man's best friend

English

Etymology

Refers to the millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship of dogs with humans.

Noun

man's best friend

1. An affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.

Translations

an affectionate term for a dog

• Finnish: ihmisen paras ystävä
• French: le meilleur ami de l’homme (fr) m
• German: bester Freund des Menschen (de) m
• Hungarian: az ember legjobb barátja
• Icelandic: besti vinur mannsins m
• Indonesian: teman terbaik manusia
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: menneskets beste venn m

  Nynorsk: menneskets beste ven m, menneskets beste venn m

• Portuguese: o melhor amigo do homem m
• Russian: друг челове́ка m (drug čelovéka)
• Spanish: el mejor amigo del hombre m