Famiglia e Relazioni

friendship

sostantivo

/frɛnd.ʃɪp/ or /frend.ship/

f

f

r

r

ie

ɛ

n

n

d

d

sh

ʃ

i

ɪ

p

p

amicizia

a close relationship between two or more people characterized by trust, loyalty, and support

motherhood

sostantivo

/mʌ.ðər.hʊd/ or /ma.dhēr.hood/

m

m

o

ʌ

th

ð

e

ə

r

r

h

h

oo

ʊ

d

d

maternità

the state of being a mother to a child or children

fatherhood

sostantivo

/fɑ.ðɜr.hʊd/ or /faa.dhēr.hood/

f

f

a

ɑ

th

ð

e

ɜ

r

r

h

h

oo

ʊ

d

d

paternità

the state of being a father to a child or children

relative

sostantivo

/rɛ.lə.tɪv/ or /re.lē.tiv/

r

r

e

ɛ

l

l

a

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

relativo

a family member who is related to us by blood or marriage

marriage

sostantivo

/mɛ.rɪʤ/ or /me.rij/

m

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ia

ɪ

g

ʤ

e

matrimonio

the formal and legal relationship between two people who are married

unmarried

aggettivo

/ʌn.mæ.rid/ or /an.mā.rid/

u

ʌ

n

n

m

m

a

ɛ

rr

r

ie

ɪ

d

d

celibe

not having a legal or official romantic partner

engaged

aggettivo

/ɛn.geɪʤd/ or /en.geijd/

e

ɛ

n

n

g

g

a

eɪ

g

ʤ

e

d

d

fidanzato

having formally agreed to marry someone

separated

aggettivo

/sɛ.pə.reɪ.tɪd/ or /se.pē.rei.tid/

s

s

e

ɛ

p

p

a

ə

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

ɪ

d

d

separato

not living with one's spouse or partner anymore

bride

sostantivo

/braɪd/ or /braid/

b

b

r

r

i

aɪ

d

d

e

sposa

a woman who is about to be married or has recently been married

groom

sostantivo

/grum/ or /groom/

g

g

r

r

oo

u

m

m

sposo

a man who is getting married

spouse

sostantivo

/spaʊs/ or /spaoos/

s

s

p

p

o

a

u

ʊ

s

s

e

sposa

a male or female partner in a marriage

single parent

sostantivo

/ˈsɪŋɡəl ˈpɛrənt/

genitore single

a person who raises a child or children without a partner

only child

sostantivo

/ˈoʊnli ˈʧaɪld/

figlio unico

a person who has no siblings

family tree

sostantivo

/ˈfæməli ˈtri/

albero genealogico

a chart, showing the relationship between all the members of a family over a long period of time

mother-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈmʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

suocera

someone who is the mother of a person's wife or husband

father-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈfɑðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

suocero

someone who is the father of a person's wife or husband

sister-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈsɪstɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

cognata

the person who is the sister of one's spouse

brother-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈbrʌðɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

cognato

the person who is the brother of one's spouse

daughter-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈdɔtɚ ɪn ˌlɔ/

nuora

the wife of one's daughter or son

son-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈsʌn ɪn ˌlɔ/

genero

the husband of one's son or daughter

parents-in-law

sostantivo

/ˈpɛrɪnts ɪn ˌlɔ/

suoceri

‌the parents of one's spouse

to abandon

Verbo

/ə.bæn.dən/ or /ē.bān.dēn/

a

ə

b

b

a

æ

n

n

d

d

o

ə

n

n

abbandonare

to leave someone with no intention of returning

to bring up

Verbo

/ˈbrɪŋ ˈʌp/

allevare un bambino

to look after a child until they reach maturity

to cheat

Verbo

/ʧi:t/ or /chit/

ch

ʧ

ea

i:

t

t

(imbrogliare)

tuffare

to be sexually unfaithful to one's partner by engaging in romantic or intimate activities with someone else

to leave

Verbo

/liv/ or /liv/

l

l

ea

i

v

v

e

lasciare

to abandon one's wife, husband, or partner with no plan of returning

to separate

Verbo

/sɛ.pə.reɪt/ or /se.pē.reit/

s

s

e

ɛ

p

p

a

ə

r

r

a

eɪ

t

t

e

separare

to end the relationship or live apart from a partner

close

aggettivo

/kloʊs/ or /klooos/

c

k

l

l

o

oʊ

s

s

e

(stretto)

intimo

sharing a strong and intimate bond