| le parent |
relative / parent |
| la relation |
relationship |
| la génération |
generation |
| l'ancêtre |
ancestor |
| le descendant |
descendant |
Nous sommes parents.
We're related. / We are parents. (ambiguous)
Mes parents vont venir.
My parents are going to come.
Ça va ta relation avec ta mère ?
How is the relationship with your mother?
mon grand-père paternel
my paternal grandfather
mon grand-père maternel
my paternal grandfather
| l'aîné / l'aînée |
oldest sibling |
| le cadet / la cadette |
youngest sibling |
le frère aîné
the oldest brother
le frère cadet
youngest brother
la sœur cadette
youngest sister
| le beau-père |
stepfather / father-in-law |
| la belle-mère |
stepmother / mother-in-law |
| le beau-fils |
stepson / son-in-law |
| la belle-fille |
stepdaughter / daughter-in-law |
demi-soeur
half sister / step sister
| le tuteur / la tutrice |
guardian |
| la famille d'accueil |
foster family |
| un orphelin / une orpheline |
orphan |
| l'orphelinat |
orphanage |
Nous voudrions t'adopter. Tu est partante ?
We would like to adopt you. Are you up for it?
sous tutelle
under guardianship
un enfant adoptif
an adopted child
