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masculine

/kupl/

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Translation

couple

Word origin

From Latin copula ('a bond, a tie, a link'), from co- ('together') plus apere ('to fasten'). The same root gives English 'couple' and 'copula'.

Origin
Latin
Root
copula
English cognates
couple, copula

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcouples

Examples

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This couple has been married for twenty years.

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A young couple has just moved in next door to us.

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They make a very close couple.

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The couple decided to go and live in the countryside.

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Every couple manages its budget in its own way.

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This word is part of lesson 22.