No. 468 in Spanish
familiares
Relatives or family members.
In a sentence
Visitaré a mis familiares el fin de semana.
I will visit my relatives over the weekend.
In this sentence, 'familiares' is used as a noun to refer to family members.
Estos cuadros me resultan familiares.
These paintings seem familiar to me.
Here, 'familiares' is used as an adjective meaning familiar.
Los médicos familiares suelen tratar a pacientes de todas las edades.
Family doctors often treat patients of all ages.
In this example, 'familiares' is part of the term 'médicos familiares', where it acts as an adjective describing a type of medical practice related to family.
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