lecouple
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
.
This couple has been married for twenty years.
'emménager .
A young couple has just moved in next door to us.
uni.
They make a very close couple.
.
The couple decided to go and live in the countryside.
budget .
Every couple manages its budget in its own way.
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