Showing results for compadre. Search instead for el compadre.
compadre
Listen to an audio pronunciation
son's godfather
Listen to an audio pronunciation
buddy
Listen to an audio pronunciation
Dictionary
Pronunciation
Thesaurusnew
compadre(
kohm
-
pah
-
dreh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
1. (religious, relating to someone's role with one's own children)
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.
2. (religious, relating to one's role with other people's children)
a. godson's father
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que vimos al compadre?When was the last time we saw our godson's father?
b. 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.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(friend)
a. buddy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Voy a salir con mis compadres este viernes por la noche.I'm going out with my buddies on Friday night.
b. mate
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(United Kingdom)
Me divertí con mis compadres en el partido de fútbol.I had a good time with my mates at the football match.
Copyright © Curiosity Media Inc.
compadre
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (colloquial)
a. mate (United Kingdom)
b. buddy
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
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
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Word Roots
Hover on a tile to learn new words with the same root.
'el compadre' in our machine translators
Learn Spanish with Fluencia, the easiest way to learn Spanish from the creators of SpanishDict
Explore SpanishDict
We've combined the most accurate English to Spanish translations, dictionary, verb conjugations, and Spanish to English translators into one very powerful search box.
Learn Spanish with Fluencia
Try Fluencia, the new Spanish learning program from SpanishDict.
  • Fun and interactive
  • Highly effective
  • Easy to use
  • Works on any device
Start Learning
Did this page answer your question?