"run in the family" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-run in the family.ogg [Australia] Forms: runs in the family [present, singular, third-person], running in the family [participle, present], ran in the family [past], run in the family [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> in the family}} run in the family (third-person singular simple present runs in the family, present participle running in the family, simple past ran in the family, past participle run in the family)
  1. (idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic Categories (topical): Family Translations (to be observed in several generations): venir de família (Catalan), 世代相传 (Chinese Mandarin), 家风 (jiāfēng) (Chinese Mandarin), ligge til familjen (Danish), kulkea suvussa (Finnish), olla suvussa (Finnish), olla sukuvika (Finnish), olla sukurasite (Finnish), être de famille (French), in der Familie liegen (German), essere di famiglia (Italian), 집안 유전이다 (jiban yujeonida) (Korean), wyssać z mlekiem matki [perfective] (Polish), ser de família (Portuguese), ser cosa de familia (Spanish), bod yng ngwaed y teulu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-run_in_the_family-en-verb-ArkM1ZH3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic, somewhat derogatory) To be a characteristic feature that is observed in several generations of a family."
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "venir de família"
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "ligge til familjen"
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "olla sukurasite"
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "in der Familie liegen"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "essere di famiglia"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jiban yujeonida",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "집안 유전이다"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "ser de família"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
          "word": "ser cosa de familia"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "venir de família"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "世代相传"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāfēng",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "家风"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "ligge til familjen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "kulkea suvussa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "olla suvussa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "olla sukuvika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "olla sukurasite"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "être de famille"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "in der Familie liegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "essere di famiglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jiban yujeonida",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "집안 유전이다"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyssać z mlekiem matki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "ser de família"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "ser cosa de familia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to be observed in several generations",
      "word": "bod yng ngwaed y teulu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "run in the family"
}

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