pair

pair
peə 1. noun
1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) par
2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) par
3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) (kjæreste-/ekte)par
2. verb
(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) ordne parvis; pare
par
I
subst. \/peə\/
1) par
• a pair of scissors
en saks
• a pair of shoes
et par sko
• I'd like two pairs of stockings, please
jeg skulle gjerne hatt to par strømper
• shut up the pair of you!
hold kjeft begge to!
• it belongs to the pair of us
det tilhører oss begge
2) motstykke, pendant, make
• these gloves are not a pair
disse hanskene hører ikke sammen
• where is the pair to his sock?
hvor er maken til denne sokken
• these two pictures make a pair
disse to bildene hører sammen
3) (kortspill) par
4) (parlamentarisk) forklaring: to (parlaments)medlemmer av motsatt parti som etter avtale unnlater å møte til avstemning
another pair of shoes en helt annen sak
carriage and pair tospenner (vogn), vogn med to hester
find a pair finne (parlaments)medlem av motsatt parti som sier seg enig i å utebli fra votering
the happy pair det lykkelige paret, de nygifte
in pairs parvis, to og to
a pair of horses hestespann
a pair of stairs en trapp
a two pair (of stairs) room (gammeldags) ett rom to trapper opp
II
verb \/peə\/
1) pare
2) pares, pare seg, ordne parvis
3) (parlamentarisk) avtale å utebli ved avstemning
pair off ordne parvis gruppere (seg) to og to gjøre et par av
pair up slå seg sammen
pair with passe sammen med

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