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1. noun(sofa) Couch, die2. transitive verb* * *I noun(a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) die Couch- academic.ru/16537/couch_potato">couch potatoII verb* * *couch1[kaʊtʃ]I. n<pl -es>psychiatrist's \couch Psychologencouch fII. vt▪ to \couch sth etw formulierenthis form is all \couched in legal terminology dieses Formular besteht nur aus juristischen Formulierungenhe \couched his criticism in tactful phrases er fasste seine Kritik in taktvolle Sätzecouch2[ku:tʃ, kaʊtʃ]* * *[kaʊtʃ]1. nSofa nt; (= studio couch) Schlafcouch f; (= doctor's couch) Liege f; (= psychiatrist's couch) Couch f; (poet, = bed) Lager nt2. vt2) (= lower) spear, lance anlegen3. vi (literlion, cat etc) lauern, auf der Lauer liegen* * *couch1 [kaʊtʃ]A s2. poet Bett n3. Lager(stätte) n(f)4. JAGD obs Lager n, Versteck n (von Wild)5. TECH Grund(schicht) m(f), Grundierung f, erster Anstrich (von Farbe, Leim etc)B v/this refusal was couched in rather unfriendly terms seine Ablehnung war ziemlich unfreundlich formuliert2. die Lanze senken, einlegen3. couch o.s. sich niederlegen:be couched liegen6. MEDa) den Star stechenb) jemandem den Star stechen7. obsa) einbettenb) verbergenC v/i1. ruhen, liegen2. sich (zur Ruhe) hinlegen3. obs sich ducken, kauern4. obs lauern* * *1. noun(sofa) Couch, die2. transitive verb* * *n.Liege -n f.Sofa -s n. -
2 couch
psychiatrist's \couch Psychologencouch f;to \couch sth etw formulieren;this form is all \couched in legal terminology dieses Formular besteht nur aus juristischen Formulierungen;he \couched his criticism in tactful phrases er fasste seine Kritik in taktvolle Sätze
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Couched — (koucht), a. (Her.) Same as {Couch?}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Couched — Couch Couch (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Couched} (koucht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Couching}.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col + locare to place, fr. locus place. See {Locus}.] [1913 Webster] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
couched — kaÊŠtʃ n. long upholstered seat; bed, place for resting; animal s lair; board on which paper pulp is dried (Papermaking) v. recline; lower; ambush; express, put into words; transfer to a couch (Papermaking) … English contemporary dictionary
couched — adjective Etymology: from past participle of couch (I) : couché … Useful english dictionary
couched harp — noun : spinet … Useful english dictionary
be couched in something — formal phrase to be expressed a particular way Couched in generalities, the report named no one responsible for the incident. Thesaurus: words used to describe writing or speech stylehyponym to write somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
be couched in something — formal to be expressed a particular way Couched in generalities, the report named no one responsible for the incident … English dictionary
well-couched — adj. * * * … Universalium
be couched in — express in language of a specified style. → couch … English new terms dictionary
Y-couched — laid; laid out … Medieval glossary
well-couched — adj … Useful english dictionary