La famille at C2 — the literary & formal register
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How family is evoked in literature and formal texts.
📓 Le registre soutenu
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lineage
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ancestors
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descendants
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family heritage
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filiation/descent
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heir/heiress
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related by blood
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kinfolk (formal)
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a forefather
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to carry on the name
🔊 Example sentences
Il descend d’une longue lignée d’artistes.He comes from a long line of artists.
Le patrimoine familial se transmet depuis des siècles.The family heritage has passed down for centuries.
Elle est l’unique héritière.She is the sole heiress.
💡 Your C2 goal
At C2 this is about mastery of the edge cases and literary or formal uses. You should be able to explain the rule — and break it knowingly for effect.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Famille at C1. Comfortable? Level up to La Famille at Native.
Ses aïeux étaient paysans.His ancestors were peasants.
✍️ Practice
Une longue ___ d’artistes. (lineage) (noun)
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lignée
Ses ___ étaient nobles. (ancestors) (noun)
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aïeux
L’unique ___ . (heir) (noun)
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héritier
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