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To know someone inside out means to know a lot about someone you are close to. Znati sve o nekome znači da ste ti i ta osoba vrlo bliske.

A blended family consists of two single-parents that got togheter. Spojena obitelj se sastoji od dvoje samohranih roditelja te njihove djece.

A single child is a child with no siblings. Jedinac je osoba koja nema ni jednog brata ili sestru.

Apple of one’s eye means that that person is their favorite and most cherished. Kada netko nekoga nazove zjenicom svog oka to znači da im je ta osoba vrlo draga.

To follow someone’s footsteps means to go on the same path in life as someone in your family. Slijediti tuđe stope znači izabrati iste puteve u životu kao npr. tvoji roditelji.

To not get along with someone means that you do not have a very good relationship with them. Ne slagati se s nekim znači da niste u dobrim odnosima.

Talking back to someone means to talk to someone in a rude and careless way. Odgovarati se znači razgovarati s nekim na bezobrazan način.

Casual version of grandfather is grandpa. Neformalni način za zvati djeda je deda.

Nuclear family consists of two parents and their children. Tradicionalnu obitelj čine dva roditelja i njihova djeca.

Dysfunctional family is a family full of neglect, conflict, fighting, and bad parenting. Nefunkcionalna obitelj je obitelj u kojoj su zanemarivanja djece i svađe jako česte.

Instead of saying grandmother and grandfather you could say grandparents. Na hrvatskom jeziku ne postoji zajednički naziv za baku i djeda, no na engleskom je to grandparents.

A casual version of grandmother is grandma. Neformalni način za zvati baku je baba.

Spitting image of someone means that the two persons look almost the same. Pljunuta slika nekoga znači da dvije osobe (većinom krvno povezane) izgledaju gotovo isto.

Grampy is an affectionate way of saying grandfather. Još jedan nadimak za djeda je nono.

To adopt a child means to legally take (another's child) and bring it up as if it is their own. Posvojiti dijete znači legalno uzeti tuđe dijete te ga odgojiti poput svog.

This means that family should always come first. Krv nije voda znači da bi obitelj trebala biti važnija od prijatelja.

Single-parent family consists of one parent and their children. Obitelj sa samohranim roditeljem se sastoji od jednog roditelja te njegove/njezine djece.

Short and affectionate way of saying grandmother is grammy. Još jedan nadimak za baku je nona.