Friends Flashcards
Companion
1 a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc : She was his constant companion in his childhood
Acquaintance
/ǝ kwānt´’ns/
I have an acquaintance with her.
We have no acquaintance with her.
She is an old acquaintance of mine.
I have a nodding acquaintance with him.
I struck up an acquaintance with him.
nodding acquaintance
a slight, incomplete, or superficial knowledge (of something or someone):
He had only a nodding acquaintance with Italian and didn’t trust it to get him through the tour. Although we were neighbors for several years, we had only a nodding acquaintance.
-Persian
اشناییمختصر، سلامعلیک
Strike up
strike up,
to begin to play or to sing: The orchestra struck up a waltz.
to set in operation; begin: Strike up the band!
📍to bring into being; commence; begin: to strike up an acquaintance with new neighbors.
Best-mate(UK)
Best- buddy (US)
Best friend
Company
Company is having another person or other people with you, usually when this is pleasant or stops you feeling lonely. “I won’t stay long.”—”No, please. I need the company.” Ross had always enjoyed the company of women.
Have company
Keep sb. company
If you have company , you have a visitor or friend with you. He didn’t say he had company.
If you keep someone company , you spend time with them and stop them from feeling lonely or bored. Why don’t you stay here and keep Emma company?
Sibling
[sib·ling || ‘sɪblɪŋ]
brother or sister, one who has the same parents as another person
Shared interests
Similar hobbies
Get together
to accumulate; gather: to get together a portfolio of 20 stocks.
to congregate; meet: The alumnae chapter gets together twice a year.
A get-together I had at my home.
Hang out with
kept company with, spent time with (certain people)
I always have fun when I hang out with Tom.
I used to hang out with Tom a lot, but these days he’s not around much.
Socialize
If you socialize, you meet other people socially, for example at parties
My new job leaves me little time to socialize.
In addition many groups have been formed so that the elderly can socialize with one another and remain active participants in American life.
Sociable
Sociable people are friendly and enjoy talking to other people. She was, and remained, extremely sociable, enjoying dancing, golf, tennis, skating, and bicycling.
Gregarious
[griˈgeəriəs]
♦ adjective
1 liking the company of other people: a gregarious person.
اجتماعی
Out-going
1 friendly: a very outgoing personality.
خوش برخورد
Chummy
(Informal, Old-fashioned) If people or social events are chummy, they are pleasant and friendly.
Extrovert
(a person) more interested in what happens around him than his own ideas and feelings: An extrovert (person) is usually good company.
برونگرا
Introvert
a person who is more concerned with his own thoughts and feelings than with other people or happenings outside him.
درون گرا
I’m sort of an introvert.
Own flesh and blood
Family
Relative
Obviously my siblings are my own flesh and blood so I love them very much.
Soul mate
A person with whom one shares deep affection and understanding
Best friend
I usually hang out with my soul mate.
Steve and I became soul mates, near-constant companions.
A sounding board
A good person to talk to
I can use my best mate as a sounding board when I have problems.
If you use someone as a sounding board, you discuss your ideas with them in order to get another opinion. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone
Accusing
to find fault with; blame
Accusation
Get along
AUmanage, handle, reach an agreement with someone; advance, move forward
Snap
If someone snaps at you, they speak to you in a sharp, unfriendly way. “Of course I don’t know her,” Roger snapped.
