Polyglot Dictionary

mate

/meɪt/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
mates

Meaning

  1. compañero

    • He is my classmate and study mate.

      Es mi compañero de clase y de estudio.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

coworker

coworker and mate are close synonyms; mate is more British or Australian, informal.

Similar in other languages

German

Mitspieler

Close — a teammate is a mate.

Spanish

socia

Close — a mate relates to a partner.

French

coéquipier

Close, informally — "mate" (British English) relates to a teammate.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa mate?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He is my classmate and study ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a mate?

noun

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