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♦ pair /pɛə(r)/n.1 paio; coppia: a pair of shoes, un paio di scarpe; DIALOGO → - Shoes- This pair is fine, I'll take them, questo paio va bene, le prendo; a pair of scissors, un paio di forbici; the happy pair, la coppia felice; gli sposi novelli; in pairs, a coppie NOTA D'USO: - pair o couple?-3 cosa che fa paio con un'altra: Where is the pair to this sock?, dov'è il calzino che fa paio con questo?4 (elettr., mecc., ecc.) coppia● ( pattinaggio) pairs figure skating, pattinaggio artistico a coppie □ a pair of compasses, un compasso □ a pair-oar, una barca a due remi; ( canottaggio) un due senza □ a pair of scales, una bilancia □ a pair of stairs (o of steps), una rampa di scale □ ( nei giochi di carte) pair royal, tris □ pair-wise, a coppie; a due a due; appaiati □ (fig. di persona) a safe pair of hands, una garanzia □ ( poker) one pair, (una) coppia □ one-pair [two-pair] front, stanza del primo [del secondo] piano che dà sulla strada □ to sell in pairs, vendere a paia □ ( poker) two pairs, doppia coppia; doppia □ (fig.) It's another pair of shoes, è un altro paio di maniche; è tutt'altra cosa □ (fig.) I've only got one pair of hands, ho soltanto due mani.NOTA D'USO: - a pair of- (to) pair /pɛə(r)/A v. t.1 appaiare; accoppiare; mettere a due a dueB v. i.1 appaiarsi; accoppiarsi● to pair off, mettere per due; appaiare; far mettere insieme ( persone, oggetti, ecc.); ( sport) abbinare ( concorrenti) □ (fam.) to pair off with sb., mettersi insieme, fidanzarsi con q. □ to pair up with sb., fare coppia con q.
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