French word

duo

Pronunciation

IPA/dɥo/

Meaning

  • masculine nounduo

Example

Ils forment un duo pour le projet.

They are forming a duo for the project.

Illustration for duo (duo)

More examples

Ils jouent en duo ce soir.

They are playing as a duo tonight.

Core concept

Two people sharing one task or role as a single working unit.

Common phrases

  • travailler en duo

    work as a duo

  • jouer en duo

    play as a duo

  • former un duo

    form a duo

Similar words

couple: Two people in a romantic or married relationship.
paire: Two things that form a matching set.

Definition in French

Mot désignant deux personnes associées qui forment un ensemble et agissent ensemble, sans connotation amoureuse.

Word origin

French took duo from Italian, whose form derives from Latin duo, the word for 'two'.

Usage tips

  • The plural is usually written duos, but it is generally pronounced like the singular, so number often comes from the determiner or context.

Other meanings

  • duetnoun
  • pairnoun

Opposites

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