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friend

/frend/

Translation

n [c]
amigo,ga
Peter is my best friend
Peter es mi mejor amigo
a bosom friend
un amigo íntimo
They're just good friends
Solo son amigos, nada más
ñaño,ña amér.
to be friends (with sb)
ser amigo,ga de alguien
to have friends in high places
tener enchufe [en algún lugar] col.
to make friends (with sb)
hacer amistad (con alguien)
After two weeks at school I had made friends with most of my classmates
Después de dos semanas de colegio, había hecho amistad con la mayoría de mis compañeros
Véase tb: a bosom {buddy/friend}; false friend; pen friend
(Definition of friend n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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