relative

a member of your family, especially someone who is not a parent or child but who you are related to by marriage or birth

pariente, familiar

• my/a relative

Collocations a distant relative · family relatives

• She has a lot of relatives in the area.

  Tiene muchos parientes en la zona.

the relationship between two or more people, things, or ideas; a connection or similarity

relación, conexión

• there is a relative lack of sth

Collocations relative importance · relative position

• There's a relative lack of interest in the project.

  Hay una falta relativa de interés en el proyecto.

used to compare two things, showing that one thing is less or more of something than the other

relativo a, en comparación con

• relative to sth

Collocations relative to income · relative to size

• The cost is relative to the benefits.

  El costo es relativo a los beneficios.

a person who has legal rights or claims, especially in relation to property or inheritance

pariente legal, heredero

• legal relative

Collocations legal relatives · relative by marriage

• The property is left to the legal relatives.

  La propiedad se deja a los parientes legales.