buddy

amico, compagno

Persona che conosci e con cui ti piace passare del tempo.

In inglese semplice: A friend or someone you know and enjoy spending time with.

• Sam is my buddy.
• I met an old buddy at the station.
• Do you still see your school buddies?

Sinonimi: friend, mate, pal

Contrari: enemy

Espressioni comuni: my buddy, old buddy, best buddy, school buddy

compagno, partner

Persona con cui svolgi una particolare attività.

In inglese semplice: Someone who does a particular activity with you.

• I need a study buddy.
• Her diving buddy checked her equipment.
• We became workout buddies last summer.

Sinonimi: partner, companion

Espressioni comuni: study buddy, workout buddy, travel buddy, diving buddy

amico

Parola usata per rivolgersi a qualcuno, spesso a un uomo di cui non si conosce il nome.

In inglese semplice: A word used to speak to someone, often a man whose name you do not know.

• Hey, buddy, you dropped your keys.
• Thanks, buddy, that really helped.
• Listen, buddy, you're standing in my way.

Sinonimi: mate, pal, man

Espressioni comuni: hey buddy, thanks buddy, listen buddy

collega, affiancatore

Persona scelta per lavorare a stretto contatto con te o aiutarti sul lavoro.

In inglese semplice: A person chosen to work closely with you or help you at work.

• Each new employee gets a buddy.
• My buddy showed me how to use the equipment.
• The manager assigned buddies to help the new staff.

Sinonimi: partner, workmate

Espressioni comuni: work buddy, assigned buddy, buddy system

fare coppia, abbinare

Diventare il compagno di qualcuno o mettere delle persone insieme a coppie.

In inglese semplice: To become someone's partner or put people together as partners.

• Let's buddy up.
• She buddied up with me for the trip.
• The teacher buddied the younger children with older students.

Come si usa: buddy up with someone (I buddied up with Lee for the exercise.); buddy someone with someone (We buddy each new worker with an experienced colleague.)

Sinonimi: pair up, team up

Espressioni comuni: buddy up, buddy with someone, buddy someone up

quello, lui

Parola che indica una persona che non partecipa alla conversazione.

In inglese semplice: A word referring to a person who is not taking part in the conversation.

• Buddy left his phone here.
• I found a wallet; buddy must be worried.
• Look at that parked car; buddy clearly missed the lines.

Espressioni comuni: buddy must have, buddy probably forgot