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pair [peə(r)]1 noun(a) (two related objects or people) paire f;∎ a pair of shoes/gloves une paire de chaussures/de gants;∎ these two pictures are a pair (match) ces deux tableaux se font pendant;∎ an odd-looking pair un drôle de tandem;∎ where's the pair to this sock? où est la chaussette qui va avec celle-ci?;∎ to work in pairs travailler par deux;∎ line up in pairs! mettez-vous en rang (deux) par deux!;∎ the pair of you vous deux;∎ they can go to bed without their supper, the pair of them! qu'ils aillent au lit sans manger tous les deux!;∎ what a pair! (two people) quelle paire!;∎ you're a pair of idiots! vous faites une belle paire d'imbéciles!;∎ I've only got one pair of hands! je n'ai que deux mains!∎ a pair of trousers/shorts/tights un pantalon/short/collant;∎ a pair of pliers une pince;∎ a pair of scissors une paire de ciseaux(c) (husband and wife) couple m(d) (in rowing) deux m(f) Mathematics paire f;∎ ordered pair paire f ordonnée(g) British Politics = deux membres de partis adverses qui se sont entendus pour ne pas participer à un vote ou pour s'abstenir de voter durant une période déterminée(h) (in cards, dice) paire f;∎ a pair of kings/sevens une paire de rois/de sept;∎ familiar two pair deux paires□(socks) assortir; (animals, birds) apparier, accoupler(animals, birds) s'apparier, s'accoupler►► pair bond (between animals) monogamie f;pair bonding (between animals) monogamie f;Cards pair royal brelan m➲ pair off(arrange in couples → dancers) répartir en couples; (→ team members, children in class) mettre deux par deux;∎ I got paired off with Roger on m'a mis avec Roger;∎ he's trying to pair them off (in a relationship) il essaie de les mettre ensemble(dancers) former des couples; (team members, children in class) se mettre deux par deux➲ pair up(socks) assortir(people) se mettre par deux;∎ to pair up with sb s'associer avec qn, se mettre avec qn;∎ he paired up with Bob for the car rally il a choisi Bob comme équipier pour le rallye
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pair bonding — pair bonding, the act or condition of forming a pair bond … Useful english dictionary
pair-bonding — noun see pair bond * * * pairˈ bonding noun • • • Main Entry: ↑pair … Useful english dictionary
pair-bonding — noun see pair bond … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pair bond — In biology, a pair bond is the strong affinity that develops in some species between the male and female in a breeding pair. Pair bonding, from 1940, is a term frequently used in sociobiology and evolutionary psychology circles and is typically… … Wikipedia
pair-bond — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an exclusive union with one mate at any one time : a monogamous relationship • pair bonding ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun * * * /pair bond /, Animal Behav. v.i. 1. (of a mating couple) to form and maintain a pair bond. n. 2. See pair… … Useful english dictionary
pair-bond — noun Date: 1940 a monogamous relationship • pair bonding noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bonding — /bon ding/, n. 1. Psychol., Animal Behav. a. a relationship that usually begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment. b. the establishment of a pair bond. 2. a close… … Universalium
pair — Two objects considered together because of similarity, for a common purpose, or because of some attracting force between them. base p. (b.p.) the complex of two heterocyclic nucleic acid bases, one a pyrimidine and the other a purine, brought… … Medical dictionary
bonding — bond•ing [[t]ˈbɒn dɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) psl anb a) a relationship that usu. begins at the time of birth between a parent and offspring and that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment b) the establishment of a pair bond 2) psl anb a close … From formal English to slang
Human bonding — refers to the development of a close, interpersonal relationship between family members or friends. [ Webster’s New World College Dictionary © 1996.] Bonding is a mutual, interactive process, and is not the same as simple liking. The term is from … Wikipedia
chemical bonding — ▪ chemistry Introduction any of the interactions that account for the association of atoms into molecules, ions, crystals, and other stable species that make up the familiar substances of the everyday world. When atoms approach one another … Universalium
