Словарь синонимов английского языка - mate

(n) 1. companion, associate, colleague, fellow, chap, co-worker, comrade, crony, ally, friend, alter ego, Colloq chum, pal, US buddy, cohort, Slang Brit cully, china: After work, my mates and I stop off for a beer or two (or three ) . 2. spouse, partner, helpmeet, helpmate, consort, husband or wife, better half, Colloq hubby, old man or lady or woman, lord and master, US bride, Slang trouble and strife (= 'wife'): He scarcely seems a worthy mate for the winner of a Miss World contest. 3. fellow, twin, counterpart, parallel, one of a pair: Have you seen the mate to this sock anywhere? -(v) 4. pair (up), match (up), marry, wed, join, unite, couple, link (up): People should be free to mate with whom they wish. 5. breed, couple, copulate, pair (up): The zoo was able to get the rhinoceroses to mate. A lion was mated with a tiger to produce a tigon. 6. match (up), fit (together), synchronize, join: I cannot get these gears to mate.