мы ведь друзья

we're friends, after all

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we're friends, after all Ведь emphasizes that this is something both people are expected to know or agree with; it can make the phrase sound like a gentle appeal for agreement.

RU: Мы ведь друзья, давай поговорим.

EN: We're friends, after all, so let's talk.

Мы ведь друзья?

We're friends, right?

— Пиноккио (2019)

Мы ведь друзья.

We're friends, after all.

— Приключения Паддингтона 2 (2017)

Да мы ведь друзья.

But we're friends, after all.

— Телохранитель (1961)

Короче, мы ведь друзья, да?

Anyway, we're friends, right?

— Открой глаза (1997)