pair off

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pair off
verbo transitivo con partícula
1emparejar (people)
verbo intransitivo
2emparejarse (people)

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pair off
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (as couple) emparejar
my friends are always trying to pair me off with eligible males the offspring of royal houses were paired off for political reasons
everyone was paired off todo el mundo estaba emparejado tenía pareja;or they are always trying to pair her off siempre están intentando buscarle pareja
2 (group in twos) agrupar por parejas
people are paired off according to their level of competence se agrupa a las personas por parejas de acuerdo con su nivel de aptitud
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (as a couple, team) formar pareja(s)
Rachel and Chris were together, Livy and Caroline paired off the four of us tended to pair off and only come together at meal times
2 (Zool) aparearse; formar pareja
all our other gorillas paired off with partners

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