Слово англійською: mate

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Переклад mate українською: друг (ві́рний), това́риш, при́ятель, шах і мат, мат (в ша́хматах), партне́р

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mate

noun
/meɪt/

    friend

  1. [countable] (British English, Australian English, informal) a friend
    • They've been best mates since school.
    • I was with a mate.
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    • acquaintance
    • bond
    • buddy
    • companion
    • comrade
    • friend
    • mate
    • neighbour
    • platonic
    • playmate
  2. friendly name

  3. [countable] (British English, Australian English, informal) used as a friendly way of addressing somebody, especially between men
    • Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.
    • All right, mate?
  4. somebody you share with

  5. [countable] (in compounds) a person you share an activity or accommodation with
    • workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates
    • my room-mate/flatmate
    see also age-mate, running mate, soulmate
  6. bird/animal

  7. [countable] the sexual partner of a bird or animal
    • A male bird sings to attract a mate.
  8. sexual partner

  9. [countable] (informal) a husband, wife or other sexual partner
    • Many matchmaking sites compile lists of potential mates using basic information.
  10. job

  11. [countable] (British English) a person whose job is to help a worker who has had training in a skill
    • a builder’s/plumber’s mate
  12. on ship

  13. [countable] an officer in a commercial ship below the rank of captain or master see also first mate
  14. in chess

  15. (also checkmate)
    [uncountable] (in chess) a position in which one player cannot prevent their king (= the most important piece) being captured and therefore loses the game
  16. (also checkmate)
    [uncountable] a situation in which somebody has been completely defeated
  17. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 7 late Middle English: from Middle Low German māt(e) ‘comrade’, of West Germanic origin; related to meat (the underlying concept was of eating together). noun sense 8 Middle English: the noun from Anglo-Norman French mat (from the phrase eschec mat ‘checkmate’); the verb from Anglo-Norman French mater ‘to checkmate’.
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