1.12:_Famille

<p>In French, &ldquo;<strong>les parents</strong>&rdquo; means both parents and relatives.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; J&rsquo;ai <strong>des parents</strong> &agrave; Marseille.</span> <em><span class="mt-color-666699">I have relatives in Marseille.</span></em></p>

<p class="font_8"><span class="color_21"><strong>Un</strong> <strong>membre de la famille</strong> is a family member in French.</span></p>

<p class="font_8"><span class="color_21"><strong>Un arbre g&eacute;n&eacute;alogique</strong> is the French equivalent of the English family tree.</span></p>

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<p><strong>Special family terms</strong></p>

<ul>
    <li><strong>Un a&icirc;n&eacute;</strong> / <strong>une a&icirc;n&eacute;e</strong> can refer to an older brother/sister, the oldest brother/sister, or the first-born son/daughter.</li>
    <li><strong>Un cadet </strong>/ <strong>une cadette</strong> can refer to a younger brother/sister or the second-born son/daughter in a family.</li>
    <li><strong>Le benjamin</strong> / <strong>la benjamine</strong> is the youngest child in a family.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Famille par alliance </strong><span style="color:#808080;"><em> Family by marriage </em></span></p>

<p>In French, there&rsquo;s no distinction between step-family and family-in-law: they are both equivalent to <i>beau-</i> or <i>belle-</i>plus that family member.</p>

<p style="padding-left: 40px"><span style="color:#0000ff;">&#9758; Voici mon <strong>beau-fr&egrave;re</strong>.</span> <em><span class="mt-color-666699">Here is my step-brother / brother in law.</span></em></p>

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<p><strong>Godparents and Godchildren</strong></p>

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<p>Practice</p>

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