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Italian

accoppiamento

/akkoppjaˈmento/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 15,834

Meaning

mating, pairing

  • the biological act or season of mating in animals
  • the act of pairing, coupling, or matching things or parts together

In a sentence

In primavera comincia la stagione dell'accoppiamento per molti uccelli.

In spring the mating season begins for many birds.

I biologi hanno studiato il rituale di accoppiamento di questa specie rara.

The biologists studied the mating ritual of this rare species.

L'accoppiamento tra questi due componenti meccanici non ha funzionato.

The coupling between these two mechanical components did not work.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
accoppiamentomasculine · singular
accoppiamentimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • In biological contexts, often paired with 'rituale' (mating ritual) or 'stagione' (mating season).

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