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Meanings of
brother
in English
Russian
брат
Portuguese
irmão
Spanish
hermano
Catalan
germà carnal
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Kinship.
blood brother
sister
Related terms
kinship
Russian
брат
Portuguese
colega
Catalan
col·lega
Spanish
compañera
Back to the meaning
Close friend.
comrade
buddy
chum
pal
sidekick
crony
Portuguese
colega
Synonyms
Examples for "
comrade
"
comrade
buddy
chum
pal
sidekick
Examples for "
comrade
"
1
The badge and the honor of his
comrade
were in his hands.
2
Then leave it to me alone to believe in them, young
comrade
.
3
It was in thinking of our lost
comrade
I wrote the following:
4
Equally alert was his old
comrade
in frontier exploits, Colonel Israel Putnam.
5
Indeed, I could tell where my
comrade
-
at
-
musical
-
arms
stood among the box hedges.
1
It has comic value; a road trip,
buddy
trip kind of story.
2
If you want to flourish in the
cut
-
buddy
lane, go right ahead.
3
My
buddy
wrote the story about you a couple of years ago.
4
Budget Tip: Travel with a
buddy
or significant other, if you can.
5
Wife said he went fishing with a
buddy
and never came back.
1
I seen you with 'im at the
Alma
-
chum
o' yours, ain't 'e?'
2
Roger drove his
chum
down to the railroad station in the runabout.
3
To-morrow we will take in the races and
chum
for our game.
4
Greg came back to find his
chum
pacing the floor in misery.
5
Somewhat to the surprise of himself and his
chum
the Spaniard smiled.
1
Your problem ain't whether you want to,
pal
;
it's whether you can!
2
She thought it over for several moments, then said, You're her
pal
?
3
He is best remembered as Meyer Lansky's childhood
pal
and crime partner.
4
Reacher said, 'And your biker
pal
can't organize an escape fast enough.
5
During the brief report, the American
pal
with me grew increasingly agitated.
1
You might change your mind at some point about the
sidekick
thing.
2
Nick Frost has for years been the best
sidekick
in the business.
3
But Santa's shady
sidekick
has been left in the shadows of late.
4
Who is accountable, are you accountable for your action or your
sidekick
?
5
I have to make sure Cowl and his
sidekick
haven't harmed her.
1
Here is the perspective of my friend and survival
crony
Douw Kruger:
2
And it would draw a line under the era of
crony
capitalism.
3
So I became her
crony
as soon as I discovered her secret.
4
Bert and his
crony
found seats on two trunks side by side.
5
He arose to his feet and hobbled to where his
crony
sat.
Spanish
hermano
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Christian religious occupation.
Related terms
christian religious occupation
Spanish
hermano
A black American male of African descent.
black
nigger
african american
Other meanings for "brother"
Usage of
brother
in English
1
By the way, your
brother
called earlier to say Happy New Year.
2
And last year, Fortunatus had seen another way to help his
brother
.
3
However her main job has been protecting and maintaining her
brother
's
image.
4
Later that year she fell in love with Peter's
brother
,
Wayland Young.
5
Listen, I want to talk some family business with my
brother
,
personal.
6
A second
brother
on similar charges has suffered from a serious stroke.
7
Two months ago, Tony started working for his
brother
's
new construction firm.
8
My
brother
doesn't call people to do violence against others, he said.
9
Enter the 'satellite name or number' box and Bob's your mother's
brother
.
10
My
brother
left six years ago after a fight with my dad.
11
I take that responsibility very seriously-especiallynow that my
brother
is gone.
12
He had given up hope-nowonder his
brother
thought it was hopeless.
13
His
brother
later confirmed local media reports that he had committed suicide.
14
London attack: 'My
brother
may be one of the victims' no Close
15
Keane's mind was on his
brother
Philip: that much was particularly clear.
16
Her late
brother
,
Colm, was a former librarian to the Law Society.
Other examples for "brother"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
brother
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
younger brother
little brother
older brother
big brother
own brother
More collocations
Translations for
brother
Russian
брат
Portuguese
irmão
colega
camarada
companheiro
amigo
Spanish
hermano
compañera
colega
camarada
socio
compañero
hermana
Catalan
germà carnal
germà
col·lega
camarada
companya
soci
sòcia
company
germana
Brother
through the time
Brother
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
Australia
Common
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