friends in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for friends in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

2. friend (supporter, fellow-member, ally):

friend fig

amico m / amica f

friend fig

sostenitore m / sostenitrice f

the party has many friends in industry

il partito ha molti sostenitori tra gli industriali

the Friends of Covent Garden

gli amici del Covent Garden

friends in high places

amici influenti or che contano

3. friend (familiar object) fig:

this book is an old friend

questo libro mi è molto caro

II.Friend REL

Friend

quacchero m / quacchera f

III.friend [Brit frɛnd, Am frɛnd]

with friends like him, her, who needs enemies?

con amici di questo tipo, non c'è bisogno di avere dei nemici

a friend in need is a friend indeed prov

gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisogno

Friends of the Earth [Am ˌfrɛndz əv ði ˈərθ] N npl

Friends of the Earth

Amici m della terra

Society of Friends [səˌsaɪətɪəvˈfrendz]

Society of Friends

Quaccheri mpl

false friend [Brit, Am ˌfɔls ˈfrɛnd] N LING

false friend

falso amico m

bosom friend [ˈbʊzəmˌfrend] N

bosom friend

amico m del cuore / amica f del cuore

friend zone [ˈfrɛnd zəʊn, ˈfrɛnd ˌzoʊn] N inf

friend zone

zona f amico

lady friend [ˌleɪdɪˈfrend] N

lady friend

amica f

best friend [ˌbestˈfrend] N

best friend

migliore amico m / migliore amica f

man's best friend

il migliore amico dell'uomo

four-legged friend [ˌfɔːleɡdˈfrend] N

four-legged friend

amico m a quattro zampe

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

he's a fair-weather friend

è un amico solo nei tempi buoni

friends in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for friends in the English»Italian Dictionary

friend [frend] N

1. friend:

friend

amico(-a) m (f)

to be friends

essere amici

to make friends (with sb)

fare amicizia (con qu)

a friend of mine/his/hers/yours

un mio/suo/tuo amico

2. friend (supporter):

friend

sostenitore(-trice) m (f)

false friend N LING

false friend

falso amico m

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peacemaker between friends

paciere(-a) m (f)

peacemaking between friends

riconciliazione f

peacemaking between friends

conciliatore, -trice

band of friends

cricca f

the girls friends

le amiche

Translations for friends in the Italian»English Dictionary

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fare amicizia con qu

to make friends with sb

amicizia

friends

cerchia di amici fig

circle of friends

fraternizzare

to make friends

amico (-a)

friend

amico intimo [o del cuore]

close friend

amico di famiglia

family friend

essere -ci per la pelle

to be great friends

friends Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

one of her few friends

uno dei suoi pochi amici

to make friends

fare amicizia

the girls friends

le amiche

to have friends in high places

avere amicizie che contano

they're great friends

sono molto amici

to make friends (with sb)

fare amicizia (con qu)

to be the best of friends

essere i migliori amici del mondo

to have the most friends

avere il maggior numero di amici

I've got more friends than you

ho più amici di te

we've put your friends in the guest room

abbiamo sistemato i tuoi amici nella stanza degli ospiti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Today, these soul friends are seen as the first modern psychiatric nurses.

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He picks up women with ease on account of his handsomeness and flaunts this quality in front of his friends.

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Even now she complains about having no bellybutton and asks why her friends have one.

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At the end of the movie, he reveals that he is weary of his friends and their destructive and derisive behavior between themselves.

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The friends begin to drift apart, as they are compelled to stay within their cliques.

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She maintained a diary, and corresponded regularly with friends in her artistic circle.

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The recordings employed a great many friends and guests to flesh out the desired sounds.

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His new friends remark that they wish someone would decapitate the statue, saying it would be funny to see the town so upset.

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Some friends took him to a hotel, where he settled in and left to run an errand.

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One way is to rely on extrinsic motivation, such as a payment, a fee waiver, or a request for friends to sign up.

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