mate
 noun
 compañeiro
EN The overloaded and unwieldy sled forged ahead, Buck and his mates struggling frantically under the rain of blows.
GL O trineo ateigado de carga comenzou a esvarar mentres Buck e os seus compañeiros avantaban sen alento baixo unha choiva de vergallazos.
 Fonte: CHA (923)
parella
EN Every created being has its mate; the most insignificant bird sings to its paramour; the very beetle woos its lady-beetle in the dust, and yon butterflies which you see fluttering high above the tower, and toying in the air, are happy in each other`s loves.
GL Cada ser creado ten a súa parella; o máis insignificante dos paxaros cántalle á súa amiga; o mesmo escaravello faille as beiras á súa dona no po, e, ó lonxe, as bolboretas que ves revoar por riba da torre e rebuldar no aire son felices nos seus mutuos amores.
Fonte: ALH (461)
amigo
EN My tour manager always used to say, "It's in the genes, mate".
GL O meu empresario dicíame sempre: "Está nos xenes, amigo".
Fonte: C20 (1315)
intransitive verb
unirse a
EN He wrote that every night in a golden tower, the king had to mate with a nine-headed serpent that took on the appearance of a woman.
GL Conta que tódalas noites, nunha torre de ouro, o rei debía unirse a unha serpe de nove cabezas que cobraba a aparencia dunha muller.
Fonte: C21 (1093)
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