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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

friend

Polish translation:

kumpel, kumpelka, stary, stara

Added to glossary by Teresa Goscinska
Jun 9, 2001 12:41
22 yrs ago
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English term

friend

Non-PRO English to Polish Other
slang for "old friend"; friend

Proposed translations

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kumpel, kumpelka, stary, stara

To są 2 polskie wyrażenie slangowe
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agree Robert Pranagal : Robert Pranagal> others are hardly slang...
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agree Anna Bittner
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przyjaciel, druh

The basic meaning of "friend" is przyjaciel (male) / przyjaciółka (female).

If it has to be a bit "slangish", "stary druh" may be better (but only about a man)

Reference:

own

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agree leff
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kolega, kolezanka

kolega (male) or kolezanka (female) is simply a friend, somebody you know, somebody you hang out with.
przyjaciel (male)or przyjaciolka (female) in polish means best friend, somebody that is very dear to you.
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przyjaciel/przyjaciylka

przyjaciel - if you need to express gender - male
przyjaciólka - female

You may also use:
stary druh
which is a kind of slang and is too familiar.:)) They use it for male friend.





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