couple

Reikšmė

Noun

1. Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
2. Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
3. (informal) A small number.
4. One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
5. A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
6. A couple-close.
7. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

Adj

Two or (a) small number of.

Det

Two or a few, a small number of.

Verb

1. To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
2. To join in wedlock; to marry.
3. To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
4. To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈkʌpəl/

Etimologija

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

Sakiniai

There are a couple ways to improve on this .

Yra keletas būdų, kaip tai patobulinti.

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

Pora turėjo du sūnus, abu pramogų versle.

If the second couple declined , the third couple was asked .

Jei antroji pora sumažėjo, trečiosios poros buvo paprašyta.