Define your Best Friend.

Question

I think, the idea of the 'Best Friend' has evolved, over the ages, in different countries, situations, needs and belief-system.

A modern addition in the definition of the Best Friend:

Part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

Who do you consider as your Best Friend? [Spanish translations will be much appreciated as it would help me to stock some words, phrases and ideas]

Cheers!!

• I hope you don't mind, but I changed the category so you will get a better response. - Nicole-B Feb 13, 2010

Answer 1

Un amigo mejor es una persona que adora y le cuida de aún cuando el resto del mundo no cuida. Es una persona que puede ser fiado de con sus secretos y se fiado de con su vida. Este amigo especial tiene la capacidad de hacer reír, pero también le dirá cuando estás haciendo algo incorrecto o mal.

A best friend is a person who loves you and cares for you even when the rest of the world doesn't care. It is a person who can be trusted with your secrets and can also be trusted with your life. This special friend has the ability to make you laugh, but also will tell you when you are doing something wrong or bad.

• Hey, thanks so much for changing the category. I'm pretty new to this site and keep messing around :( - Partho Feb 13, 2010
• No problem. It is a fairly common mistake, especially in the beginning. - Nicole-B Feb 13, 2010
• Tu mejor amigo es la persona que te quiere y te cuida aún cuando...persona a quien puedes confiarle tus secretos e incluso tu vida. :) - Benz Feb 13, 2010

Answer 2

Tu mejor amigo es el que te alaba en público y te critica en privado.

Your best friend is the one who praises you in public, and criticizes you in private.

• nice benz - nizhoni1 Feb 13, 2010

Answer 3

Hey, Gus, Here's an attempt at a translation for your post:

The smoke was thick, the heat overwhelming, the thirst enormous, the noise frightening. I was afraid of dying. I couldn't stand the pain anymore. But then I heard the noise of helicopter blades stirring up the wind. Yes, my best friend had come to pick me up. Thank God that it wasn't the angel of death or the devil. It was the best friend that an infantryman had in the forest, the Huey-bird and it's valient pilots.

"la huesada" is a name for "la santa muerte" and I think that "cuernudo" is from the word "cuerno" "horn" so I'm guessing that it's a reference to the horned one, the devil. 11B10 is a military designation that I think would be infantry.

• Great stuff! the angel of death or the devil, thanks - Birdland Feb 14, 2010
• wow, alba3 you are the amazing one.-heck I'll give you my vote. - 00769608 Feb 14, 2010

Answer 4

"Tus amigos te conocerán mejor en el primer minuto del encuentro que tus relaciones ocasionales en mil años."

"Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years." ~ Richard Bach

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A los mejores amigos les importa saber quién eres realmente y qué está pasando en tu vida. Te apoyan. Guardan tus secretos. Celebran tus victorias. Te dicen la verdad con amabilidad. Saben cuándo aconsejarte y cuándo está mejor callarse y sólo escucharte. Te comparten su fuerza cuando no encuentras tuya. Te aman.

It's important to your best friends to know who you really are and what is happening in your life. They support you. They keep your secrets. They celebrate your victories. They tell you the truth with kindness. They know when to give you advice and when it's best to be quiet and just listen to you. They share their strength with you when you can't find yours. They love you.

Answer 5

Free Translation

Here's an attempt. Strange stuff in this text... eg What's 11 b 10 ?

I'm not familiar with huesuda o el cuernudo probably this is an idiom I don't recognise, Anyhow:

My best friend

The smoke was thick, the heat oppressive, thirst ravaged me, the terrifying noise scared me to death, the pain was agonising. It was then that I heard the propellers of the helicopter beating through the wind .Yes, my best friend was coming to save me. Thank God ...

(things get a bit dodgy here :-)

it was not the bony or annoying one, (huh? some kind of idiom?) but the best friend that ( 11 b 10 ....What’s this?) in the forest, ( presumably, here the bird refers to the Huey=type of helicoptor) and its brave pilots.

So loosely, something like the Huey-bird and its valiant pilots. It seems the best friend here is the helicoptor.
mmmm.... not easy odd text. Conradian = Apocalypse Now sort of stuff?

Sorry that's the best I can do. A genius will probably be along shortly

• That genius was Alba3 - Birdland Feb 14, 2010
• yea man agree with birdland - 00769608 Feb 14, 2010
• just one comment- the best friend or best frieds are the courageous helicopter pilots and dont please froget the door gunners of the helicopter. - 00769608 Feb 14, 2010

Answer 6

Pienso que un mejor amigo es la persona de quien no tienes nada de ocultar y con quien puedes ser tú mismo. Es la persona que te entiende y te eschuará y te cuidará.

I think a best friend is a person who you don't have anything to hide from and who you can be yourself with. It's the person who understands you, will listen to you, and will look after you.

Answer 7

Mi mejor amigo

El humo estaba espeso, el calor agobiarte, la sed era enorme el ruido espantoso Tenía miedo a morirme, ya no aguantaba el dolor Pero entonces escuche el ruido que las hélices del helicóptero causaban al abatir el viento. Si, mí mejor amigo venia a recogerme. Gracias a Dios que no era la huesuda o el cuernudo, era el mejor amigo que un 11 b 10 tenia en el bosque, el pájaro Huey and sus valientes pilotos.

Translation: (anyone?)

Answer 8

Nadie más tiene una opinión sobre el mejor amigo??

Answer 9

They must all be out with thier best friends

Answer 10

Best Friends .. the Dilbert way