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friend

noun [ C ] uk /frend/ us /frend/

PERSON YOU LIKE

Add to word list Add to word list A1 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family amigo, amiga She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five. Es mi mejor amiga/mi amiga de la infancia/mi amiga íntima. Nos conocemos desde los cinco años. He's a family friend/friend of the family. This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine. Un amigo mío me recomendó este restaurante. We've been friends for years. José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours. We're (good) friends with José and Pilar. She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship). I've made a lot of friends in this job. He finds it difficult to make friends. Synonyms buddy informal chum (FRIEND) old-fashioned informal companion (PERSON) crony informal disapproving mate (FRIEND) UK informal mucker UK informal pal informalCompare acquaintanceSee also befriend someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust amigo, amiga You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now. Ya no tienes que fingir, ahora estás entre amigos.

• Is he a friend of yours ?
• Come and meet my friend Laura.
• Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party?
• I got a call from an old college friend last night.
• He's not my boyfriend - we're just good friends!

friend

verb [ T ]   informal uk /frend/ us /frend/ to invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website conectar con I friended her and sent her a message. La añadí como amiga y le envié un mensaje.

Friend

noun [ C ] uk /frend/ us /frend/ a Quaker cuáquero, cuáquera

(Translation of friend from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of friend | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

friend noun [ countable ] /frɛnd/ sb who you like to spend time with amigo/ga [ masculine-feminine ] one of my closest/best friends uno de mis amigos más cercanos/mejores amigos an old friend from high school un viejo amigo del instituto to be friends with sb ser amigo de alguien  make friends (with) to become sb’s friend hacer amigos It’s hard for her to make friends. Para ella es difícil hacer amigos.

(Translation of friend from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of friend

friend

But you do not help an indebted friend by pressing more loans on him at a ruinous rate of interest.

Pero no se puede ayudar a un amigo endeudado concediéndole más préstamos a un tipo de interés ruinoso.

But you do not help an indebted friend by pressing more loans on him at a ruinous rate of interest. Pero no se puede ayudar a un amigo endeudado concediéndole más préstamos a un tipo de interés ruinoso. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

I feel sorry for the families, and my condolences go to the families and friends of those poor people who have died.

Lo siento por sus familiares y amigos, a quienes envío mis condolencias.

I feel sorry for the families, and my condolences go to the families and friends of those poor people who have died. Lo siento por sus familiares y amigos, a quienes envío mis condolencias. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

Relatives, friends or individual organisations must not be punished for this.

Parientes, amigos y organizaciones de ayuda no deben ser castigadas por esto.

Relatives, friends or individual organisations must not be punished for this. Parientes, amigos y organizaciones de ayuda no deben ser castigadas por esto. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

We owe our friends understanding and friendship, but not weak or almost indifferent indulgence.

Debemos a nuestros amigos comprensión y simpatía, pero no indulgencia blanda y casi indiferente.

We owe our friends understanding and friendship, but not weak or almost indifferent indulgence. Debemos a nuestros amigos comprensión y simpatía, pero no indulgencia blanda y casi indiferente. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

At the same time, it is a region that easily causes even its best friends to despair.

Al mismo tiempo, es una región que confunde a sus mejores amigos.

At the same time, it is a region that easily causes even its best friends to despair. Al mismo tiempo, es una región que confunde a sus mejores amigos. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English

We are joined in the public gallery by many friends, politicians and diplomats from the applicant countries.

Nos acompañan en la tribuna muchos amigos, políticos y diplomáticos de los países candidatos.

We are joined in the public gallery by many friends, politicians and diplomats from the applicant countries. Nos acompañan en la tribuna muchos amigos, políticos y diplomáticos de los países candidatos. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - Spanish-English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A1

Translations of friend

in Chinese (Traditional) 你喜愛的人, 朋友，友人, 自己人… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 你喜爱的人, 朋友，友人, 自己人… See more in Portuguese amigo, amiga, adicionar como amigo… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian मित्र, अशी व्यक्ती जी तुम्हाला चांगली माहीत असते, तुम्हाला खूप आवडते पण सहसा तुमच्या कुटुंबातील सदस्य नसते.… See more 友だち, （インターネットでやり取りをする）友だち, ソーシャルネットワーキングサービスで友達になる… See more arkadaş, dost… See more ami/amie [masculine-feminine], ami/-ie… See more amic, -iga, connectar amb… See more vriend… See more உங்களுக்கு நன்கு தெரிந்த ஒரு நபர் மற்றும் நீங்கள் யாரை மிகவும் விரும்புகிறீர்களோ அந்த நபர், ஆனால் பொதுவாக உங்கள் குடும்பத்தில் உறுப்பினராக இல்லாதவர்… See more मित्र, दोस्त… See more મિત્ર… See more ven, kammerat, venlig person… See more vän, väninna, gynnare… See more teman, penyayang… See more der Freund / die Freundin… See more venn [masculine], venn(inne), bekjent… See more دوست… See more друг, приятель, прихильник… See more বন্ধু, মিত্র, একজন ব্যক্তি যাকে আপনি ভাল জানেন এবং যাকে আপনি খুব পছন্দ করেন… See more přítel… See more teman, penyayang… See more เพื่อน, มิตร… See more bạn, người bạn, người ủng hộ… See more przyjaci-el/ółka, kole-ga/żanka, znajom-y/a… See more 친구, (인터넷)친구, 친구 추가 하다… See more amico, -a, -a (su piattaforme sociali su Internet)… See more Need a translator?

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