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re·lat·ed  (r-ltd)
adj.
1. Being connected; associated.
2. Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage.
3. Music Having a close harmonic connection.

re·lated·ly adv.
re·lated·ness n.

related [rɪˈleɪtɪd]
adj
1. connected; associated
2. connected by kinship or marriage
3. (Music, other) (in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys
relatedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.related - being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics ; "painting and the related arts"; "school-related activities"; "related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces"
unrelated - lacking a logical or causal relation
2.related - connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage
lineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
collateral, indirect - descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
unrelated - not connected by kinship

related
adjective
1. associated, linked, allied, joint, accompanying, connected, affiliated, akin, correlated, interconnected, concomitant, cognate, agnate equipment and accessories for diving and related activities
associated separate, unrelated, unconnected
2. akin, kin, kindred, cognate, consanguineous, agnate He is related by marriage to some of the complainants.
akin unrelated
Translations
related [rɪˈleɪtɪd] ADJ
1. (= connected) [subject] → relacionado, afín; [language] → afín; [issue, problem, offence] → relacionado
this murder is not related to the othereste asesinato no está relacionado con el otro
pay rises are related to performancelos aumentos de sueldo guardan relación con el rendimiento
the two events are not relatedlos dos sucesos no guardan relación
2. (= attached by family)
2.1. [people] they are relatedson parientes, están emparentados
are you two related?¿sois familia?¿sois parientes?
we are closely/distantly relatedsomos parientes cercanos/lejanos
are you related to the prisoner?¿es usted pariente del prisionero?
the two women aren't related to each otherlas dos mujeres no están emparentadas
to be related to sb by or through marriageser pariente político de algn
2.2. [animals, plants] termites are closely related to cockroacheslas termitas son de la misma familia que las cucarachas

related [rɪˈleɪtɪd] adj
(= part of same family) → parent(e)
We're related → Nous sommes parents.
to be related to sb → avoir un lien de parenté avec qn
to be related to sb by marriage → avoir une parenté par alliance avec qn
It turned out that she was related to him by marriage → Il s'est avéré qu'elle avait avec lui une parenté par alliance.
[species, languages] → apparenté(e)
closely related → étroitement apparenté(e)
closely related species → des espèces étroitement apparentées
to be related to sth [species, language] → être apparenté(e) à qch
Sanskrit is related very closely to some European languages → Le sanskrit est très étroitement apparenté à certaines langues européennes.
(= connected) → lié(e)
The two issues are closely related → Ces deux problèmes sont étroitement liés.
The two events were not related
BUT Il n'y avait aucun rapport entre les deux événements.Les deux événements n'étaient pas liés.
equipment for diving and related activities
BUT du matériel pour la plongée et les activités connexes.
related to sth → relatif/ive à qch

related
adj
(in family) → verwandt (to mit); related by or through marriageangeheiratet, verschwägert; he is related to the president by or through marriageer ist durch Heirat mit dem Präsidenten verwandt
(= connected)zusammenhängend; elements, languages, productsverwandt; issues(sach)verwandt; to be related to somethingmit etw zusammenhängen, mit etw verwandt sein; related topicsverwandte Themen; the two events are not relateddie beiden Ereignisse hängen nicht miteinander zusammen or haben nichts miteinander zu tun; two closely related questionszwei eng miteinander verknüpfte Fragen; health-related problemsgesundheitliche Probleme pl; earnings-related pensionseinkommensabhängige Renten pl

related [rɪˈleɪtɪd] adj
a. (connected, YYY, subject) → connesso/a, collegato/a; (substances, languages) → affine
b. (attached by family, person) related toimparentato/a con
we are distantly related → siamo parenti alla lontana

related مرتبط příbuzný forbundet verwandt σχετικός emparentado sukua oleva lié srodan imparentato 親類の 관계가 있는 gerelateerd beslektet związany relacionado связанный vara släkt med เป็นญาติกัน akraba có quan hệ 相关的


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For it should be remembered that the competition will generally be most severe between those forms which are most nearly related to each other in habits, constitution, and structure.
Those things are called relative, which, being either said to be of something else or related to something else, are explained by reference to that other thing.
There are some things related in the narrative which will be sure to appear strange, or perhaps entirely incomprehensible, to the reader; but they cannot appear more so to him than they did to the author at the time.
 
 
 
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