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pal  (pl) Informal

n.

A friend; a chum.

intr.v. palled, pal·ling, pals

To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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[Romany phral, phal, from Sanskrit bhrt, bhrtr-, brother; see bhrter- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: Pal, like buddy and chum, has an informal, thoroughly "American" ring to it. Its source, though, is rather unusualRomany, the Indic language of the Gypsies. First recorded in English in the 17th century, pal was borrowed from a Romany word meaning "brother, comrade," which occurs as phal in the Romany spoken in England and phral in the Romany spoken in Europe. Gypsies speak an Indic language because they originally migrated to Europe from the border region between Iran and India. In other Indic languages we find related words meaning "brother," such as Hindustani bhi and Prakrit bhda or bhy; they all come from Sanskrit bhrt, which in turn traces its ancestry to the same Indo-European word that our word brother does.

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pal [pæl] Informal

n

1. a close friend; comrade

2. an accomplice

vb pals, palling, palled

(intr; usually foll by with or about) to associate as friends See also pal up

[from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar brother]

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PAL [pæl]

n acronym for

(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pal - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities buddy, chum, crony, sidekick, brother cobber - Australian term for a pal friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
Verb	1.	pal - become friends; act friendly towards chum up, pal up befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

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pal

noun (Informal) friend, companion, mate (informal), buddy (informal), comrade, chum (informal), crony, cock (Brit. informal), main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), boon companion We've been pals for years.

Translations

pal [pæl] N → amigo/a m/f, compinche mf, cuate/a m/f (Mex) , pata mf (Peru)
be a pal! → ¡venga, pórtate como un amigo!
they're great pals → son muy amigos
old pals' act → acto m de amiguismo

pal up VI + ADV → hacerse amigos
to pal up with sb → hacerse amigo de algn

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PAL [ˈpæl] n abbr (=phase alternation line) → PAL m

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pal [ˈpæl] n (= friend) → copain* $(copine)mf
the boy who saved his best pal from drowning → le garçon qui a sauvé son meilleur copain de la noyade

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pal

n (inf) → Kumpel m (inf); OK, let’s be pals again → na gut, vertragen wir uns wieder!; be a pal! → sei so nett!; help me with this, there’s a pal → sei doch so nett und hilf mir dabei

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PAL [pæl] n abbr (TV) =phase alternation line → PAL m

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pal [pæl] n (fam) → amico/a

pal up vi + adv (fam) → far amicizia

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pal

n pal [pӕl]

an informal word for a friend My son brought a pal home for tea. vriend صَديق приятел kamarád, -ka kammerat der Kumpel φίλος amigo, colega semu رفیق kamu copain/-ine חָבֵר मित्र dobar prijatelj haver teman félagi amico 仲よし 친구, 동무 bičiulis, draugužis draugs; biedrs kawan vriend kompis, kamerat kompan, kumpel compincha tovarăş; prieten приятель kamarát, -ka prijatelj drugar kamrat, kompis เพื่อนฝูง arkadaş, ahbap 夥伴 приятель, товариш يار bạn 伙伴

adj pally

friendly They've become very pally. vriendelik وُدّي، صَديق приятелски kamarádský kammeratlig freundlich φιλικός amigo (de) sõbralik, sõbrutsev دوستانه kaverillinen copain avec qqn חֶברוּתִי मित्रता prijateljski haverkodó bersahabat vinalegur amico 仲のよい 친한 bičiuliškas draudzīgs mesra vriendschappelijk kameratslig przyjacielski, zaprzyjaźniony amigo apropiat свойский kamarátsky prijateljski drugarski kamratlig, bundis ซึ่งเป็นมิตร dost, senli benli 要好的，(口)親密的 товариський, компанійський دوستانہ، يارانہ thân mật 要好的，（口）亲密的

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pal → صديق kamarád ven Kumpel φιλαράκος compinche kaveri ami prijatelj amico 友だち 친구 makker kompis kumpel camarada друг kompis เพื่อนสนิท yakın dost bạn thân 伙伴