What does amistad in Spanish mean?

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

The word amistad in Spanish means friendship, befriend, make up, befriend, create a bond of friendship, cultivate a friendship, strike up a friendship, establish a friendship, bond of friendship, bonds of friendship. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amistad

friendship

nombre femenino (sentimiento: afecto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No hay nada más bonito que la amistad entre un niño y su perro.
There's nothing nicer than the friendship between a boy and his dog.

befriend

verbo transitivo (unir en amistad)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

make up

verbo transitivo (reconciliar) (after a fight)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])

befriend

verbo transitivo (MX (ser amigo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

create a bond of friendship

locución verbal (reafirmar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Luego de años de conocerse, las amigas anudaron su amistad con un viaje.
After years of getting to know each other, they created a bond of friendship with a trip.

cultivate a friendship

locución verbal (cuidar amistad)

Las dos mujeres cultivaron la amistad durante años.

strike up a friendship

locución verbal (hacerse amigos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Luis y Ana entablaron una amistad duradera cuando eran niños.
Luis and Ana struck up a lasting friendship when they were little.

establish a friendship

locución verbal (con alguien: hacer amigos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bond of friendship

(lazo entre amigos)

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

bonds of friendship

(lazos cordiales)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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