Chums Meaning in English

word · lemma: chum

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التعريف

Chums are close friends or companions, usually used in informal or old-fashioned English.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Chums' is mainly British English, informal, and can sound old-fashioned. Used to refer to close friends, especially among children or in nostalgic contexts. Seldom used in modern American speech. Common collocations: 'childhood chums', 'school chums'.

• Spanish: amigos - colegas
• Portuguese (BR): amigos - colegas
• Portuguese (PT): amigos - colegas
• Chinese (Simplified): 朋友 - 密友
• Chinese (Traditional): 朋友 - 密友
• Hindi: दोस्त - यार
• Arabic: أصدقاء - رفاق
• Bengali: বন্ধু - সাথী
• Russian: друзья - приятели
• Japanese: 仲良し - 親友
• Vietnamese: bạn thân - bạn cũ
• Korean: 친구 - 단짝
• Turkish: kanka - dost
• Urdu: دوست - یار
• Indonesian: sahabat - teman akrab

جمل نموذجية

Tom and Jerry are best chums.

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I had many chums at school.

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The two boys became chums quickly.

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We’ve been chums since kindergarten—nothing can break us up.

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He still meets up with his old school chums every year.

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You and your chums are always up to something!

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