friend in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd] N

1. friend (person one likes):

friend
amico m / amica f (of di)
he's a friend of my father's
è un amico di mio padre
to make friends (form friendship)
farsi degli amici
to make friends (form a friendship)
fare amicizia
to make friends with sb
fare amicizia con qn
to be friends with sb
essere amico di qn
they've been friends for 15 years
sono amici da 15 anni
to be the best of friends
essere molto amici or avere una bellissima amicizia
to be a good friend to sb
essere un vero amico per qn
he's no friend of mine!
non è un mio amico!
Rosie is a friend of mine
Rosie è una mia amica
the house belongs to a photographer friend of his
la casa appartiene a un suo amico fotografo
we're just good friends
siamo solo buoni amici
that's what friends are for
a questo servono gli amici
let's be friends! (after quarrel)
facciamo pace
who goes there? friend or foe?
chi va là? amico o nemico?
not forgetting our old friend the taxman iron
senza dimenticare il nostro caro amico, il fisco
friend with benefits inf
amico m con cui ogni tanto può scapparci del sesso / amica f con cui ogni tanto può scapparci del sesso

III.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd]

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false friend [Brit, Am ˌfɔls ˈfrɛnd] N LING

friend zone [ˈfrɛnd zəʊn, ˈfrɛnd ˌzoʊn] N inf

four-legged friend [ˌfɔːleɡdˈfrend] N

fair-weather friend [Am fɛ(ə)r ˈwɛðər frɛnd] N pej

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new-found friend
nuovo

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friend in the PONS Dictionary

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a new-found friend
un nuovo amico
long-lost friend
perso, -a di vista da molto tempo
mutual friend, interest
comune
trusted friend, servant
fidato, -a
stick by friend
restare al fianco di

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friend Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he is a friend from my youth
è un amico di gioventù
he happens to be my best friend
è il mio migliore amico
he was a friend of sorts
era una sorta di amico
she certainly had a friend called Mark
di sicuro aveva un amico che si chiamava Mark
she is a friend of mine
è una mia amica
a friend of mine/his/hers/yours
un mio/suo/tuo amico
he claims to be my friend
si professa mio amico
I'm going to a friend's house
vado da un amico
to behave like a true friend
comportarsi da vero amico
that creep of a friend of yours
quella sottospecie di amico che ti ritrovi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Lamb was an engaging tale of a young boy seeking enterprising ways to save his fleecy friend.
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In middle school he recorded mixtapes with a friend through a karaoke machine, and sold them at school.
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Touch base with an old friend or associate you haven't talked to in ages.
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But a close friend says we should try marriage guidance at least for the sake of our son and because we were so happy for the first six years.
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He walks to the poolroom and meets his friend.
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Another must is a good eye for detail to spot blemished bodywork or crash damage, and preferably some mechanical know-how, or a friend with some.
www.telegraph.co.uk
We all have that friend we met in school or the gym or somewhere we just hit it off right away.
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He opens the closet to hang up his coat, and finds his best friend standing there, naked.
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Using his alcoholic actor friend's drinking prowess he makes the young man go drunk and totally expose himself, making guests laugh at him openly.
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So far we've seen examples of a coffee with a friend, a good book or a snuggle with a pet.
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