friendly

friend·ly  (frndl)

adj. friend·li·er, friend·li·est

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a friend: friendly advice.

2. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic: a government friendly to our interests.

3. Warm; comforting.

4.

a. User-friendly.

b. Informal Easy to understand or use for a specified agent. Often used in combination: a reader-friendly novel; a consumer-friendly policy.

adv.

In the manner of a friend; amicably.

n. pl. friend·lies Informal

One fighting on or favorable to one's own side: "If I read this right, you're the only friendly we have there right now" (Tom Clancy).

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friendli·ly adv.

friendli·ness n.

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friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust a friendly smile

2. on the same side; not hostile

3. tending or disposed to help or support; favourable a friendly breeze helped them escape

n pl -lies

(Team Sports, other than specified) Also called friendly match Sport a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc.

friendlily  adv

friendliness  n

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A contact positively identified as friendly. See also hostile.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" military personnel, soldiery, troops - soldiers collectively hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"
Adj.	1.	friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" congenial - suitable to your needs; "a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor" hospitable - disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations" amicable - characterized by friendship and good will social - living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" sociable - inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and gregarious" warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support" unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
	2.	friendly - inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement" well-disposed, favorable amicable - characterized by friendship and good will
	3.	friendly - easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" unfriendly - not easy to understand or use; "user-unfriendly"
	4.	friendly - of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire" hostile - not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; "hostile naval and air forces"

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friendly

adjective amiable, kind, kindly, welcoming, warm, neighbourly, thick (informal), attached, pally (informal), helpful, sympathetic, fond, outgoing, comradely, confiding, affectionate, receptive, benevolent, attentive, sociable, genial, affable, fraternal, good, close, on good terms, chummy (informal), peaceable, companionable, clubby, well-disposed, buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), palsy-walsy (informal), matey or maty (Brit. informal), on visiting terms He has been friendly to me.

amicable, warm, familiar, pleasant, intimate, informal, benign, conciliatory, cordial, congenial, convivial a friendly atmosphere
amicable cold, distant, sinister, contentious, belligerent, unfriendly, antagonistic, inauspicious, uncongenial

Translations

friendly [ˈfrendlɪ]

A. ADJ (friendlier (compar) (friendliest (superl)))

1. [person, dog, cat] → simpático; [atmosphere, place] → agradable; [smile, gesture] → simpático, cordial; [relationship, greeting, tone] → amistoso, cordial
it was an attempt to establish friendly relations → fue un intento de establecer relaciones amistosas or cordiales
I'm giving you a friendly warning → te estoy advirtiendo como amigo → te estoy dando una advertencia de amigo
let me give you a piece of friendly advice → déjame que te dé un consejo de amigo
to become friendly with sb → hacerse amigo de algn, trabar amistad con algn
we became friendly → nos hicimos amigos
it's nice to see a friendly face → es agradable ver una cara conocida
to get friendly with sb → hacerse amigo de algn
we remained on friendly terms after we split up → después de cortar, seguimos siendo amigos
it's important to keep on friendly terms with them → es importante seguir manteniendo una relación amistosa con ellos
that wasn't a very friendly thing to do → eso no se hace con los amigos
to be friendly to sb they are not very friendly to strangers → no se muestran muy amables con los extraños
she wasn't very friendly to me → no estuvo demasiado amable conmigo → no se mostró muy amable conmigo
Yul and Steve were friendly with one another → Yul y Steve eran amigos
see also environmentally

2. (= not competitive) [match, rivalry, argument] → amistoso

3. (= not enemy) [nation, forces] → amigo

B. N (also friendly match) (Ftbl) → partido m amistoso

C. CPD friendly fire N (Mil) → fuego m amigo
friendly society N → mutualidad f, mutua f, mutual f (LAm)

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friendly [ˈfrɛndli]

adj

(= kind) [person] → sympathique, gentil(le)
She's really friendly → Elle est vraiment gentille.
to be friendly with → être ami(e) avec
to be friendly to sb → être amical(e) avec qn

(= welcoming) [place] → accueillant(e)
Liverpool is a very friendly city → Liverpool est une ville très accueillante.

[service] → accueillant(e)

[face] → amical(e)

[discussion, conversation, advice] → amical(e)

[smile, pat] → amical(e)

[country, government] → ami(e)

n (also friendly match) → match m amical
friendly fire n → tirs mpl de son propre camp
They were killed by friendly fire → Ils sont morts sous les tirs de leur propre camp.
friendly match n → match m amical
friendly society n → société f mutualiste

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friendly

adj (+er)

(= amiable) person, smile, gesture, welcome, service, place → freundlich; argument, advice, attitude → freundschaftlich; cat, dog → zutraulich; she gave him a friendly smile → sie lächelte ihn freundlich an; he gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder → er klopfte mir freundlich auf die Schulter; to get a friendly welcome → freundlich begrüßt werden; that wasn’t a very friendly thing to do → das war nicht gerade sehr freundlich; to be friendly to somebody → freundlich or nett zu jdm sein; to be friendly (with somebody) (= to be friends) → (mit jdm) befreundet sein; we’re very/quite friendly → wir sind eng befreundet/ganz gute Freunde; friendly relations → freundschaftliche Beziehungen pl; to be on friendly terms with somebody → mit jdm auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen; to become or get friendly with somebody → sich mit jdm anfreunden; to get friendly (inf: = intimate) → zärtlich werden ? user-friendly, environmentally

(Pol) country, nation → befreundet; government, corporation → freundlich gesinnt (→ to +dat); countries which are friendly to Libya → Länder, die Libyen freundlich gesinnt sind; unions friendly to management → unternehmerfreundliche Gewerkschaften pl; friendly ports → Häfen pl → in befreundeten Ländern

n (Sport: = match) → Freundschaftsspiel nt

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friendly:

friendly fire

n (Mil) → Beschuss m → durch die eigene Seite

Friendly Islands

pl → Freundschaftsinseln pl

friendly match

n (Sport) → Freundschaftsspiel nt

friendly society

n (Brit) → Versicherungsverein m → auf Gegenseitigkeit

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friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → cordiale, amichevole
to be friendly to sb → essere cordiale con qn
to be friendly with sb → essere amico di qn

2. n (also friendly match) → (partita) amichevole f

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friendly [ˈfrɛndlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → cordiale, amichevole
to be friendly to sb → essere cordiale con qn
to be friendly with sb → essere amico di qn

2. n (also friendly match) → (partita) amichevole f

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