brother-in-arms

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier)

Equivalents

Españolcompañero de fatigas conmilitón

Françaisfrère d'armes

DeutschWaffenbruder

16 more languages

Bosanskiпобратим

Ελληνικάσυμπολεμιστής

Suomiaseveli taistelutoveri

Hrvatskiпобратим

Italianocommilitone

日本語戦友

ქართულითანამებრძოლი

한국어전우

Македонскисо́борец

Nederlandsstrijdmakker wapenbroeder

Polskitowarzysz broni

Русскийбрат по ору́жию собра́т по ору́жию соратниксора́тница това́рищ по ору́жию

Српскипобратим

Svenskabundsförvant vapenbröder

Українськапобратим соратник

Tiếng Việtchiến hữu

Examples

“But the vengeance I told myself I was getting for Wrex felt like ⟳ a lie ⟳. I could win ⟳ the game but he wasn't coming back. Being forced to lose ⟳ my in-game comrade-who I thought of as a virtual person of color and as a brother-in-arms-affected me in a forceful way that I never expected. Mass Effect made me look ⟳ at myself and think ⟳ about the way races, classes and individuals bring ⟳ their histories to bear ⟳.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

brother-in-law brother-in-law/sister-in-law brother-officer brother-out-law brother-slayer brother's wife

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