Relatives (en. Relatives)

/ʁelativ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Members of a family, often those connected by blood relations.

My relatives visited me for the holidays.

Mes relatives m'ont rendu visite pour les vacances.

People who share a family relationship.

He invited all his relatives to his wedding.

Il a invité tous ses relatives à son mariage.

Family connections, such as cousins, aunts, etc.

We have a big family reunion with all our relatives.

Nous avons une grande réunion de famille avec toutes nos relatives.

From Latin 'relativus', meaning 'relative, in relation to'.

close family

Members of the family that are considered closely related.

famille proche

family reunion

Assembly of family members.

reunion de famille

blood ties

Relationships between family members by birth.

liens du sang

parent

A person who has children, mother or father.

parent

cousin

Child of someone's brother or sister.

cousin

uncle

Brother of a person's father or mother.

oncle

Relat's

I'm going to see my relat's this weekend.

Je vais voir mes relat's ce weekend.

The fam'

The fam' is always there for me.

La fam' est toujours là pour moi.