| Principal Translations |
| friendly adj | (warm, sympathetic) | amable adj mf |
| | | amigable adj mf |
| | | simpático/a adj |
| | He's such a friendly person. Everyone likes him. |
| | Él es una persona muy amable. Todo el mundo lo quiere. |
| friendly to [sb] adj + prep | (warm, kind) | amigable con adj mf + prep |
| | | amable con adj mf + prep |
| | She was friendly to the new girl, who appreciated her kindness. |
| | Era amigable con la nueva chica, quien apreció su amabilidad. |
| friendly with [sb] adj + prep | (on close terms) | en buenos términos con loc adv |
| | | llevarse bien con, ser amigo de loc verb + prep |
| | Are you friendly with your next-door neighbours? |
| | ¿Estás en buenos términos con tus vecinos de al lado? |
| friendly adj | (on good terms) | llevarse bien v prnl + adv |
| | | ser amigos loc verb |
| | Although I hardly know her, we are friendly. |
| | A pesar de que casi no la conozco, nos llevamos bien. |
friendly,
-friendly adj | often as suffix (easy to use) | fácil de usar para loc adj + prep |
| | | para prep |
| | This video game isn't very adult friendly; my son can play it but I don't understand how it works! |
| | Este videojuego no es muy fácil de usar para los adultos; ¡mi hijo puede jugar, pero yo no entiendo cómo funciona! |
| | Este videojuego no es para adultos; ¡mi hijo puede jugar, pero yo no entiendo cómo funciona! |
Compound Forms:
friendly | -friendly |
child-friendly,
child friendly adj | (accommodating children's needs) | apto para menores, apto para niños loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Some companies have become child friendly, offering on-site daycare facilities. |
| | The menu looks good, but is it a child-friendly restaurant? |
| | Algunos compañías se han vuelto aptas para menores, ofreciendo guarderías dentro de sus edificios. |
| eco-friendly adj | (environmentally safe) | ecológico/a adj |
| | | ecoamigable adj mf |
| | | ecosostenible adj mf |
| | Eco-friendly cleaning products do not contain harsh chemicals. |
| | Los productos de limpieza ecológicos no contienen sustancias químicas fuertes. |
environmentally friendly,
environmentally-friendly,
environment-friendly adj | (ecologically sound) | ecológico/a adj |
| | | respetuoso con el medio ambiente loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Using disposable bottles is not environmentally friendly. |
| | Utilizar botellas descartables no es ecológico. |
| friendly chat n | (informal conversation) | charla amigable nf |
| | Her boss asked her into his office for "a friendly chat", but she knew she was in trouble! |
| | Su jefe le pidió que entrara a su despacho para tener una "charla amigable", pero ella supo que tenía un problema. |
| friendly fire n | (fire deliberately started) | fuego no hostil loc nom m |
| friendly fire n | (military) | fuego amigo loc nom m |
| friendly relations npl | (good terms, amicable relationship) | relaciones amistosas nfpl + adj |
| | | relaciones cordiales nfpl + adj mf |
| | | buenas relaciones loc nom fpl |
| | Patrick had always tried to maintain friendly relations with his neighbours. |
| | Patrick siempre quiso mantener relaciones amistosas con sus vecinos. |
| friendly reminder n | (gentle prompt) (informal) | pequeño recordatorio loc nom m |
| | (formal) | recordarle algo amablemente a alguien loc verb |
| | Just a friendly reminder, tomorrow is my birthday. |
| | Un pequeño recordatorio: mañana es mi cumpleaños. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Señor Smith, le recuerdo amablemente que los pagos deben efectuarse cada mes. |
| friendly settlement n | (amicable resolution) | resolución amistosa loc nom f |
| | | acuerdo amistoso loc nom m |
| friendly society n | UK, dated (law: mutual group providing benefits) | mutua nf |
| | | sociedad de ayuda mutua loc nom f |
| | | mutualidad nf |
| friendly with adj | (on good or intimate terms with) | llevarse bien con loc verb |
| | I'm friendly with people at work; we get along fine. |
| | Me llevo bien con la gente del trabajo. |
| friendly witness n | (law: testify on behalf) | testigo favorable grupo nom |
| get friendly (with [sb]) vi + adj | informal (make friends) | hacerse amigo de loc verb |
| get friendly (with [sb]) vi + adj | informal (behave in overfamiliar way) | tener demasiada confianza con loc verb |
| get friendly (with [sb]) vi + adj | informal, figurative (make sexual advances) (coloquial, figurado) | ponerse cariñoso con, ponerse mimoso con loc verb |
| in a friendly way adv | (cordially, warmly) | afectuosamente adv |
| | I greeted him in a friendly way. |
| | | amigablemente adv |
| | | amistosamente adv |
| | | cordialmente adv |
| | | cariñosamente adv |
| | Lo saludé amistosamente. |
| on friendly terms adv | (amicably) | en buenos términos loc adv |
| | I argued with my cousin but now we're back on friendly terms. |
| | Discutí con mi primo, pero ya estamos de nuevo en buenos términos. |
| on friendly terms adj | (amicable) | amigable adj |
| ozone-friendly adj | (product, chemical) | amigable con la capa de ozono loc adj |
| | | que no daña la capa de ozono loc adj |
pet friendly,
pet-friendly adj | (that welcomes domestic animals) | amigable con las mascotas loc verb |
| | | que admite mascotas loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | The motel was pet friendly so my brother could bring his two best friends, his dogs. |
| | Era un hotel amigable con las mascotas, así que mi hermano pudo llevar a sus dos mejores amigos, que son sus perros. |
printer friendly,
printer-friendly adj | (web page: simplified for printing) | de versión imprimible loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | For a printer friendly version of this page, please click here. |
| | Haga "click" aquí para transformarlo en texto de versión imprimible. |
search friendly,
search-friendly adj | (web page: returned via search) | que facilita las búsquedas loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| | The tutorial explains how to build a search-friendly website. |
| search-engine friendly adj | (web page: returned via search) (literal) | que facilita la búsqueda loc adj |
| | You need to make your website as search-engine friendly as possible. |
| | Debes tener un sitio web que facilite la búsqueda lo mejor posible. |
| user-friendly adj | (easy to use) | fácil de usar loc adj |
| | I've never seen a computer that was more user-friendly. |
| | Jamás tuve un ordenador que fuera tan fácil de usar. |