About friends and friendship (some sayings/slang)
Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro. = A friend is a treasure
(literally: he who finds a friend, finds a treasure)
Patti chiari, amicizia lunga. = Short reckonings make long friends
(literally: clear agreements, long friendship)
Gli amici si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno = A friend in need is a friend indeed
(literally: you identify your friends when you're in need)
Dagli amici mi guardi Iddio che dai nemici mi guardo io = I hope God protects me from friends, while I can protect myself from enemies (literal translation)
I libri come gli amici devono essere pochi ma buoni = Books as friends must be few but good (literal translation)
Non è amico in verità chi ti visita nelle nozze e non nell'infermità = He who visits you in times of joy but not of sorrow, is not a friend
(literally: to tell the truth it is not a friend he who visits you for weddings but not when you're ill)
Il cane è il miglior amico dell'uomo = Dog is a man's best friend (literal translation)
L'amico è come il vino: se è buono, col tempo migliora = A friend is like wine: if he's good, he gets better as time passes (literal translation)
Amico di penna = Pen pal
(literally: pen friend)
Amico d'infanzia = Childhood friend (literal translation)
Un consiglio da amico = Friendly advice (literal translation)
Amico di vecchia data = Long-standing friend
(literally: old time friend)
Fuoco amico = Friendly fire (literal translation)
Fare l'amico = To act buddy-buddy
(literally: to act as a friend)
Amico ritrovato = Rediscovered friend (literal translation)
-> amico ends with -o (masculine form) in its general acception (genderless) so I'm using "he" in the English translation, but it doesn't imply any gender
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