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colega — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • associate verb To connect one thing or idea with another in your mind.
  • buddy noun A friend or casual companion.
  • colleague noun A person one works with, especially in the same profession or organization.
  • coworker noun A person one works with, especially in the same organization.
  • fellow noun A man or boy; a guy.
  • guy noun A man or boy; an informal word for a male person.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.

Senses

colega is used for these senses in English:

  • associate A companion; a comrade.
  • buddy (Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.
  • colleague A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
  • coworker Somebody with whom one works.
  • fellow (chiefly, in the plural, also, figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
  • guy (informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

associate — full definition

  1. verb To connect one thing or idea with another in your mind.
  2. verb To spend time with someone, or join with them as a partner or ally.
  3. noun A person you work with, especially a colleague, partner, or business contact.
  4. adj Joined with another person or group, often with a lower or partial level of status.

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.

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