mates in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mates in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mate¹ [Am meɪt, Brit meɪt] N

1.1. mate (assistant):

mate

ayudante mf

1.2. mate NAUT:

mate

oficial mf de cubierta

first mate

primer oficial m

2.1. mate ZOOL:

mate (male)

macho m

mate (female)

hembra f

2.2. mate (of person):

mate

pareja f

mate

compañero m / compañera f

2.3. mate (of shoe, sock etc):

mate esp Am

compañero m / compañera f

3.1. mate inf Brit (friend):

mate

amigo m / amiga f

mate

compañero m / compañera f

mate

cuate m / cuata f Mex inf

he's a good mate of mine

es muy amigo mío

3.2. mate inf Brit (as form of address):

mate (to a friend)

hermano inf

mate (to a friend)

tío Spain inf

mate (to a friend)

macho Spain inf

mate (to a friend)

mano LatAm excl CSur inf

mate (to a friend)

che RioPl inf

mate (to a friend)

gallo Chil inf

mate (to a stranger)

amigo

mate (to a stranger)

jefe

mate (to a stranger)

maestro LatAm

3.3. mate inf Brit:

workmate

compañero m (de trabajo) / compañera f (de trabajo)

workmate

colega mf

II.mate¹ [Am meɪt, Brit meɪt] VB intr

1. mate (become partners):

mate

aparearse

2. mate (copulate):

mate

aparearse

mate

acoplarse

mate

copular

III.mate¹ [Am meɪt, Brit meɪt] VB trans

mate

aparear

mate² [Am meɪt, Brit meɪt] N (in chess)

mate

mate m

mate

jaque m mate

second mate N NAUT

second mate

segundo oficial m

running mate N

running mate

compañero m de candidatura / compañera f de candidatura

running mate (of presidential candidate)

candidato m a la vicepresidencia / candidata f a la vicepresidencia

first mate N

first mate

primer m oficial / primera f oficial

first mate

segundo m de a bordo / segunda f de a bordo

soul mate [Am ˈsoʊl ˌmeɪt, Brit ˈsəʊlmeɪt], soulmate N

soul mate

alma f (con artículo masculino en el singular) gemela

Translations for mates in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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somos muy compinches

we're great mates Brit inf

acuache

mate Brit inf

compinche

mate Brit inf

curruña

mate Brit inf

mates in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mates in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.mate¹ [meɪt] N

1. mate (spouse):

mate

cónyuge mf

2. mate ZOOL:

mate (male)

macho m

mate (female)

hembra f

3. mate Brit, Aus (friend):

mate

amigo(-a) m (f)

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

mate

compadre m

5. mate (assistant):

mate

ayudante mf

6. mate fig (one of a pair):

mate

compañero(-a) m (f)

7. mate NAUT:

mate

oficial m de abordo

first/second mate

primer/segundo oficial

II.mate¹ [meɪt] VB intr

mate

aparearse

III.mate¹ [meɪt] VB trans

mate

aparear

I.mate² [meɪt] N GAMES

mate

mate m

II.mate² [meɪt] VB trans

mate

dar jaque mate a

soul mate N

soul mate

amigo(-a) m (f) del alma

team-mate N

team-mate

compañero(-a) m (f)

Translations for mates in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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matero (-a)

mate-drinking

matero (-a)

mate-drinker

acuache

mate Brit

manito

mate Brit

compinche

mate Brit

cuate (-a)

mate Brit

compadre

mate Brit

mates Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

first/second mate

primer/segundo oficial

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Exaggerated dimorphic traits are used predominantly in the competition over mates.

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

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That way you wouldn't get the hard-to-justify (except to their mates) sky-high remuneration packages, while paying others at or below the minimum wage level.

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Some of my mates got post-natal depression from the way those midwives were talking.

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The repair of deck equipment, including winches and hoists, condensers and heat exchange devices are completed by machinist mates.

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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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The horses form bands or harems, in which a single stallion mates and controls a group of about six mares.

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Normally a female mates with a single male, but in broken veld vegetation, a female and two males may form a polyandrous trio.

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