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couple — cou|ple1 W1S1 [ˈkʌpəl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cople, from Latin copula; COPULA] 1.) a couple a) two things or people of the same kind a couple of ▪ There are a couple of girls waiting for you … Dictionary of contemporary English
couple — 1 / kVpFl/ noun 1 a couple a) two things or people of the same kind: We just need a couple more chairs so everyone can sit down. (+ of): There s a couple of girls waiting for you outside. b) a small number of things (+ of): I don t know why I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
couple — 1. noun 1) the next couple is a sister act from Trenton Syn: pair, duo, twosome, two; archaic twain, brace 2) a honeymoon couple Syn: husband and wife, twosome, partners, lovers; informal item 3) … Thesaurus of popular words
have a few — verb To drink enough alcohol to be slightly drunk Course, once hes had a few, the old manll gab the hind leg off a donkey. See Also: have a couple … Wiktionary
Couple — Cou ple (k[u^]p l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a bond, band; co + apere, aptum, to join. See {Art}, a., and cf. {Copula}.] 1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is in some sort with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
couple — 1. Couple, as in ‘a couple of…’, needs to be used and understood with care, as it retains its original meaning of ‘two’ alongside its more informal meaning ‘a few’. A couple of friends will usually mean two friends, no more or less, whereas a… … Modern English usage
Have Dreams, Will Travel — (recently changed to West Texas Lullaby) Have Dreams, Will Travel movie poster Directed by Brad Isaacs … Wikipedia
Couple or Trouble — (from left) Oh Ji ho, Han Ye seul and Kim Sung min Also known as Fantasy Couple Genre Romantic comedy … Wikipedia
Couple in Spirit — Studio album by Keith Tippett and Julie Tippetts Released 1987 … Wikipedia
have been around the block (a couple a few times) — have been around the block (a couple of/a few times) informal phrase to have a lot of experience of something, especially when this means that it is difficult to trick or surprise you When you’ve been around the block as many times as I have,… … Useful english dictionary
