la famille)

Tu peux lui faire confiance, il est de la famille.

be very family-minded, be very family-orientated

locution verbale (familier (affectionner sa famille)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Moi, je suis très famille : j'aime bien faire de grandes réunions avec mes cousins, mes oncles et mes tantes plusieurs fois par an.

be part of the family

locution verbale (être vu comme membre de la famille)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

foster family

nom féminin (foyer accueillant un mineur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les voisins sont famille d'accueil. // Depuis 5 ans, l'adolescent est ballotté de famille d'accueil en famille d'accueil.
The neighbours are a foster family. // The teenager has spent five years being sent from foster family to foster family.

host family

nom féminin (foyer accueillant [qqn] temporairement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette agence propose des séjours à l'étranger dans des familles d'accueil.
This agency offers stays abroad with host families.

adoptive family

nom féminin (foyer adoptant un enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

family in need

nom féminin (famille démunie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a de plus en plus de familles dans le besoin avec la crise.

close friends, friends who are like family

nom féminin (famille chère à son cœur)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

broken family, split family

nom féminin (famille à parents séparés)

family with same-sex parents

nom féminin (parents homosexuels)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lorsqu'un enfant a deux parents de même sexe, on parle de famille homoparentale.

human family

nom féminin (espèce humaine, homo sapiens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human family

nom féminin (lignée humaine, genre homo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

modest family, modestly well-off family

nom féminin (famille à revenus modestes)

one-parent family

nom féminin (famille à un seul parent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

large family

nom féminin (famille avec beaucoup d'enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce monospace est idéal pour les familles nombreuses.

nuclear family

nom féminin (structure familiale de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La famille nucléaire est basée sur la notion de couple.

family in difficulty, family experiencing difficulty

nom féminin (famille défavorisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la crise sociale, il y a de plus en plus de familles précaires.

close family, immediate family

nom féminin (famille directe, réduite) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

reconstituted family, stepfamily

nom féminin (famille avec remariages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous cherchons une grande maison pour notre famille recomposée.

royal family

nom féminin (famille du roi, de la reine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toute la famille royale était réunie.

son of a well-to-do-family

nom masculin (fils d'une famille aisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Murielle a épousé un fils de famille.

start a family

locution verbale (avoir des enfants)

large family

nom féminin (famille étendue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

great family

nom féminin (figuré (famille illustre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

embarrassment to the family, disgrace to the family

nom féminin (figuré, péjoratif (brebis galeuse familiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to refrain from airing your dirty laundry in public

locution verbale (familier (régler ses problèmes en famille)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

family record book

nom masculin (état civil familial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

family doctor

nom masculin (généraliste suivant une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

member of the royal family

nom masculin (personne de la famille royale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prince est un membre de la famille royale.

mother

nom féminin (mère)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce sont les mères de famille qui devraient être les grandes perdantes de la réforme.

surname, last name, family name

nom masculin (patronyme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Durand est mon nom de famille.
Durand is my surname.

surname, last name, family name

nom masculin (nom hérité commun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon cousin a le même nom de famille que moi.

boarding house, guesthouse

nom féminin (sorte d'hôtel familial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

father

nom masculin (père chargé de famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pères de famille s'investissent de plus en plus auprès de leurs enfants.

safe investment

nom masculin (investissement peu risqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne possédait qu'un compte épargne, un placement de bon père de famille.

foster care placement

nom masculin (affectation d'enfant à une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

family meal, family dinner

nom masculin (repas réunissant toute une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nom masculin (figuré (repas traînant en longueur)

family reunion

nom féminin (réunion des membres d'une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orphan

nom masculin et féminin (seul, orphelin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Depuis la mort de ses parents, Pierre est sans famille.
Since his parents' death, Pierre has no family left.

Nobody's Boy

nom propre masculin (roman d'Hector Malot) (novel title)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Sans famille » est un roman français d’Hector Malot, paru en 1878.

family outing

nom féminin (sortie avec toute sa famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

subfamily

nom féminin (subdivision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une sous-famille comprend plusieurs tribus.

breadwinner

nom masculin (principal pourvoyeur familial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les soutiens de famille pouvaient être dispensés de service national.

our thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time

(formule de condoléances)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous venons d'apprendre le décès de Paul, toutes nos pensées vont vers vous et votre famille.
We have just heard the news of Paul's death. Our thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time.

family life

nom féminin (vie des membres d'une famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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