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friend

/fɹɛnd/

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noun

Amigo

A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

Examples :

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college. Trust is important between friends. I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

John y yo hemos sido amigos desde que éramos compañeros de cuarto en la universidad. La confianza es importante entre amigos. Solía ser difícil para mí hacer amigos cuando era tímido.

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noun

Amigo, compañero

An associate who provides assistance.

Examples :

"My friend helped me study for the math test. "

Mi amigo me ayudó a estudiar para el examen de matemáticas.

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noun

Conocido

A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.

Examples :

"a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."

Un conocido de un conocido; Lo agregué como amigo en Facebook, pero apenas lo conozco.

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Partidario, defensor

A person who backs or supports something.

Examples :

"I’m not a friend of cheap wine."

No soy partidario del vino barato.

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Amigo, aliado

An object or idea that can be used for good.

Examples :

"Wiktionary is your friend."

Wiktionary es tu amigo.

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Amigo

(used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.

Examples :

"You’d better watch it, friend."

Será mejor que te cuides, amigo.

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noun

Amigo

A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

Examples :

"The "helper" class is a friend of the "database" class, allowing it to access the database's private data. "

La clase "helper" es amiga de la clase "database", lo que le permite acceder a los datos privados de la base de datos.

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noun

Dispositivo de leva con resorte

A spring-loaded camming device.

Examples :

"The climber used a friend to protect his hand while placing the next piece of rock. "

El escalador usó un dispositivo de leva con resorte para proteger su mano mientras colocaba la siguiente pieza de roca.

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noun

Amante, novio, novia

A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Examples :

"My friend Sarah is my girlfriend. "

Mi novia Sarah es mi novia.

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Pariente

A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.

Examples :

"Friends agree best at a distance."

Los parientes se entienden mejor a distancia.

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verb

Hacerse amigo de, ser amigo de

To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

Examples :

"My teacher will friend me on the online learning platform so I can get help with my assignments. "

Mi profesor se hará amigo mío en la plataforma de aprendizaje en línea para que pueda obtener ayuda con mis tareas.

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Agregar como amigo

To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

Examples :

"I friended my classmate on Facebook. "

Agregué a mi compañero de clase como amigo en Facebook.

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