Friends About About Friendship Friendship Verbs Verbs and and some some Phrases Phrases Friend: amigo Close friend: amigo íntimo Old friend: viejo amigo, amigo de hace años New friend: amigo desde hace poco Friendship: amistad Colleague: compañero, colega Know: conocer Get to know somebody: llegar a conocer a... Meet: encontrarse, conocer, quedar... Stay friends: seguir siendo amigos Stay together: seguir juntos See each other: verse (el uno al otro) Classmate: compañero de clase School friend: compañero de clase Keep in touch: mantener el contacto Get in touch with: tener contacto con... Lose touch: perder el contacto Have a lot in common: tener mucho en común Relatives: familiares Boyfriend: novio Girlfriend: novia Fiancé: prometido Fiancée: prometida Couple: pareja My partner: mi pareja Lovers: amantes Loving (adj): cariñoso To To MEET MEET To meet: encontrarse, conocerse, quedar What time shall we meet? ¿A qué hora quedamos? I will you meet at the station. Iré a esperarte a la estación. I would to like you to meet Maria. Quiero presentarte a María. Nice to meet you. Encantado de conocerte. Quino Villa Argue: discutir We are arguing about this point Argue with: discutir con... He started arguing with the referee Argue for: dar argumentos a favor He argued for the peace Argue against: dar argumentos en contra We argued against the war To have an argument: discutir Feel: sentirse I felt sad (Me sentí triste) Reorganize: reconocer Realize: darse cuenta (insginht) Reply: responder (noun: respuesta) To To GET GET Get: recibir I have just got your e-mail. Get: conseguir He got a new job. Get engaged: comprometerse We got engaged last summer Get married: casarse They decided to get married in their home town Get divorced: divorciarse They decided to get divorced last month Get on: irle a uno (bien) las cosas How did get on? (¿Cómo te fue?) Get on well with: llevarse bien con... Get together with: reunirse con... Get round: convencer a alguien I got her round to my point of view Get to know: llegar a conocer a alguien When you get to know him, he’s very nice. Get in touch: tener contacto con... I’m trying to get in touch with an old school friend Get rid of: deshacerse de... I got rid of my old car and I bought a new one Get in: entrar Get into: entrar a un lugar concreto I get into the kitchen Break up with: separarse de... romper con... Get rid to: librarse de... deshacerse de... Make an excuse: poner una excusa Get off: salir del trabajo Get away: escaparse de... Get to: llegar a... I got to work at seven o’clock Get home: llegar a casa I got home late Get back: regresar Make friends: hacer amigos Make friends with: hacerse amigo de... Get up: levantarse Get down: bajar The prices are getting down