tion so that it is no
longer true Ht&, $jjgr (
faS ) ►
falsification /.foilsifi'keij'n/ noun [U, C]: the
deliberate falsification of the
company's records
fal sity /’foilsoti/ noun [u] the state of not
being true or genuine iSM; E22 truth
Fal staffi an /fail’staifian; NAmE -‘staef/ adj. (literary) fat, cheerful and
eating and drinking a lot
(M¥¥±\tmtrx^, ‘MmWRumxmx)) My
uncle was a Falstaffian
figure.
Eft AI^L F>T;IMT?I From Sir John
Falstaff, a character in several plays by William Shakespeare. M j|$£±
( Sir John Falstaff ) „
fal ter /’fa:lta(r)/ verb 1 [V] to become
weaker or less effective till; PSTO waver: The economy
shows no signs of
faltering. <> Her
courage never faltered. MJAA'HiScMo 2 to
speak in a way that shows that you are not confident ( ##
)
; Ip B J& i£; A H ^ : [V] His voice faltered as he
began his speech. [also V
speech] 3 [V] to walk or
behave in a way that shows that you are not confident MM; IS; tylW.', H£ltr. She walked up to the
platform without faltering.
M ± 7
i# o'
o
0 He never faltered in his commitment to the party. ► faltering /'foiltarirj/
adj.: the faltering peace
talks —
lft|tl7i&A] 0 the baby’s first faltering steps fame (Hr /feim/ noun [U]
the state of being known
and talked about by many people £H: to achieve/win
instant fame
A BP ££ I#/1& BP M I# £ p 0 to rise/shoot to
fame overnight — la] JA 4] 0 Andrew Lloyd Webber of
‘Evita’ fame (= famous for ‘Evita’) III f&M, (ftAli# •
0
The town’s only claim to fame is that
there was once a riot there.
7" M ~■ Ik H SL o 0 She went
to
famed /feimd/ adj. ~ (for sth) very well
known IrTi Eft H771 renowned : Las Vegas, famed for
its casinos III It IP®T 0 a famed poet and
musician — {& A£#f}#H#Jt#AWbERM — see also famous fa-mil-ial /fa'milial/ adj. [only before noun] (formal)
1
related to or typical of a family M JH Eft ; M ifc Eft
2
(medical |£) (of diseases,
conditions, etc. 1§#E#) affecting several members of a family MMW^tf); M mm®: familial
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fa mil iar (Hr /fa'milia(r)/ adj.
1 ~ (to sb) well known
to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize B # Eft; # JE 3\ Eft; # BJf [ft:
to
look/sound/taste familiar # / n/f / AB,# 0
He’s a
familiar figure in the neighbourhood. Itfe/EiAAiffe EJiAl£l&i3IEftA$!lc, O The smell is very familiar to everyone who
lives near a bakery. f± ft
ffifElJft' Pft j£i Eft A#G lit Wt & # A] BA o 0 Something
about her voice was vaguely familiar. M Eft ^ ^ Ik ° 0 Violent attacks
are becoming all too
familiar (= sadly familiar), HAlfc ESQ unfamiliar 2 ~ with sth knowing
sth very well M §&; #7#: an area with which I
had been familiar since childhood 1b —
7 itfc E 0 Are you familiar with the computer software they use? iff It & fMl fA if] W if
% til ft ft # ? um unfamiliar 3 ~ (with sb) (of a person’s behaviour A
Eft If A) very informal, sometimes in a way that is unpleasant Eft : You seem to be on very
familiar terms with your tutor. \ff M 7 ffl iff (ft # ffl A jS| IS
RfM£0 0 After a few drinks her boss
started getting too familiar for her liking. JlIF
m%0
fa mil iarity /fa.mili'aerati/ noun [U] 1 ~ (with sth) |
~ (to sb) the state of knowing sb/sth well; the state of recognizing sb/sth ;#;
MS&; iA iil: His familiarity with the language helped
him enjoy his stay, ffeilli&it# M B
il S If i'll] MlflSH i o o When she sawthe house,
she had a feeling of familiarity.
W~“#ft#EftII1to 2 a friendly informal manner Mif
: She addressed me with an easy familiarity
that made me feel at home.
ITikl familiarity
breeds con tempt (saying) knowing sb/sth very
well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it fa miliarize (BrE also -ise) /fa'miliaraiz/ verb [VN] ~ yourself/sb (with sth) to learn about sth or teach sb about sth,
so that you/they start to understand it ,7 ft?, acquaint: You’ll need
time to familiarize
yourself with our procedures.
► fa-mil-iar-iza*tion, -isation /fa.miliarai'zeifn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [uj fa mil iarly /fa’miliali; NAmE -arli/ adv. 1 in a friendly and
informal manner, sometimes in a way that is too informal to be pleasant ££?$t{J! J&; (
John Hunt, familiarly known to his friends
as Jack
£fi$t • ¥
#, lx. fE#
^ 0 He touched her cheek famil
iarly. flfa^BJElfelit7ifM
Wffi® o 2 in the way that is well known to people Af] The elephant’s nose
or, more familiarly,
trunk, is the most versatile organ in the animal kingdom. A trunk,
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fam ily (Hr
/'faemali/
noun, adj.
m noun (pi. -ies) 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group consisting of
one or two parents and their children M, MM (
7ic ) : the other members of
my family fej®
M o Almost every family in the country owns a
television.
& JiliEf/lo o All my
family enjoy skiing. Ifeffl ^ ^ IK0 o one-parent/ single-parent
families o a family of four 0 P
O families with young children — see
also BLENDED FAMILY,
NUCLEAR FAMILY 2 [C+sing./pl. V., U] a group
consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations ( A ) MM (
M : All our family came to
Grandad’s eightieth birthday party. $t(i i faff (ft Jill 7 UX
0 The support of family and friends is vital.
Mi Eft %f# Wl A It H o o We’Ve only told
the immediate
family (=
the closest relations), ft ffj K Mo 0 the Royal Family (= the children and
close relations of the king or queen) 7^0/ always think of you as
one of
the family. 0
(informal) She’s family (= she is a
relation). M Je IH M Ift Ao — see also extended
family 3 [C+sing./pl. v.J all the people who are
related to each other, including those who are now dead M M : Some families have
farmed in this area for hundreds of years. 7HE#^W/lW¥7o o This painting has been in our family for generations. & M B M M If} M W # M ^ b 4 [C+sing./pl. v., U] a couple’s or a person’s children,
especially young children 7A; ( Afa
)
They have a large family. IMTfftAAi&frA 01 addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and
family. ficlAitbliti^ H fruMA 7 A o <> Do they plan to start a family (= have children)? life 111 fT If 7 7 ? 0 to bring up/raise a
family fAW / fA#?£7 5[C]a
group of related animals and plants; a group of related things, especially
languages ( ) II; ( ) iLions
belong to the cat family. M 7 JS14 0 o
the
Germanic family of languages 0 7 ft
in ^ IT»T7?i (be/get) in the family way (old-fashioned,
informal) (to be/become)
pregnant ^ H run in the
'family to be a common feature in a particular family /] — MAPJr# ft; tS ft 10 #: Heart disease runs in
the family. j&MA
madj. [only before noun] 1 connected with the
family or a particular family |CM (ft : family life MM'A. 0 your
family background MMWM 2 owned by a family
—MFJfM Ift: a family business MMjk^. 3 suitable
for all members of a family, both adults and children jg n* ^^Alft: a family show MM7 @ the 'Family Division noun [sing.] in the UK, the part of the High Court which deals with
cases that affect families, for example when people get divorced or adopt a
child (IIES^EI&lft ) MW>$M .family 'doctor noun (informal,
especially BrE) = general practitioner
'family man noun a man who has a wife
or partner and children; a man who enjoys being at home with his