amigo
friend ; buddy ; mate ; pal.
Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Each volunteer is assigned a staff member 'buddy' for training and supervision.
Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
amigo cercano
close friend
A Manlius man died in a car crash early Sunday while driving back to college in Florida after spending the holidays with family, a close friend said.
amigo de confianza
intimate friend
She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
amigo del alma
soul brother
The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.
amigo de pasarlo bien
fun-loving
Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'.
amigo de verdad
true friend
'You are a true friend, Jeanne,' the secretary smiled, relieved.
amigo falso
false friend
False friends are worst than bitter enemies.
amigo íntimo [Nombre]
confidant
intimate friend
intimate
confidante
close friend
I have discussed this situation with five confidants, both male and female, on the staff.
She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
To his intimates Poe frequently spoke of the exalted state, which he defined as ecstasy, in which he wrote his poems of imagination.
Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.
A Manlius man died in a car crash early Sunday while driving back to college in Florida after spending the holidays with family, a close friend said.
amigo invisible
invisible friend
Secret Santa
Having an invisible friend is a normal part of a child's development and can signify a very active imagination.
Secret Santa is a fun game to play and is best when price boundaries are set.
amigo por correspondencia
penfriend [pen-friend]
pen-pal [penpal]
The story relates the experiences of a young conscript whose desire for an amorous adventure with one of his many female penfriends results in a loveless and unhappy marriage.
The author describes the setting up and running of a pen-pal club which allowed users to find pen-pals who were members of public libraries.
amigos
cohort
This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.
Amigos de la Biblioteca
Friends of the Library
They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.
amigo secreto
invisible friend
Having an invisible friend is a normal part of a child's development and can signify a very active imagination.
amigo verdadero
true friend
'You are a true friend, Jeanne,' the secretary smiled, relieved.
buen amigo
good friend
Ask the children whether the agree or disagree with the statement 'To have good friends, you must be a good friend'.
camarilla de amigos
coterie of friends
She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
cara de pocos amigos
grim face
I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.
círculo de amigos
circle of friends
'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
con cara de pocos amigos
grim-faced
with an attitude
sour-faced
In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
His mission would have been doomed, was it not for some unexpected help from a black-eyed girl with an attitude and a special talent.
Germany warns France there is no easy way out after it elects anti-austerity president - as sour-faced Sarko breaks cover for last official duties.
corrillo de amigos
coterie of friends
circle of friends
She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre
a dog is man's best friend
If a dog is man's best friend, and diamonds are a girl's best friend, which is the dumber sex?.
encontrarse con un amigo
meet + a friend
He said she was intending to catch the bus to Doncaster town centre where she was going to meet a friend.
estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada
hang out + on the street
Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
estar fuera con los amigos
be out with the guys
Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
fuego amigo
friendly fire
The library was bombed by friendly fire in World War II, reducing most of its holdings to charred remains.
grupo de amigos
clan of friends
Children have a group, social life; they belong to a clan of friends.
grupo de amigos y conocidos
social network
Social networks are frequently used as sources of information for solving computing problems.
hacer amigos
win + friends
Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people.
hacerse amigo de
befriend
chum with
establish + familiarity con
He needs other people to befriend him or to draw him out of his shell.
Cryptanalysts mostly work behind closed doors, and it is difficult to chum with a clever person doing such a secret research.
Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her.
hacer un amigo
make + friend
When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
influencia de los amigos
peer influence
The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.
mano amiga
helping hand
Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
mejor amigo
best friend
She was murdered after a Christmas shopping trip to Leeds with her best friend.
pasar el rato con los amigos
hang out with + Posesivo + friends
By serving teens in this way, libraries not only give young adults a safe place to hang out with their friends, they also encourage teens to identify themselves as library users.
perder un amigo
lose + a friend
The title of the article is 'Winning funds without losing friends'.
Posesivo + mejor amigo
Posesivo + best friend
The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo
sleepover
Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call.
ser amigo de
be buddies with
Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.
ser muy amigo de
be pally with
That's the only real danger with being too pally with the Maoists.
viejo amigo
old friend
old buddy
To take an obvious example, in a new catalog how does our old friend the main entry fare?.
A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
volver a ser amigos
be back to being friends
go back to being + friends
Tonight let's be lovers, and tomorrow you're back to your man, I'm back to my world and we're back to being friends.
We sorta dated briefly, but we went back to being friends.
