Couple

Russian Meaning

пара

два

чета

пара борзых на своре

пара гончих на смычке

свора

пара сил

элемент

соединять

сцеплять

сцепить вагоны

связывать

соединяться

ассоциировать

пожениться

спаривать

спариваться

English Meaning

  1. Two items of the same kind; a pair.
  2. Something that joins or connects two things together; a link.
  3. Two people united, as by betrothal or marriage.
  4. Two people together.
  5. Informal A few; several: a couple of days.
  6. Physics A pair of forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions, capable of causing rotation but not translation.
  7. To link together; connect: coupled her refusal with an explanation.
  8. To join as spouses; marry.
  9. To join in sexual union.
  10. Electricity To link (two circuits or currents) as by magnetic induction.
  11. To form pairs; join.
  12. To unite sexually; copulate.
  13. To join chemically.
  14. Informal Two or few: "Every couple years the urge strikes, to . . . haul off to a new site” ( Garrison Keillor).