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pareja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  • couple noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
  • doublet noun A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
  • match noun An organized contest between competitors, as in sport.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.
  • pair noun Two matching or related things considered together.
  • partner noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
  • significant other noun The person someone is in a long-term romantic relationship with, named this way when the speaker does not want to specify whether they are a husband, wife, partner, girlfriend or boyfriend.
  • twosome noun Two people or things considered together, as a pair.

Senses

pareja is used for these senses in English:

  • brace (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
  • couple Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
  • couple Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
  • match Equivalence; a state of correspondence.
  • match A pair of items or entities with mutually suitable characteristics.
  • mate (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
  • pair Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
  • partner A spouse or other person with whom one shares a domestic, romantic or sexual bond.

brace — full definition

  1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
  3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

couple — full definition

  1. noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
  2. noun A small, unspecified number of things or people — roughly two or a few.
  3. verb To join or connect two things together.

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