mate

/meɪt/ noun [C]

Translation

FRIEND UK informal › a friend

arkadaş

She's my best mate. Pete was there with a couple of mates.641

TALKING TO A MAN UK informal › You call a man 'mate' when you are speaking to him informally.

ahbap, arkadaş, dost

Thanks, mate.642

ANIMAL › an animal's sexual partner

eşi; dişisi/erkeği

Swans keep the same mate throughout their life.357

(Definition of mate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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