I. Family relations

close - близкие

distant - relations дальние родственники

immediate relatives - ближайшие

nuclear family – a family which consists of a mother, a father and children

extended family – a large family group living together, includes not only parents and children, but also other close relations

one-parent (single-parent, single-headed) family

Relations by birth – кровные родственники

parents, father, mother, sister, brother, siblings = brother(s) and sister(s) (also: sibs, inf.), cousin, son, daughter, Mum (Mom), Dad, Daddy, aunt, uncle, twins, grandparents, grandmother, grandma, granddad, grandpa, great-granddaughter, great-aunt, etc.

Relations by marriage - родственники по жене или мужу

husband, wife, spouse, couple, father-in-law, mother-in -law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, step­children (brother, sister, daughter, son), half-brother, half-sister.

an orphan - сирота to adopt /to be adopted to be taken into care (=into a home run by the government or a local council) adoptive parents-приемные родители a guardian – опекун foster parents =/= adoptive parents (see cultural note “foster”) kin (ВrE: old use or formal, AmE: informal), pl.-the members of one’s family, one’s relatives “We are near kin ”= we are closely related kith and kin, pl – people of one’s own family, country etc. “You can’t refuse to help them, they are your own kith and kin” kinsman, kinswoman (old use)- a relative remote kinsman( kinswoman) - седьмая вода на киселе kinsfolk ( AmE kinfolk) (old-fash.),pi.- members of one’s family kinship 1 .родство

2. сходство характеров, взглядов и т.д.

“I feel a strong feeling of kinship between us.” godmother — крестная мать godfather-крестный отец godson(daughter) – кpecтник (крестница) forefather- предок ancestor- предок descendant of- потомок

~ on one’s mother’s/ father’s side- со стороны матери/отца ~ in the male/female line- по мужской/женской линии to start a family- to get a child “We won’t start a family until we’ve been married a few years” to be in the family way (old use) – to be expecting a child to be with child (old use, bibl) – to be pregnant maternity home - родильный дом

Marriage Marriage – брак To marry smb ( formal) – жениться на ком-л., выйти замуж за кого-л. to get married to smb (informal) - жениться на ком-л., выйти замуж за кого-л. to be married to smb- быть женатым на ком-л., быть замужем за кем-л. to be single - быть неженатым/не замужем to marry into smth- to become a member of smth by marriage (to marry into a wealthy family, to marry into money) “She made a good marriage with a wealthy family” to marry money- to marry a rich man to marry smb off to smtb- to find a husband or a wife for smb “She married off her daughter to a young diplomat” to marry for (out of) love marriage for love/ for money arranged marriage – a marriage, where parents choose a wife or a husband for their child, usually on grounds of religion, social class, etc marriage of convenience- a marriage contract agreed for social or political advantage rather than for love a good match - хорошая партия ( о браке) misalliance - мезальянс, неравный брак (also: low marriage, to marry low) free marriage (civil marriage) plural marriagef- polygamy) -Ant.: monogamy marriage bureau - an organization which brings together people who are looking for a husband or a wife (also: a dating agency) marriage vows, to exchange the vows big day- a wedding day a bachelor - a man who has never been married a spinster(old-fash.) an unmarried woman who is no longer an old maid (derogatory) young and who seems to be unlikely to get married. a family man 1. a man who has a wife and children 2. a man who is fond of home life.

“He is not a family man” – He is not likely to get married. to court smb.- ухаживать за кем-л. to go steadily with smb (inf.) a date - a planned social meeting a blind date - a social meeting between a boy and a girl who haven’t met before to date (AmE) = to go out on dates (inf) "Does your mother let you go out on dates?” to be in love (with smb)

to fall in love (with smb) - Ant: to fall out of love love at first sight love-birds (inf) - two people who are clearly in love with each other calf love, puppy love – a young boy’s or girl’s love for someone, which people do not regard as serious unreturned love/unrequited love (fml) to propose to smb - to make an offer of marriage to refuse a proposal to be engaged to smb to be betrothed (old use) быть помолвленным, обрученным с кем-либо to get engaged to smb- обручиться с кем-либо engagement (to smb) - помолвка с кем-л to announce the engagement - обьявить о помолвке to break off the engagement - расторгнуть помолвку an engagement ring (usually a diamond ring) - обручальное кольцо a wedding ring a fiancé(m) жених (from engagement till wedding) a fiancee (f) невеста a bride невеста (during the wedding ceremony or just after it) a bridegroom жених a bridesmaid – подружка невесты the best man – шафер a page- паж a witness- свидетель a newly-wed couple, newly-weds, young marrieds (ini)- молодожены honeymoon- медовый месяц to honeymoon, to be on honeymoon a honeymoon couple, the hotel’s honeymoon suite wedding – a marriage ceremony wedding reception- a large official party with a meal wedding breakfast- a meal after a marriage ceremony ( actually a lunch or dinner) white wedding (esp BrE) - a wedding at which the bride wears a long white dress and which takes place in a church wedding cake For more information about weddings in GB and US-see featute “Weddings” in the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture