What does mate in Japanese mean?
What is the meaning of the word mate in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mate in Japanese.
The word mate in Japanese means つがいの片方, 仲間 、 友達 、 連れ, 相棒, つがう、交尾する, チェックメイト, 航海士, 連れ合い 、 妻 、 夫, 仕事仲間 、 同僚, 片方, マテ茶, かみ合う, ～を連れ添わせる、結婚させる, ～をつがわせる、～を繁殖させる, ～を繋ぐ、繋ぎ合わせる, 同船者, 職人の助手, 副候補、下位の候補（者）, 二等航海士, 親友、心の友、ソウルメイト, チームメイト、チームの仲間, 同僚、仕事仲間, 仲間、味方、同僚、同志. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word mate
つがいの片方(animal: partner) (動物・鳥) そのペンギンは、ほぼ一年ぶりに見るつがいの相手を見分けた。 The penguin recognized its mate nearly a year after last seeing it. |
仲間 、 友達 、 連れ(UK, AU, informal (friend) トムの一番の友達であるダンが訪ねてきた。 Tom's best mate, Dan, came to visit. |
相棒(UK, AU, informal (term of address for male friend) (呼びかけで) 「どうだい、相棒」とベンは、映画館の外で会ったアダムに問いかけた。 "Alright, mate?" said Ben when he met Adam outside the cinema. |
つがう、交尾する(animals: have sex) 二匹のリスが木の上で交尾した(or: つがった)。 The two squirrels mated in the tree. |
チェックメイト(checkmate) Zoe put the king in check and said "Mate!". |
航海士(sailor) Fred worked as the mate on the ship. |
連れ合い 、 妻 、 夫(sexual partner, companion) Seth quit his job so he could spend more time with his children and his mate. |
仕事仲間 、 同僚(colleague, team member) Laura's work mate quit last week. |
片方(matching piece) (対をなす物の) Paul matched each part to its mate. |
マテ茶(drink: South American infusion) (南米の飲料) Mate is a popular drink in Paraguay. |
かみ合う(gears: engage) The mechanic needed to replace the transmission because the gears didn't mate anymore. |
～を連れ添わせる、結婚させる(match) The matchmaker mated the pair to each other. |
～をつがわせる、～を繁殖させる(animals: breed) (動物) |
～を繋ぐ、繋ぎ合わせる(join, connect) The engineers mated the telephone system to a computerized information system. |
同船者([sb] who shares ship's quarters) |
職人の助手(UK (mechanic's assistant) |
副候補、下位の候補（者）(US (candidate for lesser of two linked offices) (選挙) John McCain selected Sarah Palin as his running mate in the election. |
二等航海士(naval deputy) (海軍) 船長は二等航海士の助言に頼りすぎて航海し、暗礁に乗り上げてしまった。 The captain relied heavily on his second mate's expertise to navigate them through the reef. |
親友、心の友、ソウルメイト(informal ([sb] with whom you have deep affinity) Some people believe that each and everyone of us has a soul mate. |
チームメイト、チームの仲間(sport: fellow player) (スポーツ) After she scored the winning goal, Jana's teammates carried her around the field. |
同僚、仕事仲間(mainly US (work: colleague) (仕事) My teammate on the project is sick this week. |
仲間、味方、同僚、同志(figurative (partner) (比喩) Parents should be teammates instead of fighting each other. |
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