famille
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of famille
C19: literally: family
Example Sentences
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“There are other kids, too, but the other ones are teenagers. We are what we call in French famille recomposée — it means a family where you have kids from different families.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
A: That’s not necessarily a selfish reaction, although it is possible that your different visions for how much time you’ll spend with Nina en famille will ultimately prove incompatible.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2021
Daily walks, meals, lighting a fire every evening and listening to Erik Larson’s “The Splendid and the Vile,” his gripping account of Churchill et famille during the London Blitz — these have become my staples.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
This year, leave the pumpkins and skeletons for dust by dressing up en famille as Angelina, Brad and the Jolie-Pitt brood, as seen in the new issue of American Vogue.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2015
Once and for all we are en famille and are not required to bow to that proud lord.'
From Count Br?hl by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
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