matey in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for matey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

matey <matier, matiest> [Am ˈmeɪdi, Brit ˈmeɪti] ADJ esp Brit inf

matey

amistoso

matey

campechano

I'm quite matey with him

tengo bastante confianza con él

I don't like to get too matey with my students

no me gusta darles demasiada confianza a mis alumnos

I don't like to get too matey with my students

no me gusta hacerme demasiado cuate de mis alumnos Mex inf

matey in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for matey in the English»Spanish Dictionary

matey <-ier, -iest> [ˈmeɪti, Am -t̬i] ADJ Brit, Aus inf

matey

amistoso, -a

to get matey with sb

hacerse amigo de alguien

matey Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to get matey with sb

hacerse amigo de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's an impressive performance: loud, throaty, edged with sense of matey threat.

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You look just fine matey, your haircut is pretty cool.

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He's cocky, even too matey for some players' taste.

www.dailymail.co.uk

They went for a matey walk together, wearing matching sunglasses just like mates often do.

www.mirror.co.uk

Both sides compete to scare voters the most, resulting in a stalemate which isn't matey but which is very stale indeed.

www.thenational.scot

Journalists and their contacts do a daily dance where both sides hold their noses, and pretend to be matey.

www.odt.co.nz

His sober interest in policy is squared with a matey, highly social personality -- he has mellowed since his drum?

www.standard.co.uk

Well matey, that's your place in the record books gone now.

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