friend

friend
friend
1. friend [frend] n
1) Freund(in) m(f);
bosom \friend Busenfreund(in) m(f);
childhood \friend Freund(in) m(f) aus der Kindheit;
a \friend of the family [or family \friend] ein Freund m /eine Freundin der Familie;
sb's best \friend jds bester Freund/beste Freundin;
close \friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;
our feathered/four-footed \friends unsere gefiederten/vierbeinigen Freunde;
to be just good \friends nur gute Freunde sein;
to be a [good] \friend to sb jdm ein [guter] Freund/eine [gute] Freundin sein;
sb's old \friend (hum) jds alter Freund/alte Freundin (fam)
to make \friends [with sb] sich akk [mit jdm] anfreunden, Freund gewinnen (geh)
a \friend of mine/his/hers/yours ein Freund m /eine Freundin von mir/ihm/ihr/dir;
to be \friends [with sb] [mit jdm] befreundet sein
2) (form of address) mein Freund/meine Freundin;
my honourable \friend (Brit) pol mein Herr Vorredner/meine Frau Vorrednerin;
my right honourable \friend (Brit) pol mein sehr verehrter Herr Kollege Abgeordneter/meine sehr verehrte Frau Kollegin Abgeordnete;
my learned \friend (Brit) law mein verehrter Herr Kollege/meine verehrte Frau Kollegin;
my noble \friend (Brit) pol mein verehrter Freund/meine verehrte Freundin
3) (sympathizer) Freund(in) m(f), Befürworter(in) m(f);
she's no \friend of the Socialists sie ist keine Anhängerin der Sozialisten;
to be a \friend of a society unterstützendes Mitglied einer Gesellschaft sein
PHRASES:
to have a \friend at court [or to have \friends in high places] einen einflussreichen Freund [o einflussreiche Freunde] haben;
with \friends like these, who needs enemies? wer braucht Feinde, wenn er Freunde wie diese hat?;
a \friend in need is a \friend indeed (is a \friend indeed) ein Freund in der Not ist ein wahrer Freund;
how to win \friends and influence people (esp iron) wie man sich dat Freunde und Einfluss verschafft;
what are \friends for? wofür hat man Freunde?;
that's what \friends are for dafür hat man Freunde
2. Friend [frend] n
Quäker(in) m(f);
the Society of \friends die Gemeinschaft der Quäker [o Gesellschaft der Freunde]

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