genealogy

généalogie

Étude du passé d’une famille et des liens de parenté entre ses générations.

En anglais simple : The study of family history and the recording of relationships between generations.

• Genealogy is her favourite hobby.
• He studies genealogy using old birth records.
• The local genealogy society helped us search the archives.

Synonymes : family history research

Expressions courantes : study genealogy, genealogy research, genealogy society

ascendance, lignée

Suite de membres d’une famille reliant une personne ou un groupe aux générations précédentes.

En anglais simple : The line of family members that connects a person or group to earlier generations.

• Her genealogy reaches back several centuries.
• They traced the family’s genealogy to a small village.
• His genealogy includes relatives from three different countries.

Synonymes : ancestry, lineage, descent

Expressions courantes : family genealogy, trace someone’s genealogy, royal genealogy

arbre généalogique, généalogie

Document ou schéma montrant les membres d’une famille et leurs liens de parenté au fil des générations.

En anglais simple : A written record or diagram showing family members and how they are related across generations.

• She drew a genealogy of her family.
• The genealogy lists names and birth dates.
• We found an old genealogy in the archive.

Synonymes : family tree, pedigree

Expressions courantes : written genealogy, compile a genealogy, family genealogy