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companheiro — meaning in English

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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.
  • friend noun A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member or romantic partner.
  • sidekick noun A close companion or assistant, especially to a more prominent or important person.

Senses

companheiro is used for these senses in English:

  • companion A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
  • comrade A mate, companion, or associate. [from 1590s]
  • comrade (communism, by extension) A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person. [from 1884]
  • fellow (chiefly, in the plural, also, figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
  • friend (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
  • helpmate A person who supplies help or companionship.

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.

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