couple
1 noun two people, thingsbeirt fem2 péire masc4 a couple of women came in tháinig beirt bhan isteachhe bought a couple of bottles cheannaigh sé péire buidéal, cheannaigh sé dhá bhuidéal 2 noun informal a fewcúpla masc4 roinnt fem2 I'll see you in a couple of days feicfidh mé i gceann cúpla lá thúhe had a couple of drinks d'ól sé cúpla deochit's a couple of months since they met tá sé roinnt míonna ó casadh ar a chéile iadTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun linked romanticallylánúin fem2 cúpla masc4 they're a couple is lánúin iad, tá siad le chéile, tá siad ag dul amach le chéilea married couple lánúin phósta, cúpla masc4it's mostly couples who go there lánúineacha is mó a théann ansin 4 noun DANC, SPOR pair in game, dancebeirt fem2 péire masc4 there were couples out dancing bhí beirteanna amuigh ag damhsawe were the first couple to be eliminated sinne an chéad bheirt a a cuireadh amach, muidne an chéad phéire a díbríodh 5 determiner (usually US) a fewcúpla roinnt we'll be here for a couple more years beimid cúpla bliain eile anseo, beimid anseo go ceann cúpla bliain eile 6 verb mate, have sex INTRANSITIVEcúpláil verb 7 verb combine INTRANSITIVEpoverty, coupled with illness, is tough tá an bhochtaineacht agus an tinneas le chéile fíorchrua, tá an bhochtaineacht agus an tinneas in éineacht fíorchrua 8 (also couple up) verb join, connect TRANSITIVEceangail verb cúpláil verb a carriage was coupled up to the engine ceanglaíodh carráiste den inneallthe computers were coupled cúpláladh na ríomhairí