English–French

“pair” in French

French

Alsoapparier

Pronunciation

IPA/pɛʁ/

Example

Elle a acheté une paire de chaussettes.

She bought a pair of socks.

Illustration for paire (pair)

How to say “pair” in French

“Pair” in French is paire.

A matched two-part set, with each part corresponding to the other.

Full entry for paire: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with paire

Il a perdu une paire de chaussures en voyage.

He lost a pair of shoes while traveling.

Tips for using paire

  • In paire de chaussures, paire refers to the complete set of two shoes, not to one shoe alone.

Other French words for “pair”

Il faut apparier ces deux dossiers.

These two files need to be paired.

“pair” in other languages