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English translation of 'pair'

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pair

[pɛʀ ]
Word forms: pair, paire
adjective
[nombre] even
un nombre pair an even number
masculine noun
1.  (noble) peer
2.  (égal) peer
jugé par ses pairs judged by one’s peers
3.  (Finance) par ⧫ au pair ⧫ at par
valeur au pair par value
4. 
de pair
(= ensemble)
aller de pair to go hand in hand ⧫ to go together
aller de pair avec to go hand in hand with ⧫ to go together with
5. 
au pair, travailler au pair to work as an au pair
jeune fille au pair au pair
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Example Sentences Including 'pair'

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Ce printemps, il décline cette sage maxime avec un brin de provocation : féminité ne va pas forcément de pair avec cheveux longs.
Marie Claire
Cet équilibre reposait sur l'idée que le progrès des politiques communes et celui des échanges devraient aller de pair.
Albert, Michel & Boissonnat, Jean Crise, krach, boom
Le temps pour la petite de se muer en joueuse hors pair et bilingue.
Le Monde (1997)
Mais, cette fois, ces techniciens hors pair oeuvreront au profit de châssis qu'ils n'auront pas imaginés.
Le Monde (2000)

Trends of 'pair'

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'pair' in Other Languages

British English: even /ˈiːvn/ ADJECTIVE
flat and smooth Something that is even is flat and smooth.
The path was straight and even.
  • American English: even
  • Arabic: مُسْتَوٍ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: regular
  • Chinese: 一致的
  • Croatian: ravan
  • Czech: rovný hladký
  • Danish: jævn
  • Dutch: gelijkmatig
  • European Spanish: uniforme
  • Finnish: tasainen
  • French: pair
  • German: eben
  • Greek: ομαλός
  • Italian: uniforme
  • Japanese: 平らな
  • Korean: 평평한
  • Norwegian: jevn
  • Polish: równy
  • European Portuguese: regular
  • Romanian: nivelat
  • Russian: ровный
  • Spanish: uniforme
  • Swedish: jämn
  • Thai: เรียบเสมอกัน
  • Turkish: düz düzgün
  • Ukrainian: рівний
  • Vietnamese: bằng phẳng
British English: even /ˈiːvn/ ADJECTIVE
number An even number is a number that you can divide by two, with nothing left over.
Four is an even number.
  • American English: even
  • Arabic: زَوْجِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: par
  • Chinese: 双数的
  • Croatian: parni
  • Czech: sudý
  • Danish: lige
  • Dutch: even
  • European Spanish: par
  • Finnish: parillinen
  • French: pairnombre pair
  • German: gerade
  • Greek: ζυγός
  • Italian: pari
  • Japanese: 偶数の
  • Korean: 일정한
  • Norwegian: jevn
  • Polish: parzysty
  • European Portuguese: par
  • Romanian: par
  • Russian: четный
  • Spanish: parnúmero
  • Swedish: jämn
  • Thai: คู่
  • Turkish: tek
  • Ukrainian: парний
  • Vietnamese: số chẵn
British English: peer NOUN
Your peers are the people who are the same age as you or who have the same status as you.
His engaging personality made him popular with his peers.
  • American English: peer
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colega
  • Chinese: 同侪
  • European Spanish: igual
  • French: pair
  • German: Gleichrangige
  • Italian: pari
  • Japanese: 仲間
  • Korean: 또래
  • European Portuguese: colega
  • Spanish: igual

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Nearby words of 'pair'

  • pain fantaisie
  • pain grillé
  • pain perdu
  • pair
  • paire
  • paisible
  • paisiblement

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Related Terms of 'pair'

  • au pair
  • de pair
  • hors pair
  • aller de pair
  • valeur au pair

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Translation of pair from the Collins French to English

The present simple tense

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