compadre

son's godfather

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compadre

1. (religious)

a. son's godfather

Salió a tomar algo con su compadre.He went out for a drink with his son's godfather.

b. daughter's godfather

Hace tiempo que no vi a mi compadre.It's ages since I saw my daughter's godfather.

c. godson's father

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que vimos al compadre?When was the last time we saw our godson's father?

d. goddaughter's father

Voy a llamar al compadre y decirle que se pase a vernos un día.I'm going to call our goddaughter's father and tell him to come by and see us one day.

2. (friend)

a. buddy

Voy a salir con mis compadres este viernes por la noche.I'm going out with my buddies on Friday night.

b. mate (United Kingdom)

Me divertí con mis compadres en el partido de fútbol.I had a good time with my mates at the football match.

compadre

1. (colloquial)

a. mate (United Kingdom)

b. buddy (United States)

compadre

1 (padrino) godfather

2 especialmente (Latinoamérica) (amigo) friend; pal (familiar); buddy (familiar); especialmente (EEUU) (en oración directa) friend

3 (S. Cone) (jactancioso) braggart; loudmouth; (engreído) show-off (familiar); (matón) bully

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gracias, compadre

thank you, buddy

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