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Ⅰ.mate1 [meɪt]1 noun∎ listen, mate! écoute, mon vieux!;∎ watch where you're going, mate! hé, regarde devant toi!(b) (colleague) camarade mf (de travail)(c) (workman's helper) aide mf;∎ plumber's mate aide-plombier m∎ (on merchant vessel) (first) mate second m;∎ second mate lieutenant m(e) (sexual partner → animal) mâle m, femelle f; humorous (→ husband) époux m; (→ wife) épouse f; (→ lover) partenaire mf;∎ some animals pine when separated from their mate certains animaux dépérissent quand on les sépare de leur compagnon(f) (in chess) mat m∎ to mate a cow with a bull accoupler une vache à un taureau(b) (in chess) mettre échec et mat, maters'accouplerⅡ.
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