Significato di pair in italiano

• 0 two people who are doing something together -- coppia

  • For the next exercise, you’ll need to work in pairs. Per il prossimo esercizio dovrete lavorare in coppia.

• 1 two things that look the same and that are used together -- paio

  • a pair of socks/shoes un paio di calzini/scarpe

• 2 something that is made of two parts that are joined together -- paio

  • a pair of scissors un paio di forbici

  • a pair of jeans un paio di jeans

• 3 a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together -- paio

  • a pair of shoes/gloves.

• 4 a single thing made up of two parts -- paio

  • a pair of scissors

  • a pair of pants.

• 5 two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason -- coppia

  • a pair of giant pandas

  • John and James are the guilty pair.

• 6 to make into a pair -- abbinare, appaiare

  • She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.