това́рищ

very common #183B1

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
comrade, friend, companion, mate
Он мой ста́рый това́рищ.
He is an old friend of mine.
General word for a close friend or someone you share activities with.
2.
comradepolitics
Това́рищи, прошу́ тишины́!
Comrades, quiet please!
Soviet-era form of address; also to a Party member or in the army before a rank.
3.
colleague
Мой това́рищ по рабо́те помо́г мне.
My colleague at work helped me.
Usually with по: това́рищ по рабо́те 'colleague'.

Examples

Раненый солдат приполз к своим товарищам
The wounded soldier crawled over to his comrades.
Това́рищ Том влюби́лся в това́рища Марию.
Comrade Tom fell in love with Comrade Maria.
Солдат, застреливший врага, спас товарищей.
The soldier who shot the enemy saved his comrades.
Том был мои́м това́рищем по шко́ле.
Tom was a fellow student of mine at school.
Э́то мой това́рищ по кома́нде, Том.
This is my teammate, Tom.
Това́рищ Сато занима́ется стрельбо́й из лука по выходны́м.
Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.
Това́рищ Сато практику́ет стрельбу́ из лука по выходны́м.
Mr. Sato practices archery on weekends.
Гусь свинье́ не това́рищ.
Oil and water don't mix.
Не волну́йся, това́рищ, ведь у меня есть план! - "Э́то меня и волну́ет..."
Worry not, comrade, for I have a plan! - "That worries me..."
Товарищи считали его отступником и предателем.
His comrades considered him an apostate and a traitor.