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relative

/ˈrɛlətɪv/

Translations

relativenoun

relatives

/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/

/ˈrɛl.ə.tɪv/

parentPersonne liée par le sang ou le mariage ; en français, le mot est générique et peut désigner un homme ou une femme selon le contexte.

She invited all her relatives to the party.

Elle a invité tous ses parents à la fête.

Additional translations

relatifTerme grammatical : mot qui introduit une proposition relative.

Synonyms

family member

relativeadjective

/ˈrɛlətɪv/

relatifSens général : en rapport avec autre chose ; dépendant du contexte ou de la comparaison. Emploi grammatical possible.

The cost is relative to the quality.

Le coût est relatif à la qualité.

Synonyms

relativenoun

A person connected by blood or marriage.

She invited all her relatives to the family reunion.

Grammar: a relative pronoun or relative adverb that introduces a relative clause.

In 'the car that I bought', 'that' is a relative.

relativeadjective

Considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

The cost of living in the city is high, but it is relative to the average income.

Dependent upon or interconnected with something else.

The success of the project is relative to the amount of effort put in by the team.

Having significance or importance only in comparison to something else.

The importance of the discovery is relative, as it depends on the context in which it is used.

Grammar: used in a relative clause or relative pronoun phrase; referring back to a noun or pronoun.

'That' is a relative pronoun in 'the book that you lent me'.