OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14406

couple

/ˈkʌp.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
par
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
'Tis in some sort with Friends (Pardon the Coarseness of the illustration) as it is with Dogs in Couples. They should be of the same Size; and Humour; and That which Pleases the On…
A couple of police officers appeared at the door.
pareja
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
un par de • unos
A small number.
A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle […]
‘Oh, merely a couple of hundred a year, but the work is slight, and it need not interfere very much with one’s other occupations.’
par de fuerzas
A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
Word forms
📚 noun • entry_id 44460

cupel

/ˈkjuːpəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
copela
A small circular receptacle used in assaying gold or silver with lead.
Phrases
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Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 14407

couple

/ˈkʌp.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acoplar
To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
I've coupled our system to theirs.
Now the conductor will couple the train cars.