Engels Woord van de dag

friend

vriend

Definities

Engels > Nederlands

friend

1. vriend, vriendje

Engels > Engels

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.

Nederlands > Engels

vriend

1. n-m. (male) friend

Luuk en Emma hadden allebei hun vrienden meegenomen naar het feest. - Luuk and Emma had both brought their friends to the party.

Die Merlijn, is dat een vriend van je? — Nou, eigenlijk een vriendin. - This Merlijn person, is he a friend of yours? — Well, we're friends, but actually, Merlijn's a she.

2. n-m. boyfriend (romantic partner)

Luuk en Emma hadden allebei hun vriend meegenomen naar het feest. - Luuk and Emma had both brought their boyfriends to the party.

Is Merlijn je vriend? — Nee hoor, gewoon een vriend. - Is Merlijn your boyfriend? — No, he's just a friend.

3. n-m. (Suriname, always in the diminutive, colloquial, derogatory) idiot, asshole, loser

Uitspraak

Voorbeeldzinnen

I met your friend.
    Ik heb uw vriend ontmoet.
Yesterday I met an old friend of mine whom I had not seen for a long time.
    Gisteren heb ik een oude vriend ontmoet, die ik al lang niet meer gezien had.
I'm your friend.
    Ik ben je vriend.
A friend of mine is studying abroad.
    Een vriend van mij studeert in het buitenland.
He's my friend. Do you know him?
    Dit is mijn vriend. Kent u hem?

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