noun🔗SharePaireTwo similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of."My brother and I share a pair of headphones. "Mon frère et moi partageons une paire d'écouteurs.numberitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoupleTwo people in a relationship, partnership or friendship."Spouses should make a great pair."Les époux devraient former un excellent couple.personfamilygroupessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaireUsed with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)"a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans"une paire de ciseaux ; deux paires de lunettes ; plusieurs paires de jeansgrammarlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAttelageA couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke."A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders."Un attelage est plus difficile à diriger que deux montures avec des cavaliers séparés.animalagricultureworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaireA poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand."My brother had a pair of jacks in his poker hand, but it wasn't good enough to win the game. "Mon frère avait une paire de valets dans sa main au poker, mais ce n'était pas suffisant pour gagner la partie.gameentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaire un canard dans les deux manchesA score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match."The baseball team achieved a pair in the doubleheader, scoring zero runs in both games. "L'équipe de baseball a fait un canard dans le double match, ne marquant aucun point dans les deux matchs.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDouble jeuA double play, two outs recorded in one play."They turned a pair to end the fifth."Ils ont réalisé un double jeu pour terminer la cinquième manche.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDouble rencontre, double programmeA doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams"The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies."Les Pirates ont remporté les deux matchs contre les Phillies.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeux de coupleA boat for two sweep rowers."The rowing team's new pair is very fast. "Le deux de couple de l'équipe d'aviron est très rapide.nauticalvehiclesportsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSeins, poitrineA pair of breasts"The doctor examined the baby's small, healthy pair. "Le médecin a examiné la petite poitrine saine du bébé.bodysexanatomyorganessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExclusion d'un membre d'un parti parlementaire d'un vote, si un membre de l'autre parti est absent pour des raisons personnelles importantesThe exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons."The pair vote was granted to avoid punishing the student missing the election due to a family emergency. "L'exclusion de vote a été accordée pour éviter de pénaliser l'étudiant absent à l'élection en raison d'une urgence familiale.politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaire, binômeTwo 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."There were two pairs on the final vote."Il y avait deux binômes lors du vote final.politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaire, coupleA number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set."My sister and I share a pair of headphones. "Ma sœur et moi partageons une paire d'écouteurs.groupnumberitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaire, couple(kinematics) 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."The gears in the clock are a turning pair, allowing the hands to move together in a specific, controlled way. "Les engrenages de l'horloge forment une paire pivotante, permettant aux aiguilles de se déplacer ensemble d'une manière spécifique et contrôlée.technicalphysicsmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareJumelez, associerTo group into one or more sets of two."The teacher paired the students into groups of two for the science experiment. "Le professeur a jumelé les élèves en groupes de deux pour l'expérience scientifique.groupactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccouplerTo bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating."The dog breeder paired the two male dogs for breeding. "L'éleveur de chiens a accouplé les deux mâles pour la reproduction.animalbiologysexagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'associer, s'allierTo engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions."The siblings paired on the school project, each taking a side on the best way to present their findings, so neither voted on the final design. "Les frères et sœurs se sont associés sur le projet scolaire, chacun prenant parti sur la meilleure façon de présenter leurs conclusions, de sorte qu'aucun des deux n'a voté sur la conception finale.politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAssortir, aller avecTo suit; to fit, as a counterpart."The new dress perfectly pairs with the shoes I already own. "La nouvelle robe s'assortit parfaitement aux chaussures que je possède déjà .functionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAltérer, empirerTo impair, to make worse."The noisy construction outside is pairing my ability to concentrate on my schoolwork. "Les travaux bruyants à l'extérieur altèrent ma capacité à me concentrer sur mes devoirs.negativeconditionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpirer, se détériorerTo become worse, to deteriorate."My grandmother's health began to pair after she fell and broke her hip. "La santé de ma grand-mère a commencé à empirer après qu'elle est tombée et s'est cassé la hanche.conditionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading