twosome (redirected from twosomes)

two·some  (tsm)

n.

1. Two people or things together; a pair or couple.

2. Sports A round of golf played by two people.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twosome - two items of the same kind           couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple 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.	twosome - a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome" couple, duet, duo 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 [ˈtuːstɑː^r] 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 [ˌtuːˈθɜː^rdz]

pron → deux tiers mpl
two thirds of sth → les deux tiers de qch
by two thirds [cut, increase] → de deux tiers

adv → aux deux tiers

adj [majority] → aux deux tiers
two-time [ˌtuːˈtaɪm] vt → tromper
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