What does amico in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word amico in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amico in Italian.

The word amico in Italian means friendly, friend, well-wisher, supporter, childhood friend, pen pal, friend going back a long way, imaginary friend, friend in common, rediscovered friend, A friend is a treasure, friendly advice, to become friends, act buddy-buddy, friendly fire, meet a friend, man's best friend, old friend. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amico

friendly

aggettivo (che mostra amicizia)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
È bello vedere in mezzo alla folla un volto amico.
It's nice to see a friendly face in the crowd.

friend

(persona con cui si è amici)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'amico di Andrea mi ha chiesto di uscire con lui.
Andrea's friend has asked me to go out with him.

well-wisher, supporter

(che si interessa di [qlcs])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mario è un amico degli animali e fa il volontario in un centro del WWF.
Mario is an animal supporter and does voluntary work in a WWF center.

childhood friend

sostantivo maschile

Stamattina ho incontrato per caso un mio vecchio amico d'infanzia.
This morning, by chance, I met an old childhood friend of mine.

pen pal

sostantivo maschile (persona: conoscenza epistolare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

friend going back a long way

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

imaginary friend

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

friend in common

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rediscovered friend

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

A friend is a treasure

friendly advice

to become friends

act buddy-buddy

friendly fire

sostantivo maschile (militare (spari di esercito alleato)

meet a friend

man's best friend

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

old friend

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