relative

relatif

Évalué en le comparant à autre chose.

En anglais simple : Judged by comparing it with something else.

• We compared the relative sizes of the rooms.
• Its price is low relative to similar products.
• The chart shows the relative importance of each factor.

Comment l'utiliser : relative to something (Housing is expensive relative to local wages.)

Synonymes : comparative

Contraires : absolute

Expressions courantes : relative importance, relative size, relative to something, relative measure

parent, membre de la famille

Personne qui appartient à la même famille que toi.

En anglais simple : A person who belongs to your family.

• My relatives live nearby.
• We stayed with a relative in Madrid.
• Is she a relative of yours?

Synonymes : family member, relation

Expressions courantes : close relative, distant relative, visit a relative, a relative of