Le mot anglais du jour

friend

ami

Définitions

anglais > français
friend
1. n. Ami, amie.
2. n. Petit ami, copain ; petite amie, copine.
3. n. (POO) Classe amie.
4. v. (Internet) Ajouter à la liste de ses amis.
anglais > anglais
friend
1. n. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
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.
2. n. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
3. n. An associate who provides assistance.
The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
4. n. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted
a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him.
5. n. A person who backs or supports something.
I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
6. n. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
Wiktionary is your friend.
7. n. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
You’d better watch it, friend.
8. n. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
9. n. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
10. n. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex.
11. n. (Scotland, obsolete) A relative.
12. v. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
13. v. To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.
français > anglais
ami
1. n-m. friend (one who is affectionately attached to another)
Nous devons toujours être aux côtés de nos parents et de nos amis. - We must always stand by our family and our friends.