matey

mat·ey

 (mā′tē)

adj. Chiefly British

Sociable; friendly.

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matey

(ˈmeɪtɪ) or

maty

adj

friendly or intimate; on good terms

n

friend or fellow: usually used in direct address

ˈmateyness, ˈmatiness n

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mate•y

(ˈmeɪ ti)

adj. Chiefly Brit.

sociable; friendly.

[1910–15]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

matey - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals chummy, pally, palsy-walsy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

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matey

adjective (Brit. informal) friendly, intimate, comradely, thick (informal), pally (informal), amiable, sociable, chummy (informal), free-and-easy, companionable, clubby, buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), hail-fellow-well-met, palsy-walsy (informal) her irritatingly matey tone

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matey

adjective

Chiefly British. Liking company:

companionable, convivial, sociable, social.

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Translations

matey

[ˈmeɪtɪ]

A. ADJ (Brit) [person] → afable, simpático; [atmosphere] → acogedor; [gathering] → informal, familiar
she's quite matey with my wife → es bastante amiga con mi mujer

B. N (Brit) (in direct address) → chico, hijo

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matey

[ˈmeɪti] adj (British) → copain-copain inv

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matey

(Brit inf)

adj (+er) person → freundlich, kollegial; (pej) → vertraulich; atmosphere → freundschaftlich, kollegial; gathering → vertraulich; careful what you say, he’s matey with the director → sei vorsichtig mit dem, was du sagst, er steht mit dem Direktor auf Du und Du; he was getting just a bit too matey with my wife → er wurde ein wenig zu vertraulich mit meiner Frau

n → Kumpel m; (warningly) → Freundchen nt (inf)

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matey

[ˈmeɪtɪ] adj (Brit) (fam) → amicone/a

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