Couple vs Friends

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Couple

Top 1000 (molto comune) A2 noun

Friends

Top 1000 (molto comune)

	Couple	Friends
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈkʌpl/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈkʌpl/"]/	🇬🇧 //frɛndz// 🇺🇸 //frɛndz//
Significato	Due persone insieme, spesso in una relazione romantica. Two people together, often in a romantic relationship.	Persone che conosci bene e con cui passi del tempo. People you know well and spend time with.
Esempio	The couple walked hand in hand along the beach.	I met my best friends in college.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 1000 (molto comune)
Livello CEFR	A2	-
Categoria grammaticale	noun
Collocazioni	adorable, attractive, beautiful, make, the happy couple	close friends, best friends, make friends, hang out with friends, friend zone
Contrari	single, alone	enemies, foes, opponents, adversaries
Errori comuni	'Couple' used as a verb incorrectly (it's a noun)., Confusing 'couple' with 'pair' in contexts where only romance is implied., Using 'couples' as a singular form.	Using 'friend' when referring to multiple people instead of 'friends'., Confusing 'friends' with 'friendly', which has a different meaning.
Note d'uso	Usa 'coppia' per riferirti a partner romantici o a due oggetti. Evita di usarlo in contesti formali per descrivere gruppi più grandi di due. Use 'couple' to refer to romantic partners or two items. Avoid using it in formal contexts to describe groups larger than two.	Usato nella conversazione e nella scrittura informale. Non appropriato in contesti molto formali. Può significare sia relazioni strette che casuali. Used in casual conversation and writing. Not appropriate in very formal contexts. Can mean both close and casual relationships.

Guardalo in clip reali

Agent Carter › S1 E1

A couple of weeks later, my bad babies,

I went out walking for a couple of hours last night.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

a couple of times a week, maybe more, after work.

Agent Carter › S1 E1

A couple of weeks later, my bad babies,

I went out walking for a couple of hours last night.

Couple

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Even my friends.

Three. He met some friends of his in front of a tavern about 8:45.

Breaking Bad › S1 E3

Like, "Doctor, my friend

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Even my friends.

Three. He met some friends of his in front of a tavern about 8:45.

Friends

Domande frequenti: Couple vs Friends

Qual è la differenza tra Couple e Friends?

Couple: Two people together, often in a romantic relationship. Friends: People you know well and spend time with.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Couple: The couple walked hand in hand along the beach. Friends: I met my best friends in college.

Posso usare Couple e Friends in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Couple e Friends sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.