Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 Mitbruder
, 🇪🇸 compañero de religión
, 🇮🇹 confratello
, 🇵🇹 irmão
, 🇨🇳 修道院同伴
, 🇯🇵 修道士の仲間
, 🇰🇷 수도원 동기
, 🇸🇦 زميل في الدير
, 🇮🇳 धर्मगुरु का साथी
Usage Examples
- Mon confrère m'a demandé de l'aide.
- Elle apprécie le soutien de ses confrères.
- Nous avons travaillé en tandem avec notre confrère.
Etymology
Derived from medieval Latin *confrater* (“fellow brother”), which merges *con-* (“together”) with *frater* (“brother”), the word entered Old French as *confrere*. It originally denoted a member of a religious fraternity or guild. In modern French it is a noun meaning “colleague” or “fellow”, with no separate verb form.
Synonyms
collaborer
coopérer
s’associer
faire équipe
se mettre en partenariat
se lier
travailler ensemble
Antonyms
adversaire
concurrent
ennemi
solitaire
indépendant