flatmate

(ˈflætˌmeɪt)

Brit a person with whom one shares a flat

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flatmate

roommate

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

flatmate - an associate who shares an apartment with you

friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

Translations

Mitbewohner

colocataire

compagno di appartamento

ルームメイト同居人部屋っ子

flatmate

[ˈflætmeɪt] N → compañero/a m/f de apartamento, compañero/a m/f de piso (Sp), compañero/a m/f de departamento (LAm)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flatmate

[ˈflætmeɪt] n (British)
He's my flatmate → Il partage l'appartement avec moi.
my flatmate, Tamsin → ma colocataire, Tamsin

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flatmate

n (Brit) → Mitbewohner(in) m(f)

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flatmate

[ˈflætˌmeɪt] n he's my flatmate (Brit) → divide l'appartamento con me

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Evidence heard at the inquest detailed how a flatmate said she heard crying and loud bangs coming from Marty's room at around 11pm on May 29.

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