English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

compagno — meaning in English

Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead

English meaning

  • buddy noun A friend or casual companion.
  • companion noun A person who accompanies or spends time with another; a friend or partner.
  • comrade noun A close companion or fellow member of a group, especially one who shares the same struggle or cause.
  • fellow noun A man or boy; a guy.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.
  • partner noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
  • shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.

Senses

compagno is used for these senses in English:

  • buddy (Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.
  • companion A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
  • fellow (chiefly, in the plural, also, figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
  • mate (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
  • partner A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.
  • shag (slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.

buddy — full definition

  1. noun A friend or casual companion.
  2. noun A partner assigned to work with or look out for someone on a particular task, such as in the "buddy system."
  3. verb To pair someone up with a partner or companion.

companion — full definition

  1. noun A person who accompanies or spends time with another; a friend or partner.
  2. noun A person hired to accompany and assist someone, especially an elderly or unwell person.

Related Italian words