compadre • \kum-PAH-dray\ • noun
: a close friend : buddy
Example Sentence:
"I'm now on the Web as a lot of my compadres in journalism are right now." (Miles O'Brien, Senate Hearing (transcript), February 24, 2010)
Did you know?
In Spanish, a child's father and godfather are, to each other, "compadres" -- that is, "co-fathers." "Compadre" is also a traditional term of reverence and friendship for a man. The equivalent feminine term in Spanish is "comadre." "Compadre" and "comadre" appeared simultaneously in the work that gives us our first known use of "compadre" in English: "'Busy as common, comadre!' said Lopez as he entered, addressing the mother, 'late and early I can find you at work.' 'Yes, compadre,' was the answer." (Albert Pike, "A Mexican Tale," 1834). In English, "compadre" means "friend" and can refer to a person of either sex. "Comadre" continues to appear occasionally in English contexts, but it is not yet well enough established to merit entry in English dictionaries.
domingo, 20 de junio de 2010
SUNDAY'S TOP 5: JUNE 20, 2010
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE DONE THIS. LOTS OF WORK HAS KEPT ME FROM UPDATING THIS WEB PAGE,BUT LOW AND BEHOLD THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND I AM BACK, AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICED WITH THE ENTRIES TODAY. ANYWAY HERE ARE MY TOP 5 ALBUMS FOR THIS SUNDAY AND THEY ARE...
1. TEENAGE FANCLUB - SHADOWS
2. QUANTIC PRESENTA FLOWERING INFERNO - DOG ON A ROPE
3. WILD NOTHING - GEMINI
4. CHRISSY DEPAUW - SUMMER (EP)
5. RENI LANE - READY
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