English

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: pâr
w:IPA|IPA: /pe�(r)/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pe@(r)/
audio|en-us-pair.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)

Homophones
pare
pear

Noun
en-noun

1. Two similar or identical things taken together.

#:I couldn't decide which of the two dresses I preferred, so I bought the pair.

1. (followed by of) Two; a couple of.
2. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

#:My wife and I make a great pair.

1. Used in the names of some objects and garments that have two similar parts or halves.

#:a pair of scissors
#:a pair of jeans
#: but not a pair of cymbals

1. cricket A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
2. baseball A double play, two outs recorded in one play

#: They turned a pair to end the fifth.

1. baseball A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams

#: The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.

1. poker A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank which cannot also count as a better hand.
2. slang - pair (of breasts) - she's got a gorgeous pair.

Synonyms
pair (of breasts) - see WikiSaurus:breasts

Translations
trans-top|two similar or identical things
Arabic: Arab|ز�ج IPAchar|(zauj) m
Chinese: � (shu�ng)
Dutch: paar n
Finnish: pari
French: paire f
Galician: par m
German: Paar n
Greek: ζε�γά�ι (zevghári) n
Hungarian: pár
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Italian: paio m
Japanese: �� (����, hitokumi)
Korean: �� (hanssang)
Kurdish: KUchar|ج��ت
Portuguese: par#Portuguese|par m
Russian: па�а (pára) f
Spanish: par#Spanish|par m
Swedish: par#Swedish|par n
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trans-top|two people
Czech: dvojice f, pár m
French: paire f
German: Paar n
Greek: ζε�γά�ι (zevghári) n
trans-mid
Portuguese: par#Portuguese|par m
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trans-top|used in the names of some objects
French: paire f
Portuguese: par m
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ttbc|Dutch: paar n, koppel n, stel n, tweetal n (1,2)
ttbc|Italian: paio m (plural: paia f) (1,2)
ttbc|Vietnamese: �ôi, cặp

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To put (two people or things) together.

<!-- this is "pair off": # To separate a group into sets of two.-->

Related terms
pair off
pair up
King pair

Catalan

Verb
pair

1. to digest

Category:Catalan verbs

French

Adjective
pair m (f paire, m plural pairs, f plural paires)

1. (number) even

Noun
pair m (plural pairs)

1. peer

Romansch

Etymology
Latin pirum

Noun
pair

1. pear

Category:Romansch nouns

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• 2007-11-25 07:02 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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