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общий друг

mutual friend

Meaning of общий друг

shared acquaintance

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RU[ˈobɕːij ˈdruk]
mutual friend
общий друг - mutual friend
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общий друг with English translation

общий друг usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

A mutual friend invited us both to the concert last night.

Наш общий друг пригласил нас обоих на концерт вчера вечером.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

We only realised we had a mutual friend when he mentioned your name.

Мы поняли, что у нас есть общий друг, когда он упомянул твоё имя.

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общий друг belongs to the topic "Friends and Acquaintances". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

общий другmutual friend
семьяfamily
родителиparents
мамаmom
папаdad
ребёнокchild
детиchildren

общий друг synonyms

Related words worth learning together

общий знакомый
Someone both people know; implies acquaintance rather than close friendship.
общий приятель
Closer to ' приятель' — friendly but not very close; more conversational.
взаимный друг
Can mean a friend to whom both are attached (reciprocity), so sometimes ambiguous compared to 'mutual friend'.
приятель
Friendly but not very close person; more informal than 'friend'.
кореш
Slang for a close buddy; highly colloquial and regionally colored.
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О
🇷🇺ru
общий знакомый

Someone both people know; implies acquaintance rather than close friendship.

B1Very Often
О
🇷🇺ru
общий приятель

Closer to ' приятель' — friendly but not very close; more conversational.

B1Often
В
🇷🇺ru
взаимный друг

Can mean a friend to whom both are attached (reciprocity), so sometimes ambiguous compared to 'mutual friend'.

B1Rarely
П
🇷🇺ru
приятель

Friendly but not very close person; more informal than 'friend'.

B1Often
К
🇷🇺ru
кореш

Slang for a close buddy; highly colloquial and regionally colored.

B1Often

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How to pronounce общий друг and what this word means

общий друг means mutual friend. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce общий друг

[ˈobɕːij ˈdruk]

общий друг translation

mutual friend

общий друг examples

A mutual friend invited us both to the concert last night.

общий друг transcription

[ˈobɕːij ˈdruk]

Questions about this word

общий друг meaning: what does it mean?

человек, знакомый одновременно у двух или нескольких людей

общий друг pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

общий друг is pronounced as [ˈobɕːij ˈdruk]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

общий друг definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A mutual friend invited us both to the concert last night. Translation: Наш общий друг пригласил нас обоих на концерт вчера вечером.

Is общий друг part of Friends and Acquaintances vocabulary?

Yes, общий друг (mutual friend) can be learned in the Friends and Acquaintances topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is общий друг part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, общий друг (mutual friend) can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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