en ami

as a friend

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phrase Rare #34,144
as a friend Describes someone acting or speaking in the role of a friend. The feminine form is « en amie ».
FR: Je te le dis en ami.
EN: I’m telling you this as a friend.

Je ne viens pas en ennemi, mais en ami.

I come not as an enemy, but as a friend.

Fais pas le malin, je viens ici en ami.

Don't get smart with me. I come here as a friend.

— Le Pianiste (2002)

En ami.

As a friend.

Si tu les fréquentes en ami, tu fais ta recherche au mauvais endroit.

If you're associating with them as friends, you're doing your research in the wrong place.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Ce que je veux dire, c'est de lui envoyer une demande en ami.

What I mean is to send him a friend request.

— Masaan (2015)

Je suis ici en ami.

I'm here as a friend.

Je viens en ami.

I come as a friend.

Je te parle en ami.

I speak to you as a friend.