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1 pair
I 1. [peə(r)]1) (two matching items) paio m.to work in pairs — lavorare in gruppi di due o a coppie
3) (two people, animals etc.) (sexually involved) coppia f.; (grouped together) paio m.2.modificatore pairs sport [competition, final] a coppieII [peə(r)]verbo transitivo appaiare [gloves, socks]to pair Paul with Val — accoppiare o mettere Paul con Val
- pair off- pair up* * *[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) paio2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) paio3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) coppia2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) abbinare, appaiare* * *I 1. [peə(r)]1) (two matching items) paio m.to work in pairs — lavorare in gruppi di due o a coppie
3) (two people, animals etc.) (sexually involved) coppia f.; (grouped together) paio m.2.modificatore pairs sport [competition, final] a coppieII [peə(r)]verbo transitivo appaiare [gloves, socks]to pair Paul with Val — accoppiare o mettere Paul con Val
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2 companion
I [kəm'pænɪən]1) (friend) compagno m. (-a)to be sb.'s constant companion — [ fear] non abbandonare mai qcn
2) (anche paid companion) dama f. di compagnia3) (item of matching pair) compagno m. (-a), pendant m. (to di)4) letter. guida f., manuale m.II [kəm'pænɪən]nome mar. osteriggio m.* * *[kəm'pænjən]1) (a person etc who accompanies another person as a friend etc: She was his constant companion in his childhood.) compagno2) (a helpful handbook on a particular subject: The Gardening Companion.) manuale•- companionship* * *I [kəm'pænɪən]1) (friend) compagno m. (-a)to be sb.'s constant companion — [ fear] non abbandonare mai qcn
2) (anche paid companion) dama f. di compagnia3) (item of matching pair) compagno m. (-a), pendant m. (to di)4) letter. guida f., manuale m.II [kəm'pænɪən]nome mar. osteriggio m. -
3 odd
[ɒd]1) (strange, unusual) [person, object, occurrence] stranothere is something odd about — c'è qualcosa di strano in [ appearance]
he's a bit odd — (eccentric) è un po' strano o strambo
2) (occasional)3) (not matching) [socks, gloves] spaiato, scompagnato5) mat. [ number] dispari6) (different)spot the odd man o one out trova l'intruso; to feel the odd one out — sentirsi fuori luogo o un pesce fuor d'acqua
* * *[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) strano, bizzarro2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) dispari3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) scompagnato, spaiato4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) occasionale•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds?* * *[ɒd]1) (strange, unusual) [person, object, occurrence] stranothere is something odd about — c'è qualcosa di strano in [ appearance]
he's a bit odd — (eccentric) è un po' strano o strambo
2) (occasional)3) (not matching) [socks, gloves] spaiato, scompagnato5) mat. [ number] dispari6) (different)spot the odd man o one out trova l'intruso; to feel the odd one out — sentirsi fuori luogo o un pesce fuor d'acqua
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