couch

1. (intransitive)To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).

2. (intransitive)To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.

3. (transitive)To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.

4. (transitive)To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.

5. (transitive)To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

6. (transitive)To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.

7. (transitive)In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.

8. (transitive)To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.

9. (transitive)To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.

10. (transitive)To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.

    He couched it as a request, but it was an order.

    формули́роватьformulírovatʹ, выража́тьvyražátʹ

    formulate in a particular style or language

11. (archaic, intransitive)To lie down for concealment; to conceal, to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly or secretly.

1. Can I sleep on your couch?

   Можна мені лягти спати на твоєму дивані?

   ruМожно поспать у тебя на диване?

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2. I sometimes sleep on the couch.

   Я іноді сплю на дивані.

   deIch schlafe manchmal auf der Couch.

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3. Let Tom sleep on my couch.

   Нехай Том спить на моїй кушетці.

   ruПусть Том поспит на моём диване.

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4. Tom is still on the couch.

   Том і досі на кушетці.

   deTom ist immer noch auf der Couch.

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5. The dog is behind the couch.

   Собака за диваном.

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regular · Lesson

• couch upTo use, sit on or sleep on a couch.
• couch downTo couch (a thread) onto a fabric (use small stitches to attach it in order to produce a textured effect).