couple
Aussprache: [/ˈkʌp.əl/]
Wort
Kontext: „relationship“
(noun) two people or things that are together or connected. When you see a pair of birds always flying together or two friends walking side by side, they are a couple.
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The couple celebrated their anniversary with a romantic dinner.
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I saw a couple of birds on separate branches, not together.
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Do you know any famous couple in history?
Kontext: „quantity, few“
(noun) a small number of things. If you have two or a few objects grouped together, that can be called a couple.
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I need a couple of eggs to finish the recipe.
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I have more than a couple of pens in my pencil case.
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Can you grab a couple of apples from the fruit bowl?
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