mate
noun
/meɪt/
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- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
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partner,
gezel,
paringsgezel
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- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
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gabber,
kameraad,
makker,
maat(je)
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- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
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gast,
maat
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- (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
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maat,
scheepsmaat
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mate
verb
/meɪt/
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- (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
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koppelen,
paren
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- (intransitive) To copulate.
- (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
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paren
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mate
verb
/meɪt/
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- (chess) Clipping of checkmate.
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schaakmat spelen
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mating
noun
/ˈmeɪtɪŋ/
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- (zoology) Pairing of organisms for copulation.
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aansluiting
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