1) Fair-weather friend èرفیق نیمه راه

 Someone who is your friend only when things are going well for you.

e.g.: I really thought she would be have to help me, but she is just a fair-weather friend.

 

2) Pen-friend èدوست مکاتبه ای

A person that you make friends with/by writing letters, often somebody you have never met.

e.g.: In your first letter to a pen-friend you will want to give a lively picture of yourself, the main points about yourself and your life which can be elaborated on.

 

3) False-friend è دوست کاذب، نارفیق

a) A person who seems to be your friend but who is not loyal and cannot be trusted.

e.g.: I can not rely on Mina as a reliable friend because she is a false-friend.

b) A word in a foreign language that looks similar to a word in your own language, but has a different meaning.

e.g.: The English word ‘sensible’ and the French word ‘sensible’ are false-friends. 

 

4) Bosom friend è دوست صمیمی، همدم

A friend that you know very well and like very much indeed.

e.g.: I really like Marry. She is my bosom friend.

 

5) School friend èدوست دوران مدرسه

A friend who attends or attended the same school as you.

e.g.: She met up with some of her old school friends.

 

6) Girlfriend èدوست دختر

A girl that a boy is having a romantic relationship with.

e.g.: He had lunch with his girlfriend.

 

7) Friend in /at court èدوست منتفذ

One who has ability and disposition to help another by his influence in high quarter.

e.g.: When the Lord was to bring his people into Egypt He provided so as they should have a friend at court before they come.

 

8) Long-term friend è دوست قدیمی

Somebody who’s your friend for a long time.

e.g.: Sarah has been my friend since I was 10. She’s my long-term friend.

 

9) Make friends againè آشتی کردن

 e.g.: I had broken my friend relationship for at least 5 years, but I decided to make friend again with her.

 

10) Have friends in high places è پارتی داشتن

To know important people who can help you.

e.g.: ‘ how did he get promoted so quickly?’

‘Oh, he had friends in high places’.

 

11) A friend in need, is a friend indeed è

دوست آن باشد که گیرد دست دوست     در پریشان حالی و درماندگی

A friend who gives you help in the time of trouble is a true friend.

e.g.: I’ll always be grateful to Karin for lending me the money; a friend in need is a friend indeed.

 

12) Make new friends but keep old, they are silver those are goldè

چون دوستان نوگیری ، پشت به دوستان کهن مکن.

Old friends are more reliable and trustworthy than new friends.

e.g.: John deeply, unbreakable sincere relationship with his few all friends because he believes ‘make new friends but keep old, they are silver those are gold ‘

 

13 ) Whatever comes from a friend is goodèهرچه از دوست رسد نیکوست

e.g.: He was not satisfied with his friend’s present in his birthday. But he was contented by saying to himself ‘ whatever comes from a friend is good ‘.

 

14) A man’s best friends are his 10 friendsè کس نخارد پشت من ، جز ناخن انگشت من

e.g.: To be not dependent completely on others opinion is a success in life because ‘  a man’s best friends are his 10 friends ‘.

 

15) A friend is not so soon gotten as lostè دوستی را که به عمری به چنگ آرند، به یک دم نگذارند.

e.g.: It’s not good to break friendship very easily and quickly because ‘a friend is not so soon gotten as lost ‘.

 

16) The best mirror is an old friend è نباشد دوست جز آینة دوست

e.g.: Tom:’ I hate John. He always reminds me of my faults and advises me .

Father: ‘ You should love him. He is a wise boy and helps you to improve your temper; because ‘the best mirror is an old friend ’.

17) A full purse never lacks friendsèتا پول داری رفیقتم، قربون بند کیفتم

A rich person always has plenty of friends.

e.g.: Jill: ever since Joe won the lottery he has been getting congratulations from friend & relatives he hasn’t heard from in years.

Jane: you no how it is. ‘a full purse never lacks friends ‘.

 

18) Once a friend, always a friendèبا کسی آشنا نمی گردم؛ چون شدم آشنا ، نمی گردم

e.g.: Mina is so sensitive to make a friendship which is high-qualified and reliable. Since she believes ‘ once a friend, always a friend ‘.

 

19) One enemy is too many, and hundred friends too few è  صد دوست کم است و یک دشمن بسیار

e.g.: people should try to increase the number of their friends as much as possible because friends support each other and making enemy is a threat.’ one enemy is too many, and hundred friends too few ‘,

 

20) Remoteness and friendship è دوری و دوستی

e.g.: It’s better not to disturb our friends here and there. Private ness should be  respected in order not to spoil a courtly relation with friend. Since ‘ remoteness and friendship ‘.

 

21) Short reckonings make long friendsè حساب حساب است ، کاکا برادر

If you borrow some thing from a friend, pay it back as soon as possible, so that the two of you remain friendly.

e.g.: when Linda gave me a loan, I paid it back within 2 weeks. Since ‘short reckonings make long friends ‘.