pair

pair
pair [{{t}}peə(r)]
1 noun
(a) (two related objects or people) paire f;
a pair of shoes/gloves une paire de chaussures/de gants;
these two pictures are a pair (match) ces deux tableaux se font pendant;
an odd-looking pair un drôle de tandem;
where's the pair to this sock? où est la chaussette qui va avec celle-ci?;
to work in pairs travailler par deux;
line up in pairs! mettez-vous en rang (deux) par deux!;
the pair of you vous deux;
they can go to bed without their supper, the pair of them! qu'ils aillent au lit sans manger tous les deux!;
what a pair! (two people) quelle paire!;
you're a pair of idiots! vous faites une belle paire d'imbéciles!;
I've only got one pair of hands! je n'ai que deux mains!
(b) (single object in two parts)
a pair of trousers/shorts/tights un pantalon/short/collant;
a pair of pliers une pince;
a pair of scissors une paire de ciseaux
(c) (husband and wife) couple m
(d) (in rowing) deux m
(e) (of animals) paire f; (of horses) attelage m; (of birds) couple m
(f) {{}}Mathematics{{}} paire f;
ordered pair paire f ordonnée
(g) {{}}British{{}} {{}}Politics{{}} = deux membres de partis adverses qui se sont entendus pour ne pas participer à un vote ou pour s'abstenir de voter durant une période déterminée
(h) (in cards, dice) paire f;
a pair of kings/sevens une paire de rois/de sept;
{{}}familiar{{}} two pair deux paires
2 transitive verb
(socks) assortir; (animals, birds) apparier, accoupler
3 intransitive verb
(animals, birds) s'apparier, s'accoupler
►► pair bond (between animals) monogamie f;
pair bonding (between animals) monogamie f;
{{}}Cards{{}} pair royal brelan m
pair off
1 separable transitive verb
(arrange in couples → dancers) répartir en couples; (→ team members, children in class) mettre deux par deux;
I got paired off with Roger on m'a mis avec Roger;
he's trying to pair them off (in a relationship) il essaie de les mettre ensemble
2 intransitive verb
(dancers) former des couples; (team members, children in class) se mettre deux par deux
pair up
1 separable transitive verb
(socks) assortir
2 intransitive verb
(people) se mettre par deux;
to pair up with sb s'associer avec qn, se mettre avec qn;
he paired up with Bob for the car rally il a choisi Bob comme équipier pour le rallye

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