copadre

English translation: buddy

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Spanish term or phrase:	compadre
English translation:	buddy
Entered by:	Felipe Castillo Ruiz

12:20 Sep 9, 2001

Spanish to English translations [PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: copadre

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grettle

buddy

Explanation:
maybe you're looking for the word "compadre". This word refers to the godfather of my child, and also it is used in mexico to refer to a friend

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Felipe Castillo Ruiz
Local time: 21:30

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Summary of answers provided

4 +9

buddy

Felipe Castillo Ruiz

5 +3

godfather of one's child/friend/buddy

Terry Burgess

4 +1

godfather and father of a child with respect to each other

Berry Prinsen

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

buddy

Explanation:
maybe you're looking for the word "compadre". This word refers to the godfather of my child, and also it is used in mexico to refer to a friend

Felipe Castillo Ruiz
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 18

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43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

godfather of one's child/friend/buddy

Explanation:
Hi Grettle:-)
I'm sure the word you're asking about is "compadre" and not "copadre".

Here are the definitions from the Oxford Superlex:

"compadre m
1 (padrino) godfather of one’s child or father of one’s godchild
2 (fam) (amigo) friend, buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq); a lo compadre (fam): entró a lo
compadre a la oficina he got a job in the office by pulling a few strings o by knowing the
right people, he got a job in the office by having useful contacts o friends in the right
places".

Hope this helps:-)
terry

Above

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 2372

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Sheila Hardie

14 mins

-> Thx SJH:-)

disagree

Lafuente: Why are you re-expressing Escrutador's idea? This is not ethic, Terry. He got it right already!

40 mins

-> Your'e quite right:-)..I apologise sincerely..but it wasn't intentional..I answered from the e-mail notice. Sorry:-))

disagree

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh: Agree with Lafuente

47 mins

-> Same answer as above Bertha:-))..PS: "Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone":-)))))

agree

Patricia Lutteral: next time you'll be flogged...oh, dear :-))

5 hrs

agree

Leliadoura: talking about ethics,most people in this forum have a lot to learn from Terry.

11 hrs

agree

tazdog (X): I'll go along with Innisfree :-)

12 hrs

agree

Andrea Bullrich: Terry, you didn't even need to apologize, I'm sure escrutador sabe diferenciar la paja del trigo : )

20 hrs

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

godfather and father of a child with respect to each other

Explanation:
I take it that you meant 'compadre' which can also be used in the sense of 'mate' or 'pal'.

Berry

Berry Prinsen
Spain
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in pair: 12

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