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1 couple
1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) un par; unos cuantos, unas cuantas; unos pocos, unas pocas2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pareja
2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) acoplar, enganchar- couplet- coupling
couple n1. pareja2. partr['kʌpəl]■ a couple of minutes unos minutos, un par de minutos2 (two people) pareja1 architecture (mate) aparearse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcoupled with junto con, unido a■ no rainfall coupled with high temperatures has led to forest fires la falta de lluvia junto con las altas temperaturas ha provocado incendios forestalesto have had a couple familiar haber bebido más de la cuentaa married couple un matrimoniocouple n1) pair: par ma couple of hours: un par de horas, unas dos horas2) : pareja fa young couple: una pareja jovenn.• esposo s.m.• matrimonio s.m.• par s.m.• pareja s.f.v.• acoplar v.• aparear v.• compaginar v.• enganchar v.• juntar v.• unir v.
I 'kʌpəl1) ( two people) (+ sing o pl vb) pareja fthe happy couple — los recién casados, los novios
2) ( two or small number)a couple (of something) — (+ pl vb) un par (de algo)
I think he'd had a couple — (colloq & euph) creo que tenía unas copas de más (fam & euf)
a couple hundred books — (AmE colloq) unos doscientos libros
II
to couple something/somebody WITH something/somebody — asociar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
b) ( combine) (often pass)the fall in demand, coupled with competition from abroad — el descenso de la demanda, unido a la competencia extranjera
Phrasal Verbs:['kʌpl]1. N1) (=pair) par m2) (=partners) pareja f ; (=married couple) matrimonio myoung couple — matrimonio m joven
3) (=two or three)2. VT1) [+ names etc] unir, juntar; [+ ideas] asociarto couple sth with sth — unir algo a algo, juntar algo con algo
2) (Tech)to couple (on or up) — acoplar (a), enganchar (a)
3.VI (Zool) copularse* * *
I ['kʌpəl]1) ( two people) (+ sing o pl vb) pareja fthe happy couple — los recién casados, los novios
2) ( two or small number)a couple (of something) — (+ pl vb) un par (de algo)
I think he'd had a couple — (colloq & euph) creo que tenía unas copas de más (fam & euf)
a couple hundred books — (AmE colloq) unos doscientos libros
II
to couple something/somebody WITH something/somebody — asociar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien
b) ( combine) (often pass)the fall in demand, coupled with competition from abroad — el descenso de la demanda, unido a la competencia extranjera
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2 bliss
blis(very great happiness: the bliss of a young married couple.) dicha, felicidad, júbilo- blissful- blissfully
tr[blɪs]1 felicidad nombre femenino, dicha\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLwhat bliss! ¡qué dicha!bliss ['blɪs] n1) happiness: dicha f, felicidad f absoluta2) paradise: paraíso mn.• beatitud s.f.• bienaventuranza s.f.• felicidad s.f.blɪsmass noun dicha f, felicidad f absoluta[blɪs]N1) (Rel) (=happy state) dicha f2) * (fig) éxtasis m, arrobamiento mthe concert was bliss! — ¡el concierto fue una gloria!
what bliss! — ¡qué gustazo! *
isn't he bliss? — ¡qué encanto de hombre!
* * *[blɪs]mass noun dicha f, felicidad f absoluta
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