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intercourse

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in·ter·course  (ntr-kôrs, -krs)
n.
1. Dealings or communications between persons or groups.
2. Sexual intercourse.

[Middle English entercours, commercial dealings, from Old French entrecours, from Latin intercursus, a running between, interposition, from past participle of intercurrere, to mingle with : inter-, inter- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

intercourse
Noun
1. the act of having sex
2. communication or dealings between individuals or groups [Latin intercurrere to run between]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intercourse - communication between individuals
intercommunication - mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemy ships"
communion, sharing - sharing thoughts and feelings
2.intercourseintercourse - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
defloration - the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
hank panky - illicit sexual intercourse
penetration - the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
criminal congress, unlawful carnal knowledge - forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals

intercourse
noun 1. sexual intercourse, sex (informal) lovemaking, the other (informal) congress, screwing (taboo), (slang) intimacy, shagging Brit. (taboo), (slang) sexual relations, sexual act, nookie (slang) copulation, coitus, carnal knowledge, intimate relations, rumpy-pumpy (slang) legover (slang) coition, rumpo (slang)
Translations

intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔːs] n (= sexual intercourse) → relaciones fpl sexuales; contacto sexual;
(social) → trato
intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔːs] nrapports mpl;
sexual intercourse → rapports sexuels
intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔːs] n (sexual) → (Geschlechts)verkehr m;
(social, verbal) → Verkehr m
intercourse [ˈɪntəkɔːs] nrapporti mpl (= sexual intercourse); rapporti sessuali

intercourse
n intercourse [ˈintəkoːs]
1 sexual act. gemeenskap إتصال جِنْسي، جِماع полово сношение pohlavní styk samleje der Verkehr συνουσία relación sexual vahekord مقاربت yhdyntä rapports (sexuels) יַחֲסֵי מִין संभोग spolno općenje közösülés sanggama samfarir rapporti 性交 성교 lytinis aktas, sueitis dzimumsakari persetubuhan gemeenschap samleie stosunek relação sexual raporturi sexuale половые сношения (pohlavný) styk občevanje snošaj sexuellt umgänge, samlag การมีเพศสัมพันธ์ cinsel ilişki 性交 статеві стосунки مجامعت giao hợp
2 conversation, business dealings, trade etc between two or more people, countries etc. handelsverkeer عُلاقات إجْتِماعيَّه او تِجاريَّه общуване styk samvær; forbindelse der Geschäftsverkehr συναλλαγή relaciones (comerciales) läbikäimine مبادله kanssakäyminen relations קֶשֶר חֶברָתִי बोलचाल međusobno općenje érintkezés urusan, hubungan samskipti relazioni 交わり 교류 pokalbis, bendravimas, santykiai sakari; attiecības perhubungan omgang (handels)samkvem, omgang stosunki conversações schimb de idei; tratative общение, связи styk poslovni odnosi opštenje umgänge, gemenskap, förbindelse การติดต่อกัน görüşme 交際 зв'язки; стосунки افراد یا اقوام کے درمیان رابطہ sự giao hữu


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For me the life, and light, and sparkle of human intercourse were dwindling.
I had not yet seen it, and upon this notice of an intended invasion, I avoided appearing on that side of the coast, for fear of being discovered, by some of the enemy's ships, who had received no intelligence of me; all intercourse between the two empires having been strictly forbidden during the war, upon pain of death, and an embargo laid by our emperor upon all vessels whatsoever.
Still, as young Marmaduke was educated in a colony and society where even the ordinary intercourse between friends was tinctured with the aspect of this mild religion, his habits and language were some what marked by its peculiarities.
 
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