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1 ♦ friend
♦ friend /frɛnd/n.1 amico, amica: a good friend of mine, un mio buon amico; my best friend, il mio migliore amico; close friend, amico intimo; dear friend, caro amico; faithful friend, amico fedele; lifelong friend, amico di una vita; mutual friend, comune amico; old friend, vecchio amico; family friend, amico di famiglia; to be friends with, essere amico di; male friends, amici (maschi); female friends, amiche; We're good friends, siamo buoni amici; He's no friend of virtue, non è amico della virtù2 (al pl.) alleati; nazione amica● friend or foe, amico o nemico □ ( Internet) friend request, richiesta di amicizia □ Let's be friends again, facciamo la pace; ritorniamo amici □ friends in high places (o friends at court), amici altolocati (o in alto loco); amicizie importanti (o influenti); santi in paradiso (fam.) □ to keep (o to stay) friends with sb., rimanere amici con q. □ to make friends again, rifare amicizia; rappacificarsi □ to make friends easily, fare amicizia facilmente □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ (polit., GB, detto a un membro della Camera dei comuni) my honourable friend, il mio onorevole collega □ (leg.) my learned friend, il mio dotto collega □ (polit., GB, detto a un membro della Camera dei Lord) my noble friend, il mio nobile collega □ (fam. scherz.) With friends like these who needs enemies?, per fortuna che sono degli amici!; dagli amici mi guardi Iddio, ché dai nemici mi guardo io (prov.) □ (prov.) A friend in need is a friend indeed, il vero amico si conosce al bisogno.(to) friend /frɛnd/v. t.( Internet) dare l'amicizia a (q.). -
2 friend
[frend] 1.1) amico m. (-a)to make friends — (form friendships) farsi degli amici; (form a friendship) fare amicizia
to be friends with sb. — essere amico di qcn.
to be a good friend to sb. — essere un vero amico per qcn.
let's be friends! — (after quarrel) facciamo pace!
2) fig. (supporter, fellow member, ally) amico m. (-a), sostenitore m. (-trice)friends in high places — amici influenti o che contano
3) fig. (familiar object)2.nome proprio Friend relig. quacchero m. (-a)••a friend in need is a friend indeed — prov. gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno
* * *[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) amico2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) amico•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends* * *[frend] 1.1) amico m. (-a)to make friends — (form friendships) farsi degli amici; (form a friendship) fare amicizia
to be friends with sb. — essere amico di qcn.
to be a good friend to sb. — essere un vero amico per qcn.
let's be friends! — (after quarrel) facciamo pace!
2) fig. (supporter, fellow member, ally) amico m. (-a), sostenitore m. (-trice)friends in high places — amici influenti o che contano
3) fig. (familiar object)2.nome proprio Friend relig. quacchero m. (-a)••a friend in need is a friend indeed — prov. gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno
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3 friend ***** n
[frɛnd]amico (-a), (at school) compagno (-a), (at work) collega m/f -
4 fair-weather friend
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5 -Hearing from an old friend-
Social1 Hearing from an old friendHello, is that Phil? Pronto, parlo con Phil?Yes it is, who's speaking? Sì, sono io, con chi parlo?It's Jerry here. Sono Jerry.How are you doing? Come stai?I haven't heard from you in ages. Sono secoli che non ti sento.It's been a good few years since we last spoke, hasn't it? Sono passati un bel po' di anni da quando ci siamo sentiti l'ultima volta, vero?Sorry I haven't kept in touch. Scusa se non sono rimasto in contatto.I was thinking about you the other day. Pensavo a te l'altro giorno.What's new your end? Che novità ci sono da quelle parti?Where do I start? Da dove comincio? -
6 -Meeting an old friend-
Social1 Meeting an old friendWell, look at you! Guarda come stai bene!It's great to see you! Che bello vederti!Have you put on a bit of weight? Hai messo su un po' di chili?You've lost a bit of weight, haven't you? Sei dimagrito, vero?You're looking in good shape. Sembri in ottima forma. -
7 girl-friend
noun (a girl or woman who is often in the company of a particular man or boy: He is taking his girl-friend to the cinema tonight.) ragazza, fidanzata -
8 befriend be·friend vt
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9 bosom friend
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10 boyfriend *** boy·friend n
['bɔɪˌfrɛnd]he's not her boyfriend, they're just friends — non è il suo ragazzo, sono solo amici
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11 false friend
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12 friendliness friend·li·ness n
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13 friendly *** friend·ly
['frɛndlɪ]cordiale, amichevole2. n(also: friendly match) (partita) amichevole f -
14 friendship *** friend·ship n
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15 girlfriend *** girl·friend n
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16 lady friend
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17 penfriend pen·friend n
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18 unfriendly un·friend·ly adj
[ʌn'frɛndlɪ]unfriendly (to) — scostante (con), antipatico (-a) (con), (attitude, reception) ostile, poco amichevole, (remark) scortese
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19 woman friend
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20 pen-friend
nouns (a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters: My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain.) corrispondente, amico di penna
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friend — W1S1 [frend] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person you like)¦ 2 be friends (with somebody) 3 4 be just (good) friends 5¦(supporter)¦ 6¦(not an enemy)¦ 7¦(parliament/court of law)¦ 8 be no friend of something 9 Friend … Dictionary of contemporary English
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