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Pronunciación: [meɪts]

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Cómo usar mates en una oración: 3 significados y 9 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «relationship»

(noun) a way to refer to a friend or companion. Mates are people you enjoy spending time with, like good friends or buddies.

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I went to the park with my mates to play soccer.

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I don’t have any mates in this new town yet.

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Who are your best mates that you hang out with?

Contexto: «games»

(noun) in some games, like chess, a mate means putting your opponent's king in a position where it cannot escape capture, leading to a win.

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I won the game with a checkmate; my opponent couldn't move anymore.

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I thought I had the game won, but I missed the checkmate.

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Did you see how I set up the checkmate?

Contexto: «reproduction»

(verb) to join together with someone in a special way, usually to have babies. It's what animals do when they find a partner.

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The birds mated in the spring and built a nest together.

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The animals didn’t mate this season, so there were no new babies.

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When do you think the animals will mate?

Cómo se pronuncia mates

Pronunciación: [meɪts]

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