приятель — meaning in English

priyatel

English meaning

best friend noun The one person you are closest to outside your family, whom you trust most, tell things you tell nobody else, and choose to spend the most time with.
boyfriend noun A man or boy in an ongoing romantic relationship with someone, without being married.
bud noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
buddy noun A friend or casual companion.
chum noun Informal: a close friend.
cobber noun (informal) A close friend, especially a word men use to each other.
friend noun A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member or romantic partner.
mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.

приятель is used for these senses in English:

best friend An especially close and trusted friend.
boyfriend A male friend.
bud (informal, North America) Buddy, friend.
buddy (Maritime English) A person far removed from the conversation.
chum (dated) A friend; a pal.
cobber (Australia, slang, dated) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.
friend (euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
mate (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.

noun The one person you are closest to outside your family, whom you trust most, tell things you tell nobody else, and choose to spend the most time with.
noun Something valued as reliably helpful or comforting, in phrases that treat an object as if it were a companion.