French word

apparier

Pronunciation

IPA/apaʁje/

Meaning

  • verbpair

Example

Il faut apparier ces deux dossiers.

These two files need to be paired.

Illustration for apparier (pair)

More examples

Pour la lessive, il faut apparier des chaussettes.

For laundry, socks need to be paired.

Core concept

Two separate items brought together as a matched pair, ready to be handled as one unit.

Common phrases

  • apparier des chaussettes

    pair socks

  • apparier deux dossiers

    match two files

Similar words

associer: To join things in a way that creates a connection.
jumeler: To match similar things into pairs.

Definition in French

Relier ou mettre en paire deux éléments pour qu'ils se correspondent et puissent être traités ensemble.

Word origin

French apparier comes from Old French aparier, formed from paire and ultimately related to Latin par, meaning 'equal'.

Usage tips

  • Apparier is transitive, so Il faut apparier ces deux dossiers uses the direct object ces deux dossiers without a preposition.

Other meanings

  • matchverb

Opposites

Related words

  • appariementpairingnoun

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