noun🔗SharePaires, couplesTwo similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of."Here are the pairs of socks I washed. "Voici les paires de chaussettes que j'ai lavées.numberitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCouple, duoTwo people in a relationship, partnership or friendship."Spouses should make a great pair."Les époux devraient former un excellent couple.familyhumanpersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePairesUsed 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 jeansgrammarlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne paire d'animaux de traitA couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke."A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders."Une paire d'animaux de trait est plus difficile à diriger que deux montures avec des cavaliers séparés.animalagricultureworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaireA poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand."Maria's poker hand was not very strong; she only had pairs of sevens. "La main de poker de Maria n'était pas très forte ; elle n'avait que des paires de sept.gamesportnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeux zérosA score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match."In cricket, a batter who scores a duck (zero runs) in both innings of a match is said to have scored pairs. "Au cricket, un batteur qui marque un canard (zéro point) dans les deux manches d'un match est dit avoir fait deux zéros.sportachievementChat 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.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn doublé, deux matchs le même jourA doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams"The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies."Les Pirates ont remporté un doublé contre les Phillies.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeux de coupleA boat for two sweep rowers."Several pairs lined up at the rowing club, ready for the morning practice on the river. "Plusieurs deux de couple étaient alignés au club d'aviron, prêts pour l'entraînement matinal sur la rivière.nauticalsportvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSeins, poitrineA pair of breasts"The new mother carefully examined her baby's tiny pairs. "La jeune mère examina attentivement les petits seins de son bébé.bodysexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExclusion, absence de voteThe 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 pairs motion was made to allow one student to miss the class election vote because of a family emergency. "La motion d'exclusion a été faite pour permettre à un étudiant de manquer le vote de l'élection de classe en raison d'une urgence familiale.politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaires, adversairesTwo 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 paires lors du vote final.politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaires, ensembleA number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set."She bought three pairs of socks at the store. "Elle a acheté trois paires de chaussettes au magasin.numbergroupitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePaires(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 hinges on a door are pairs of elements that allow the door to swing open and closed, constraining its movement to a turning motion. "Les charnières d'une porte sont des paires d'éléments qui permettent à la porte de s'ouvrir et de se fermer, en limitant son mouvement à une rotation.technicalphysicsmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApparier, jumelerTo group into one or more sets of two."The teacher pairs the students to work on the science project together. "Le professeur apparie les élèves pour travailler ensemble sur le projet scientifique.groupactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccouplerTo bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating."The experienced breeder carefully pairs champion poodles to produce healthy, high-quality puppies. "L'éleveur expérimenté accouple soigneusement des caniches champions pour produire des chiots sains et de haute qualité.animalsexbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'entendre, s'accorderTo engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.""Knowing they disagreed strongly on the new dress code, the two student council members paired so neither would vote on it." "Sachant qu'ils étaient en profond désaccord sur le nouveau code vestimentaire, les deux membres du conseil étudiant se sont entendus pour qu'aucun des deux ne vote sur la question.politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCorrespondre, aller ensembleTo suit; to fit, as a counterpart.""The simple black shirt pairs well with almost any color pants." "La chemise noire simple s'accorde bien avec presque toutes les couleurs de pantalons.functionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAltérer, empirerTo impair, to make worse."The new policy, intended to improve efficiency, actually pairs employee morale and makes it harder to complete projects on time. "La nouvelle politique, censée améliorer l'efficacité, altère en fait le moral des employés et rend plus difficile l'achèvement des projets dans les délais.conditionnegativeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpirer, s'aggraverTo become worse, to deteriorate."The quality of his work pairs when he doesn't get enough sleep. "La qualité de son travail empire quand il ne dort pas suffisamment.conditionprocesssituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading