Translation
friend
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Word origin
From Latin amicus ('friend'), from amare ('to love'). The feminine amie and English 'amicable' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- amicus
- English cognates
- amicable, amity
Grammar
Examples
Lyon.
My best friend lives in Lyon.
.
He's a friend of my brother's.
Bordeaux .
She ran into an old friend during a stay in Bordeaux last month.
, .
Little by little, he made friends in his new neighbourhood.
.
An old friend rang me to catch up.
(féminin amie) désigne une personne avec qui on a un lien d'amitié sincère, plus fort qu'une simple connaissance (acquaintance). Petit ami / petite amie (boyfriend/girlfriend) est l'expression courante pour un partenaire romantique. Mon ami (my friend) peut aussi être une adresse condescendante ou légèrement paternaliste dans certains contextes.
Ami de longue date (long-standing friend, old friend) et meilleur ami (best friend) décrivent l'intensité du lien. Faux ami (false friend) désigne les mots semblables entre langues mais de sens différents - un concept important en linguistique. Les amis de mes amis sont mes amis est le proverbe de la solidarité sociale en réseau.
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: ami, leur, ok and 7 more words.