mates in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mates in the English»French Dictionary

I.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] N

1. mate Brit inf:

mate (friend)

copain m inf

mate (at work, school)

camarade mf

hello mate!

salut mon vieux! inf

2. mate ZOOL:

mate (sexual partner) (male)

mâle m

mate (female)

femelle f

mate (person) hum

partenaire mf

3. mate (assistant):

mate

aide mf

builder's mate

aide-maçon m

4. mate Brit NAUT (in merchant navy):

mate

≈ second m (capitaine)

5. mate (in chess):

mate

mat m

II.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB trans

1. mate animal:

mate

accoupler (with à or avec)

2. mate (in chess):

mate

faire mat

III.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB intr

mate animal:

mate

s'accoupler (with à, avec)

See also first mate, second mate

first mate N NAUT

first mate

second m

second mate N NAUT

second mate

deuxième lieutenant m

first mate N NAUT

first mate

second m

room-mate [Brit ˈruːmmeɪt, Am ˈrumˌmeɪt, ˈrʊmˌmeɪt] N

1. room-mate (in same room):

room-mate

camarade mf de chambre

2. room-mate Am (flatmate):

room-mate

compagnon/compagne m/f d'appartement

running mate N

running mate (gen)

co-candidat/-e m/f

running mate (vice-presidential)

candidat/-e m/f à la vice-présidence

second mate N NAUT

second mate

deuxième lieutenant m

ship's mate N

ship's mate

lieutenant m

Translations for mates in the French»English Dictionary

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pote

mate Brit inf

coéquipier (coéquipière)

team mate

colistier (colistière)

running mate Am

aide-mécanicien

mechanic's mate Brit

mates in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mates in the English»French Dictionary

I.mate¹ [meɪt] N

1. mate Brit, Aus inf (friend):

mate

copain(-ine) m (f)

mate school

camarade mf

mate at work

collègue mf

2. mate (sexual partner):

mate

compagnon m

mate

compagne f

3. mate BIOL:

mate

partenaire mf

4. mate Brit, Aus inf (form of address):

mate

mon pote

5. mate (assistant):

mate

aide mf

driver's mate

coéquipier(-ière) m (f)

II.mate¹ [meɪt] VB intr

mate

s'accoupler

III.mate¹ [meɪt] VB trans

to mate sth with sth

accoupler qc avec qc

I.mate² [meɪt] N GAMES

mate

mat m

II.mate² [meɪt] VB trans

mate

faire échec et mat à

room-mate N

1. room-mate (sb sharing room):

room-mate

camarade mf de chambre

2. room-mate Am (sb sharing flat):

room-mate

colocataire(-trice) m (f)

soul mate N

soul mate

âme f sœur

Translations for mates in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pote

mate Brit

coéquipier (-ière)

team-mate Brit

s'accoupler personnes

to mate

accoupler

to mate

chercher l'âme sœur

to look for one's soul mate

mates Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

driver's mate

coéquipier(-ière) m (f)

to mate sth with sth

accoupler qc avec qc

to look for one's soul mate

chercher l'âme sœur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They love humans, taking some for mates, and are nearly ageless.

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These annoyances caused him to fall out with team-mates and club officials.

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If the female lowers her head to accept the male, the condors become mates for life.

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They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes.

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Both males and females use anogenital sniffing to check their mates for readiness for copulation.

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Divorces have been known between birds, in which case the mates will be serially monogamous, with mates in differing breeding seasons.

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Females live in their burrows all their lives except for nocturnal forays to capture prey, but the mature males leave the protection of burrows and wander about looking for mates.

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These diurnal species evolved to locate their mates visually and not primarily by pheromone as their drab nocturnal cousins.

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Even if the water is supplied from a modern thermos, the infusion is traditionally drunk from "mates" or "cuias".

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Potential mates often play a game of persistence and resistance.

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