1) Fair-weather friend èرفيق نيمه 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، نارفيق
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 صميمی، 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 قديمی
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 گيرد دست دوست در پريشان 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 نوگيری ، 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 نيکوست
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 يک 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 آينة 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 رفيقتم، قربون بند کيفتم
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 يک دشمن بسيار
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 ‘.