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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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