Couplets (en. Couplets)

/ku.plɛ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A set of two lines that rhyme and form a unit.

The couplets of this song are very moving.

Les couplets de cette chanson sont très émouvants.

A form of poetry often used in ballads and songs.

Poets often use couplets to create rhythm.

Les poètes utilisent souvent des couplets pour créer un rythme.

Couplets that serve the role of a stanza in a song.

The chorus follows the couplets in the song's structure.

Le refrain suit les couplets dans la structure de la chanson.

The word 'couplet' comes from the Old French 'coupler', which means to join or bind two elements together.

love couplets

A couplet that expresses feelings of love.

couplets amoureux

to write couplets

Process of composing poetic verses.

écrire des couplets

song with couplets

Song structured with couplets and a chorus.

chanson à couplets

rhyme

Correspondence of sounds at the end of the lines.

rime

poetry

Art of writing in verses, using rhyme and rhythm.

poésie

stanza

A group of verses forming a unit in a poem.

strophe

A couplet that is particularly catchy.

This couplet is so catchy, I can't help but listen to it again!

Ce couplet est tellement catchy, je ne peux pas m'empêcher de l'écouter encore!

To say something poetic with a lot of style.

He dropped some couplets while improvising on stage.

Il a balancé quelques couplets en improvisant sur scène.