Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
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| Käännös | Konteksti | Ääninäyte |
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| Substantiivit |
| 1. | | merenkulku | |
| 2. | | shakki | |
| 3. | | puhekieli, Australia, brittienglanti | |
| 4. | | | |
| 5. | | slangi | |
| Verbit |
| 6. | | | |
| 7. | | eläintiede | |
| 8. | | | |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
- (chess) Short for checkmate.
- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) A friend, usually of the same sex.
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) a colloquial "sir"; an informal and friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male
- (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- (nautical) A first mate.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
Verbit
- (intransitive) To win a game of chess by putting the opponent in checkmate
- (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
- To confuse; to confound.
- (intransitive) To copulate.
- (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring
- (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
- (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
- (transitive) To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
- (transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
Esimerkit
- I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
- He's my best mate.
- Excuse me, mate, have you got the time?
- I found one of the socks I wanted to wear, but I couldn't find its mate.
- Ye knew me once no mate / For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.
- The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
- If she be mated with an equal husband.
- There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death.
- I, [...] in the way of loyalty and truth, [...] / Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be.
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | mated | Imperfekti | mated |
| Partisiipin preesens | mating | Monikko | mates |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | mates | Hellittelymuoto | matey (arkikielessä) |