buddy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌdi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌdi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bud′ē)

Inflections of 'buddy' (n): npl: buddies
Inflections of 'buddy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buddies
v 3rd person singular
buddying
v pres p
buddied
v past
buddied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
buddy n informal (friend) (ES)colega nm
  (AmC, MX)cuate nm
  (PE)pata nm
  camarada nm
 Have you met my buddy Kevin?
 ¿Conoces a mi colega Kevin?
buddy interj informal (affectionate term for a friend)compañero nm
  (AmL)compadre nm
  (AmL)hermano nm
  (ES)coleguilla, colegui nm
 Thanks, buddy!
 ¡Gracias, compañero!
buddy interj informal, ironic (expressing threat or hostility)chaval nm
 Listen, buddy, why don't you just butt out?
 Escucha, chaval, ¿por qué no te metes en tus asuntos?
buddy n (for AIDS patient)voluntario, voluntaria nm, nf
 Aaron volunteers as a buddy at the AIDS clinic.
 Aaron colabora como voluntario en el centro de lucha contra el SIDA.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
buddy⇒ vi (help AIDS patient)ser voluntario, ser voluntaria loc verb
 Peter buddies at the clinic for three patients every week.
 Peter es voluntario en la clínica con tres pacientes cada semana.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
buddy up vi phrasal US, informal (become friendly)hacerse amigos loc verb
  encompincharse⇒ v pron
 Dan and Mike buddied up when they were both studying law at Harvard.
 Dan y Mike se hicieron amigos cuando ambos estaban estudiando en Harvard.
buddy up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep US, informal (become friendly with)hacerse amigo de loc verb
buddy up vi phrasal mainly US, informal (work together) (informal)buscar un compañero loc verb
 The teacher instructed the children to buddy up to answer the quiz.
 La profesora les dijo a los niños que buscaran un compañero para responder el cuestionario.
buddy up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep mainly US, informal (work together with)hacer equipo con loc verb
  trabajar con vi + prep
 For this task, I want each of you to buddy up with the person sitting next to you.
buddy up to vtr phrasal insep US, informal (curry favor of, befriend) (informal)hacerse amigo de loc verb
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bosom buddy,
bosom chum,
bosom pal n		 US, informal (close friend)amigo del alma, mejor amigo grupo nom
  carne y uña expr
  uña y carne expr
 The girls were bosom buddies until they both got a crush on the same boy.
 Las chicas eran amigas del alma hasta que se enamoraron del mismo chico.
  (AR, vulgar)culo y calzón expr
buddy system n informal (pairing to help [sb])compañerismo nm
 We use a buddy system for swimming, so you are always with a partner.
buddy-buddy adj informal (on friendly terms)amigotes nmpl
Note: Puede tener sentido neutro o peyorativo..
 The only time that you pull this buddy-buddy routine is when you need to borrow money.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nos llevamos bien, somos muy amigotes.
  entre amigos loc adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Dijeron que en un trato entre amigos no hacía falta firmar un contrato.
buddy-buddy adj informal (conspiratorial) (España)en connivencia loc adv
  cómplice adj
f*** buddy n vulgar, offensive!!, informal (friend you have casual sex with) (coloquial)amigo con derechos, amiga con derechos loc nm, loc nf
  (coloquial)amigo con beneficios, amiga con beneficios loc nm, loc nf
  (ES: vulgar)follamigo, follamiga nm, nf
  (AR, CO, MX, UY: coloquial)amigovio, amigovia nm, nf
old buddy n informal (affectionate term for a friend)viejo amigo, vieja amiga loc nm, loc nf
 My dog has been a wonderful old buddy!
 Mi perro ha sido un maravilloso viejo amigo.
  compinche n común
 Mi perro ha sido un maravilloso compinche.
  (coloquial)amigote, amigota nm, nf
 Mi perro ha sido un maravilloso amigote.
travel buddy n (person with whom one journeys)compañero de viaje nm
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'buddy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bud - chum - comrade in arms - pal
Spanish:
compa - compinche - cumpa - amigo - amiguete - amiguito - colega - jefe - ñaño - tato - camarada - cuatacho - pana - viejo - amigo con beneficios - amigo con derechos - amigote - amigovio - cabrón - campeón - carnal - chero - compadre - compañero de farra - compi - compita - cuaderno - cuate - follamigo - güey - hermano - hermano del alma - levante - ligue - man - manito - mano - negro - pata - tío - tron - tronco

Collocations: use the buddy system [at the fair, on the field trip], buddy (up) with her, buddy her (up) with him, more...

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