 | English  | German | |
 | via {prep} [by way of, travelling through; by means of (e.g. via satellite), by the agency of (e.g. via a friend)] | 806 über [+Akk.] [einen Ort passierend (z. B. über München reisen); mittels, per (z. B. über Satellit), durch Vermittlung (z. B. über einen Freund)] | |
| staunch {adj} [ally, friend] | 121 unerschütterlich | |
| family {adj} [attr.] [e.g. altar, doctor, friend, order, pet] | Haus- [z. B. Altar, Arzt, Freund, Orden, Tier] | |
| Verbs |
| to befriend sb. [act like a friend] | sich gegen jdn. freundschaftlich zeigen | |
| to befriend sb. [support like a friend] | jdn. als Freund unterstützen | |
| Nouns |
| chum [coll.] [dated] [friend] | 739 Kumpel {m} [ugs.] [Freund, Kamerad] | |
| mate [Aus.] [Br.] [coll.] [friend of same sex] | 151 Freund {m} | |
| girlfriend [any female friend] | 76 Freundin {f} [platonisch] | |
| companion [friend] | 57 Geselle {m} [veraltet] [Freund, Begleiter] | |
| bro [esp. Am.] [coll.] [friend, pal] | 50 Kumpel {m} [ugs.] | |
| frenemy [friend + enemy] | 37 Freundfeind {m} | |
| mate [coll.] [female friend of same sex] [Aus.] [Br.] | 33 Freundin {f} | |
| doody [Am.] [sl.] [Detroit slang term for a friend] | 19 Freund {m} | |
| homes [also spelled holmes] [Am.] [sl.] [friend] | 17 Kumpel {m} [ugs.] | |
| kemosabe [Am.] [coll.] [friend] | 13 Freund {m} | |
| bro [esp. Am.] [coll.] [friend, pal] | 6 Atze {f} [selten {m}] [berlin.] [ugs.] [Freund, Kumpel] | |
| sis [esp. Am.] [coll.] [female friend] | 5 Atze {f} [selten {m}] [berlin.] [ugs.] [Freundin] | |
| amigo [Spanish for: friend] | Amigo {m} [Freund] | |
| bhai [Ind.] [friend] | Freund {m} | |
| bhai [Ind.] [friend] | Kumpel {m} | |
| foaftale [from FOAF: friend of a friend] | moderne Sage {f} | |
| frenemy [friend + enemy] | falscher Freund {m} | |
| mate [Br.] [coll.] [male] [friend, companion] | Haberer {m} [Kumpan] [österr.] [ugs.] | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| to get over sb./sth. [former friend, loss, etc.] | über jdn./etw. hinwegkommen [ehemaligen Freund, Verlust etc.] | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| cater-cousin [bosom friend] | Busenfreund {m} | |
| childhood friend [also: early childhood friend] | Sandkastenfreund {m} [fig.] [Freund aus der Kindheit] | |
| ling. false cognate [less frequent for: false friend] | Fauxami {m} | |
| ling. faux ami [false friend] | Fauxami {m} [falscher Freund] | |
| ling. faux ami [false friend] | falscher Freund {m} | |
| girl friend [esp. a woman's female friend] | (gute) Freundin {f} [bes. einer Frau] | |
| guy friend [coll.] [male friend] | Kumpel {m} [ugs.] [männlicher Freund] | |
| youthful friend [friend during one's youth] | Jugendfreund {m} | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| to feel close to sb./sth. [e.g. to a friend, to death] | sichAkk. etw.Dat. nahe fühlen [z. B. einer Person, dem Tode] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| friend of a friend <FOAF> | Freund {m} eines Freundes | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Der wahre Freund zeigt sich erst in der Not. | |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Ein Freund in der Not ist ein wahrer Freund. | |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Freunde erkennt man in der Not. | |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Freunde in der Not gehen hundert auf ein Lot. | |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot. | |
| proverb A friend in need is a friend indeed. | In der Not erkennt man die Freunde. | |
| proverb Everybody's friend is nobody's friend. | Jedermanns Freund ist niemandes Freund. | |
| Fiction (Literature and Film) |
| lit. F The Village of Stepanchikovo [aka: The Friend of the Family] [Fyodor Dostoevsky] | Das Gut Stepantschikowo und seine Bewohner [Fjodor Dostojewski] | |
