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Meanings of mate in English

Portuguese
consorte
Catalan
cònjuge

A person's partner in marriage.

        consorte
        Portuguese
        chimarrão

        South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea.

              chimarrão
              Portuguese
              acasalar
              Catalan
              apariar-se
              Spanish
              relacionar

              Bring two objects, ideas, or people together.

                    acasalar
                    Catalan
                    segon de bord
                    Spanish
                    segundo

                    The officer below the master on a commercial ship.

                          segon de bord
                          Usage of mate in English
                          1
                          He'd know better another time: get a different room-mate, bring a book.
                          A week in december
                          2
                          He is a good team-mate, a good friend and a proper Uruguayan.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          And that's the way a lot of animals approach finding a mate.
                          Wired
                          4
                          And if anyone ever asks a question, we just say, 'Sorry, mate.
                          The increment: a novel
                          5
                          The zoo's previous attempts to help them mate early last year failed.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          Not only have I lost a great colleague, but a great mate.
                          BBC
                          7
                          The first-mate went to the tack, and the second to the sheet.
                          Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale
                          8
                          He is actually quite a good mate of mine, to be honest.
                          The Guardian
                          9
                          He certainly has an uncanny likeness to my former Leicester City team-mate.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          The mate looked at him half in surprise and half in contempt.
                          The Firm of Girdlestone
                          11
                          Just ask the team-mate doing that just-trapped-fingers-in-a-drawer gesture down on the bench.
                          The Guardian
                          12
                          The mate had roused the crew, and they gathered in the chart-room.
                          The After House
                          13
                          Form can precede function, at least when it comes to mate-attracting feathers.
                          Wired
                          14
                          Israeli travel restrictions prevent team mate Zakaya Nassar from training in Nazareth.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Stuart was a good room-mate, even if he did snore a bit.
                          The Guardian
                          16
                          Brun's clan has the highest status; I think my mate will agree.
                          The Clan of the Cave Bear
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                          Translations for mate
                          Mate through the time
                          Mate across language varieties
                          Australia
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          South Africa
                          Common
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