What does couple in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word couple in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use couple in French.

The word couple in French means couple, couple, pair, duo, pair, couple of, pair, couple, torque, pair, couple, couple with , mate with, break up a home/couple/marriage, torque converter, separated couple, close couple, close-knit couple, infertile couple, together, live together, be in a relationship, tail rotor, life as a couple, married life, live together, live as a couple, live with a partner. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word couple

couple

nom masculin (deux personnes unies)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre et Jeanne forment un joli couple.
Peter and Jane make a lovely couple.

couple, pair, duo

nom masculin (personnes réunies)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous admirons les couples de danseurs.
We are admiring the pairs of dancers.

pair

nom masculin (mâle et femelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un couple de pigeons symbolise l'amour.
A pair of doves symbolizes love.

couple of

nom féminin (vieux ou Canada (quelques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vous attends depuis une couple d'heures.
I have been waiting for you for a couple of hours.

pair

nom masculin (Maths : ensemble de 2 éléments) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
(x,y) forme le couple x y.
(x,y) form the pair x, y.

couple

nom masculin (Physique : 2 forces égales) (Physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le couple permet de définir les vitesses de rotation.
The couple enables the rotation speeds to be defined.

torque

nom masculin (force motrice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le moteur de cette voiture a beaucoup de couple.
This car's engine has a lot of torque.

pair

verbe transitif (mettre par deux)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
À la chasse, les chiens sont souvent couplés.
Dogs are often paired for hunting.

couple

verbe transitif (assembler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les cheminots couplent les wagons.
Railway workers couple the wagons.

couple with , mate with

verbe transitif (couvrir la femelle) (animal)

Le renard mâle couple sa femelle au printemps.
The male fox couples with his female in spring.

break up a home/couple/marriage

locution verbale (péjoratif (provoquer la rupture)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

torque converter

nom masculin (élément de motorisation)

separated couple

nom masculin (couple ne vivant plus ensemble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

close couple, close-knit couple

nom masculin (époux solidaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

infertile couple

nom masculin (famille inféconde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul et Marie ont eu la grande tristesse d'apprendre que leur couple était stérile.

together

locution adverbiale (vivant maritalement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Nous vivons en couple, sans être mariés.
We live together, but we're not married.

live together

locution verbale (vivre maritalement)

be in a relationship

locution verbale (sortir avec [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

tail rotor

nom masculin (rotor arrière d'hélicoptère) (on helicopter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rotor anticouple se trouve sur la queue de l'hélicoptère et l'empêche de tourner sur lui-même.

life as a couple, married life

nom féminin (vie à deux personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

live together, live as a couple, live with a partner

locution verbale (vivre à deux)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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