relationship

relationship
relationship [{{t}}rɪ'leɪʃənʃɪp]
noun
(a) (between people, countries) rapports mpl, relations fpl;
∎ to have a good/bad relationship with sb (gen) avoir de bonnes/mauvaises relations avec qn;
∎ our relationship is purely a business one nos relations sont simplement des relations d'affaires;
∎ they have a good/bad relationship ils s'entendent bien/mal;
∎ she has a good relationship with her class elle a de bons rapports avec sa classe;
∎ he has a very close relationship with his mother il est très lié à sa mère
(b) (sexual) relation f amoureuse;
∎ I'd like to talk to you about our relationship (as a couple) j'aimerais qu'on parle un peu de nous deux ou de notre couple;
∎ a relationship is something you have to work at être en couple, ça demande des efforts;
∎ to have a relationship (with) (affair) avoir une liaison (avec);
∎ I'm already in a relationship j'ai déjà quelqu'un, je suis déjà avec quelqu'un;
∎ she's been trying to get out of the relationship for months elle essaye de rompre depuis des mois
(c) (kinship)
∎ family relationship lien m ou liens mpl de parenté;
∎ blood relationship parenté f, (degré m de) consanguinité f;
∎ what is your exact relationship to her? quels sont vos liens de parenté exacts avec elle?
(d) (connection → between ideas, events, things) rapport m, relation f, lien m
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