11.1.2. gy. C2 (példák)

sibling noun /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ [C] (formal) testvér

I have three siblings.

side noun /saɪd/ 10 oldal, oldalág (rokonság apai és anyai ágon)

They tend to be tall on my mother's side of the family.

spouse noun /spaʊs/ [C] (formal) házastárs

Is his spouse still living?

distant adjective /ˈdɪs.tənt/ 3 távoli (rokon)

a distant cousin

Phrasal verbs:

be descended from sb/sth /dɪˈsend/ származik vkitől/vmitől (formal)

Her father is descended from Greek royalty.

Phrases and idioms:

a broken home csonka család (elvált szülők)

Many of these children come from broken homes.

leave someone to their own devices sorsára hagy vkit

With both parents out at work, the kids were often left to their own devices.

run wild felügyelet nélkül/szabadon kóborol (pl. gyerek, állat)

Their nine-year-old son is left to run wild.

tie the knot házasságot kötnek (informal)

We're planning to tie the knot in April.

your own flesh and blood saját vére/családja

I can't hate him - he's my own flesh and blood.