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twosome
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two·some  (tsm)
n.
1. Two people or things together; a pair or couple.
2. Sports A round of golf played by two people.

twosome [ˈtuːsəm]
n
1. two together, esp two people
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) a match between two people
3. (modifier) consisting of or played by two a twosome performance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.twosometwosome - two items of the same kind          
fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
2.twosometwosome - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
pair - two people considered as a unit
same-sex marriage - two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated"
Translations
twosome [ˈtuːsəm] N (= people) → pareja f
twosome [ˈtuːsəm] n (= couple) → couple m (= pair of players, dancers, performers) → duo m
two-star [ˈtuːstɑːr] n (British) (also two-star petrol) → essence f ordinaire, ordinaire m
two-stroke [ˈtuːstrəʊk]
n (= engine) → moteur m à deux temps
adj [engine] → à deux temps
two-thirds two thirds [ˌtuːˈθɜːrdz]
prondeux tiers mpl
two thirds of sth → les deux tiers de qch
by two thirds [cut, increase] → de deux tiers
advaux deux tiers
adj [majority] → aux deux tiers
two-time [ˌtuːˈtaɪm] vttromper
two-way [ˌtuːˈweɪ] adj
[switch] → va-et-vient inv; [street] → à double sens; [exchange, negotiations] → bilatéral(e)
two-way traffic → circulation dans les deux sens
two-way radio → émetteur-récepteur m
(= mutual) [process] → bilatéral(e)
Trust is a two-way thing
BUT La confiance ne vaut que si elle est réciproque.
two-way street n (fig) (= process involving give-and-take) to be a two-way street → être fondé(e) sur la réciprocité
Trust is a two-way street → La confiance est fondée sur la réciprocité.
Loyalty is a two-way street → La loyauté est fondée sur la réciprocité.
twosome [ˈtuːsəm] n (people) → coppia
to go out in a twosome → uscire in coppia
twosome [ˈtuːsəm] n (people) → coppia
to go out in a twosome → uscire in coppia


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