friend
n
[+person] ami (e) m/f
→ He was my best friend at Oxford ...
→ A close friend told me about it ...
to be friends être amis (amies)
→ Isabel and I are just good friends.
→ We became great friends ...
to be friends with sb être ami (e) avec qn
→ I used to be friends with the people who ran the local shop ...
to make friends se faire des amis
→ He found it hard to make friends ...
to make friends with sb se lier avec qn, se lier d'amitié avec qn
→ She made friends with Reg ...
[+organization, country] ami (e) m/f the friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet les amis du Royal Ballet de Birmingham
bosom friend , bosom buddy
n ami (e) m/f intime
→ They were bosom friends.
→ his bosom buddy
fair-weather friend
n
she's a fair-weather friend dès qu'on a des ennuis, elle n'est plus votre amie
false friend
n (LINGUISTICS) faux ami m
family friend
n ami (e) m/f de la famille
four-legged friend
n
humorous compagnon m à quatre pattes
lady friend
n amie f
pen-friend , penfriend
n (British) correspondant (e) m/f
personal friend
n ami (e) m/f personnel
school friend , schoolfriend
n ami (e) m/f d'école
→ His school friends and his teachers visited him and he got loads of presents and cards ...
→ I spent the evening with an old school friend.
woman friend
n amie f