Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Canada, US, informal, not comparable)Two or (a) small number of.

Examples

1837 sentences

  1. Give them a couple of minutes.

    Дай їм кілька хвилин. — deniko

    ruДай им пару минут. — soniamiku

    deGib ihnen ein paar Minuten Zeit. — raggione

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  2. Give us a couple more minutes.

    Дай нам ще пару хвилин. — deniko

    deGib uns ein paar Minuten mehr! — Melang

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  3. I've been here a couple hours.

    Я тут уже кілька годин. — deniko

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  4. May I ask a couple of questions?

    Можна мені поставити декілька запитань? — miketheknight

    ruМожно задать Вам пару вопросов? — sharptoothed

    deKann ich ein paar Fragen stellen? — MUIRIEL

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  5. I'm taking a couple of days off.

    Я беру кілька днів відгулу. — deniko

    ruЯ беру отгул на пару дней. — marafon

    deIch nehme mir ein paar Tage frei. — Wolf

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Origin

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

From Middle English couple, from Old French couple, from Latin cōpula. Doublet of copula.

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Collocations

12 patterns
  • a couple of
  • for a couple
  • couple of days
  • couple of weeks
  • couple of hours
  • have a couple
  • in a couple
  • couple of years
  • couple of times
  • buy a couple
  • couple of questions
  • couple of songs

See also

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