blood brother

1. An unrelated male considered to share a brother-like relationship established by a ceremonial sharing of blood in some cultures.

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   побрати́мpobratím, на́званый братnázvanyj brat

   побрати́мpobratým

   a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

2. (broadly)An unrelated male considered to share such a strong relationship generally.

3. A brother by blood: a brother-german or half-brother, as distinguished from step-brothers.

1. We're blood brothers.

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2. Sami was as cold-blooded as his brother.

   ruСами был такой же хладнокровный, как и его брат. — LanguagesLover

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3. Joe and Shane become like blood brothers.

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