friendly

∗ ≈

amistoso

∗ adjective

friendly
[ˈfrendlɪ]
sustantivo
1partido (m) amistoso (Sport)
adjetivo
2agradable, amable (person); amistoso(a) (greeting, place)
  • to be friendly with somebody -> llevarse bien con alguien
  • they became friendly -> se hicieron amigos(as)
  • to be on friendly terms with somebody -> llevarse bien con alguien
  • friendly fire (militar) -> fuego (m) del propio bando
  • friendly society (finanzas) -> mutua (f) , mutualidad (f) (británico)

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friendly [frend-li]
adjetivo
1Amigable, amistoso, como amigo.
2Servicial, favorable, benévolo, dispuesto a favorecer los intereses de otro.
3Favorable, propicio.

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friendly [ˈfrendlɪ]
adjective
friendlier (comparative)friendliest (superlative)
1 [+person, dog, cat] simpático; [+atmosphere, place] agradable; [+smile, gesture] simpático; cordial
he greeted her with a friendly smile? She gave him a friendly smile of encouragement
 [+relationship, greeting, tone] amistoso; cordial
there's a friendly pub in the village
it was an attempt to establish friendly relations fue un intento de establecer relaciones amistosas cordiales;or
he gave me a friendly smile
I'm giving you a friendly warning te estoy advirtiendo como amigo; te estoy dando una advertencia de amigo
"glad you could come," she said with a friendly smile as a friendly gesture they allowed us to look round the building Iran is providing the planes with refuge as a friendly gesture
let me give you a piece of friendly adviceadvice déjame que te dé un consejo de amigo
to become friendly with sbbecome hacerse amigo de algn; trabar amistad con algn
we became friendly nos hicimos amigos
I became friendly with a woman at work from the same town as me get friendly with people in a position to help you we became friendly when I discovered we had the same interest in common
it's nice to see a friendly faceface es agradable ver una cara conocida
to get friendly with sbget hacerse amigo de algn
I became friendly with a woman at work from the same town as me get friendly with people in a position to help you
we remained on friendly terms after we split upterms después de cortar, seguimos siendo amigos
it's important to keep on friendly terms with them es importante seguir manteniendo una relación amistosa con ellos
Kitchener warned him of the importance of keeping on friendly terms with the French
that wasn't a very friendly thing to dothing eso no se hace con los amigos
to be friendly to sbto
they are not very friendly to strangers no se muestran muy amables con los extraños; she wasn't very friendly to me no estuvo demasiado amable conmigo; no se mostró muy amable conmigo
to be friendly [with] sb
Yul and Steve were friendly with one anotherwith Yul y Steve eran amigos
she's very friendly with strangers I've been friendly with their family for years she was friendly with almost everyone who crossed her path
environmentally
2 (not competitive) [+match, rivalry, argument] amistoso
he doesn't seem to understand friendly argument my husband has stopped the friendly wrestling matches he used to enjoy with our son Friendly rivalry is encouraged between the 12 groups and the children learn chants such as `we're simply the best, better than all the rest"
3 (not enemy) [+nation, forces] amigo
they find it difficult to distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft
noun
(also friendly match) (Ftbl) partido amistoso; (m)
modifier
friendly fire (n) (Mil) fuego amigo; (m)
friendly society (n) mutualidad; (f) mutua; (f) mutual; (f) (LAm)

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