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pal·ly

(păl′ē)
adj. pal·li·er, pal·li·est Informal
Friendly; chummy.
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pally

(ˈpælɪ)
adj, -lier or -liest
informal on friendly or familiar terms
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pal•ly

(ˈpæl i)

adj. -li•er, -li•est.
Informal. friendly; chummy.
[1890–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:pally - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals]pally - (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
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pally

adjective (Informal) friendly, intimate, close, familiar, affectionate, chummy (informal), buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), thick as thieves (informal), palsy-walsy (informal) Those two seem to be getting very pally.
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Translations
وُدّي، صَديق
kamarádský
kammeratlig
haverkodó
vinalegur
kamarátsky

pally

[ˈpælɪ] ADJ (pallier (compar) (palliest (superl))) to be pally with sb → ser muy amigo de algn
they're very pally → son muy amigos
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pally

[ˈpæli] adj → copain(copine)
to be pally with sb → être copain or copine avec qn
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pally

adj (+er) (Brit inf) they’re very pally → sie sind dicke Freunde (inf); to be pally with somebody → mit jdm gut Freund sein; to get pally with somebody → sich mit jdm anfreunden ; he immediately tried to get pally with the boss → er versuchte sofort, sich beim Chef anzubiedern
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pally

[ˈpælɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) to be pally with sb → essere molto amico (or amica) di qn
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pal

(pӕl) noun
an informal word for a friend. My son brought a pal home for tea. vriend صَديق приятел amigo kamarád, -ka der Kumpel kammerat φίλος amigo, colega semu رفیق kamu copain/-ine חבר मित्र dobar prijatelj haver teman félagi amico 仲よし 친구, 동무 bičiulis, draugužis draugs; biedrs kawan vriend kompis, kamerat kompan, kumpel ملګړی compincha tovarăş; prieten приятель kamarát, -ka prijatelj drugar kamrat, kompis เพื่อนฝูง arkadaş, ahbap 夥伴 приятель, товариш يار bạn 伙伴
ˈpally adjective
friendly. They've become very pally. vriendelik وُدّي، صَديق приятелски amigo kamarádský freundlich kammeratlig φιλικός amigo sõbralik, sõbrutsev دوستانه kaverillinen copain avec qqn חברותי मित्रता prijateljski haverkodó bersahabat vinalegur amico 仲のよい 친한 bičiuliškas draudzīgs mesra vriendschappelijk kameratslig przyjacielski, zaprzyjaźniony ملګړټیا amigo apropiat свойский kamarátsky prijateljski drugarski kamratlig, bundis ซึ่งเป็นมิตร dost, senli benli (俚)親密的 товариський, компанійський دوستانہ، يارانہ thân mật 亲密的
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