friendly

friendly
friendly [{{t}}'frendlɪ] (compar friendlier, superl friendliest)
1 adjective
(a) (person) aimable, gentil; (animal) gentil; (smile, advice, game) amical; (city, neighbours, face) sympathique;
to be friendly to or towards sb être gentil ou aimable avec qn;
a friendly welcome or reception un accueil chaleureux;
that wasn't very friendly of him! ce n'était pas très gentil de sa part!;
someone ought to have a friendly word with him and explain that… quelqu'un devrait lui expliquer gentiment que…
(b) (close, intimate) ami; (allied) ami;
they've become very friendly lately elles sont devenues très amies dernièrement;
she's very friendly with the boss all of a sudden elle est très copine avec le patron tout d'un coup;
to be on friendly terms with sb être en bons termes avec qn;
a friendly nation un pays ami;
to get too friendly with sb se montrer trop familier avec qn;
{{}}familiar{{}} don't let him get too friendly garde tes distances avec lui;
a friendly plane un avion allié
2 noun
(game) match m amical
►► {{}}Military{{}} friendly fire feu m allié;
to come under friendly fire tomber sous le feu allié;
the Friendly Islands Tonga m, les îles fpl des Amis;
{{}}Sport{{}} friendly match match m amical;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Finance{{}} friendly society société f de mutualité;
{{}}Finance{{}} friendly takeover bid OPA f amicale

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