Definición de pair
Formas de la palabra: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense pairs
, present participle pairing
, past tense, past participle paired
1. sustantivo contable
2. sustantivo contable
3. sustantivo singular
You can refer to two people as a pair when they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other.
4. verbo [usually passive]
If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
5. See also au pair
6.
usage note: The noun pair can take either a singular verb or a plural verb, depending on whether it refers
to one thing seen as a unit or a collection of two things or people. A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential... The pair are still
friends and attend functions together.
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pair
Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
pair in British English 1
sustantivoFormas de la palabra: plural pairs or functioning as singular or plural pair
2.
two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped together
a pair of horses
a pair of scoundrels
8.
one member of a matching pair
I can't find the pair to this glove
11. British and US dialect
a group or set of more than two
12. logic, mathematics
a.
a set with two members
b.
an ordered set with two members
verbo
▶ USAGE Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or as
a collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential14.
to group or be grouped in matching pairs
to pair socks
16. (when tr, usually passive) parliamentary procedure
to form or cause to form a pair
18 members were paired for the last vote
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Formas derivadas
pairable (ˈpairable) adjetivo
Origen de la palabra pair
C13: from Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equal
Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
pair in British English 2
adjetivo
a Scot word for poor
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Frecuencia de uso de la palabra
pair in American English
sustantivoFormas de la palabra: plural pairs or pair
3.
two persons or animals
; specif.,
b.
two mated animals
c.
any two people considered as having something in common
a pair of thieves
e.
two legislators on opposing sides of some question who agree to withhold their vote so as to offset each other; also, such an agreement
4.
two playing cards of the same denomination
5. Chiefly Dialectal
a set or series
a pair of stairs, a pair of beads
verbo transitivo
6.
to make a pair of (two persons or things) by matching, joining, mating, etc.
7.
to arrange in pairs
verbo intransitivo
9.
to form a pair; match
10.
to join in marriage; mate
Modismos:
SYNONYMY NOTE: pair is used of two similar things that are associated together or are necessary in twos
for proper use [a pair of socks] or of a single thing made up of two corresponding parts [a pair of scissors]; couple applies to any two similar things that are somehow associated [a couple of dollars], or it is used colloquially to mean several or a few [I must buy a couple of things]; a brace1 is a couple, especially of certain birds or animals [a brace of pheasants, hounds, etc.]; yoke applies to a pair of animals harnessed together for pulling [a yoke of oxen]; span1 is used especially of a pair of horses harnessed togetherWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
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a hand containing only one suit
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two playing cards of the same rank or denomination
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(in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer
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to refuse the right to change any of one's cards; keep one's hand unchanged
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pair
Inglés británico: pair
/pɛə/ NOUN
A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are intended to be used together.
...a pair of socks.
- Inglés americano: pair /ˈpɛər/
- Árabe: زَوَجٌ
- Portugués brasileño: par
- Chino: 一对
- Croata: par
- Checo: pár
- Danés: par
- Holandés: paar
- Español europeo: par
- Finlandés: pari
- Francés: paire
- Alemán: Paar
- Griego: ζεύγος
- Italiano: paio
- Japonés: ひと組
- Coreano: 한 쌍
- Noruego: par
- Polaco: para dwójka
- Portugués: par
- Rumano: pereche
- Ruso: пара
- Español: par
- Sueco: par
- Tailandés: คู่
- Turco: çift
- Ucraniano: пара
- Vietnamita: đôi
Inglés británico: pair
VERB /ˈpɛə/
If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
The trainees will then be paired with experienced managers.
- Inglés americano: pair /ˈpɛər/
- Portugués brasileño: colocar em par
- Chino: 把…配对
- Español europeo: emparejar
- Francés: faire travailler en binôme avec
- Alemán: gepaart mit
- Italiano: accoppiare
- Japonés: 組にする
- Coreano: 짝지어지다
- Portugués: emparelhar
- Español: emparejar
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