pair

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
2. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
3. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
4. Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
5. A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
6. A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
7. A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
8. (informal) A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
9. (informal) A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
10. A boat for two sweep rowers.
11. (slang) A pair of breasts
12. (slang) A pair of testicles
13. The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
14. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
15. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
16. In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.

Verb

1. To group into one or more sets of two.
2. to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth
3. To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
4. To come together for mating.
5. (slang) To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
6. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To impair, to make worse.
2. (obsolete) To become worse, to deteriorate.

Concepts

paire

couple

apparier

attacher

jumeler

duo

coïter

groupe

les deux

deux personnes

couple marié

homme et femme

époux

petit couple

allumette

andouille

saucisse

dyade

joug

twain

tandem

accoupler

ensemble

deux

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɛə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English paire, from Old French paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of par (“pair”). Related to pār (“equal”, adj). Compare Saterland Frisian Poor (“pair”), West Frisian pear (“pair”), Dutch paar (“pair”), German Paar (“pair”).

Phrases

The pair argued and were unreasonable toward each other .

Le couple a discuté et était déraisonnable les uns envers les autres.

The pair are then seen in bed , implying that Richard has taken Jane's virginity .

La paire est ensuite vue au lit, ce qui implique que Richard a pris la virginité de Jane.