pairs in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pairs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pair [Brit pɛː, Am pɛr] N

1. pair (two matching items):

pair

paio m

to be one of a pair

fare parte di un paio

these candlesticks are sold in pairs

queste candele sono vendute a coppie or a due a due

the children arrive in pairs

i bambini arrivano a due a due

to work in pairs

lavorare in gruppi di due or a coppie

to put or arrange sth in pairs

mettere or disporre qc a coppie

these gloves are not a pair

questi guanti sono spaiati

I've only got one pair of hands! inf

ho solo due mani!

2. pair (item made of two parts):

pair

paio m

a pair of glasses, scissors, trousers

un paio di occhiali, forbici, pantaloni

3. pair (two people, animals etc.):

pair (sexually involved)

coppia f

pair (grouped together)

paio m

they're a pair of crooks, fools

sono due imbroglioni, due stupidi

the pair of them are on very good terms inf

quei due vanno molto d'accordo

a coach and pair

una carrozza a due cavalli

4. pair (in GB) POL:

pair

= parlamentare che ha raggiunto un accordo con un parlamentare dell'opposizione affinché entrambi si astengano dal voto

5. pair before n SPORTS:

pairs competition, final

a coppie

II.pair [Brit pɛː, Am pɛr] VB trans

pair gloves, socks:

pair

appaiare

to pair Paul with Val

accoppiare or mettere Paul con Val

to pair jeans with a T-shirt

mettere i jeans con una T-shirt

to pair each name with a photograph

associare ciascun nome a una foto

to pair one player against another

fare incontrare un giocatore con un altro

pair up VB [pɛː -] (pair up)

pair up dancers, lovers:

formare una coppia

pair up competitors:

accoppiarsi, fare squadra

to pair Dan up with Louise

mettere insieme Dan e Louise

minimal pair [ˌmɪnɪmlˈpeə(r)] N LING

minimal pair

coppia f minima

pair bond [ˈpeəˌbɒnd] N ZOOL

pair bond

legame m di coppia

pair off VB [pɛː -] (pair off)

pair off (as a couple)

mettersi insieme

pair off (for temporary purposes)

mettersi a coppie

to pair Melanie off with Al

mettere Melanie insieme ad Al

twisted pair [Am ˈtwɪstɪd pɛ(ə)r] N

twisted pair ELEC, TELEC

doppino m

pair-bonding [ˈpeəˌbɒndɪŋ] N ZOOL

pair-bonding

instaurazione f di un legame di coppia

pair oar [ˈpeərˌɔː(r)] N

1. pair oar SPORTS (in rowing):

pair oar

due senza m

2. pair oar (boat):

pair oar

barca f a due remi

au pair [Brit əʊ ˈpɛː, Am ˌoʊ ˈpɛr] N

au pair

ragazza f alla pari

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coxed pairs, fours

due con, quattro con

pairs in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pairs in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pair [per] N

1. pair (two matching items):

pair

paio m

a pair of gloves/socks

un paio di guanti/calzini

a pair of glasses

un paio di occhiali

a pair of scissors

un paio di forbici

a pair of pants

un paio di pantaloni

a pair of tweezers

un paio di pinzette

2. pair (group of two people, animals):

pair

coppia f

in pairs

a due a due

II.pair [per] VB intr

pair

accoppiarsi

I.au pair [oʊ·ˈper] N

au pair

au pair mf inv

II.au pair [oʊ·ˈper] ADJ

au pair girl

ragazza alla pari

I.pair off VB intr

pair off

fare coppia

II.pair off VB trans

to pair sb off (with sb)

accoppiare qu (con qualcuno)

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(a pair of) tweezers

(un paio di) pinzette f pl

a pair of culottes

una gonna pantalone

a pair of pliers

una pinza

a pair of binoculars

un binocolo

Translations for pairs in the Italian»English Dictionary

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coppia

pair

a -ie, in coppia

in pairs

gara a -ie

pairs competition

paio

pair

un paio di calzoni

a pair of pants

un paio di forbici

a pair of scissors

un paio di occhiali

a pair of glasses

un paio di -e

a pair of pliers

pairs Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a pair of gloves/socks

un paio di guanti/calzini

in pairs

a due a due

a pair of trousers

un paio di pantaloni

a pair of spectacle

un paio di occhiali

a pair of culottes

una gonna pantalone

au pair girl

ragazza alla pari

to pair sb off (with sb)

accoppiare qu (con qualcuno)

a pair of swimming trunks

un costume da bagno (da uomo)

(a pair of) tweezers

(un paio di) pinzette f pl

they're like a pair of lovebirds

tubano come due -i inf (innamorati)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The usual is multiple pairs of godparents, typically twelve, composed of six godmothers ("ninang"), and six godfathers ("ninong").

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In one kind of study, identical twins reared apart are compared to randomly selected pairs of people.

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The company have already sold one pair of the gold undies and are running a competition to give away another three pairs.

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Officers were told that ten pairs of eyeglass frames, worth about $4,575, were taken from the business.

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Of the twelve pairs of cranial nerves, ten pairs come from the brainstem.

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Blue-green, herringbone-patterned leaves occur in opposite pairs about the stem.

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Larvae have 3 pairs of legs and the nymphs and adults 4 pairs.

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Antipodes parakeets spend much of their time on the ground and in very small groups, in pairs or solitary.

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The power amplifier supplies equal bias current to two pairs of electromagnets on opposite sides of a rotor.

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Between 4 and 6 peat trains work on each system, the trains almost always travelling in pairs as they do at the power stations.

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