couple

la pareja

noun

couple
[ˈkʌpəl]
sustantivo
1par (m) (of things)
  • a couple of -> un par de
2pareja (f) (people)
verbo transitivo
3relacionar, asociar (associate)
4conjugar, combinar (combine)
  • coupled with -> junto con

couple [kapol]
sustantivo
1Par, dos seres o cosas de cualquier especie, siendo de igual calidad.
  • I think he’d had a couple -> creo que ha tomado unas copas de más
  • A couple hundred books -> unos doscientos libros
2Par, macho y hembra.
  • Married couple -> matrimonio, marido y mujer
3Pareja, compañero y compañera, dos personas unidas temporalmente,
participio
4ej. (ejemplo)
  • The happy couple -> la feliz pareja, los recién casados
Un par de algo (two or small number). en un baile; dos animales apareados.
1Parear, unir, juntar, encadenar; (Rail) enganchar (connect); asociar (theories, events).
  • To couple something/somebody with something/somebody -> asociar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
  • The fall in demand, coupled with competition from abroad -> el descenso de la demanda, unido a la competencia extranjera
2Casar, solemnizar el matrimonio, el sacerdote o funcionario autorizado para ello.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Tener cópula o coito, unirse o juntarse carnalmente. (n)
va.

couple [ˈkʌpl]
noun
1 (pair) par; (m)
a couple of un par de
2 (partners) pareja; (f) (married couple) matrimonio; (m)
young couple matrimonio joven; (m)
3 (two or three)
just a couple of minutes dos minutos nada más; I know a couple of lads who can do the job conozco a un par de chicos que pueden hacer el trabajo; we had a couple in a bar (informal) tomamos un par de copas en un bar
verb:transitive
1 [+names etc] unir; juntar; [+ideas] asociar
to couple sth with sth unir algo a algo; juntar algo con algo
2 (Téc)
to couple (on up)or acoplar (a); enganchar (a)
verb:intransitive
(Zool) copularse

Verb Conjugation for "couple"

Imperative
  • couple
  • you couple
  • he/she couples
  • we couple
  • you couple
  • they couple
Preterite
  • I coupled
  • you coupled
  • he/she coupled
  • we coupled
  • you coupled
  • they coupled
Present Continuous
  • I am coupling
  • you are coupling
  • he/she is coupling
  • we are coupling
  • you are coupling
  • they are coupling
Present Perfect
  • I have coupled
  • you have coupled
  • he/she has coupled
  • we have coupled
  • you have coupled
  • they have coupled
Past Continuous
  • I was coupling
  • you were coupling
  • he/she was coupling
  • we were coupling
  • you were coupling
  • they were coupling
Past Perfect
  • I had coupled
  • you had coupled
  • he/she had coupled
  • we had coupled
  • you had coupled
  • they had coupled
Future
  • I will couple
  • you will couple
  • he/she will couple
  • we will couple
  • you will couple
  • they will couple
Future Perfect
  • I will have coupled
  • you will have coupled
  • he/she will have coupled
  • we will have coupled
  • you will have coupled
  • they will have coupled
Future Continuous
  • I will be coupling
  • you will be coupling
  • he/she will be coupling
  • we will be coupling
  • you will be coupling
  • they will be coupling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been coupling
  • you have been coupling
  • he/she has been coupling
  • we have been coupling
  • you have been coupling
  • they have been coupling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been coupling
  • you will have been coupling
  • he/she will have been coupling
  • we will have been coupling
  • you will have been coupling
  • they will have been coupling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been coupling
  • you had been coupling
  • he/she had been coupling
  • we had been coupling
  • you had been coupling
  • they had been coupling

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