en ami

as a friend

→ en
phrase Rare #31,166
as a friend Used to say you are speaking or acting in a friendly way, not as an enemy or official.
FR: Je viens en ami.
EN: I come as a friend.

Je ne viens pas en ennemi, mais en ami.

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

Je te parle en ami, vous allez la perdre.

I'm talking to you as a friend, you're going to lose her.

— Huit et demi (1963)

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)

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)

En ami.

As a friend.

Je te parle en ami.

I speak to you as a friend.

Je viens en ami.

I come as a friend.

Je suis ici en ami.

I'm here as a friend.