couple ['kʌpəl]
noun
1 ( two things ) par m.( a few ) unos,-as .
   a couple of days un par de días  
   a couple of minutes unos minutos, un par de minutos  
2 ( two people ) pareja .
transitive verb
1 ( gen ) conectar, acoplar .( railway carriage ) enganchar, acoplar .( names, people, events ) asociar .
intransitive verb
1 architecture   ( mate ) aparearse .
coupled with junto con, unido a  
   no rainfall coupled with high temperatures has led to forest fires la falta de lluvia junto con las altas temperaturas ha provocado incendios forestales  
to have had a couple [ familiar use ]   haber bebido más de la cuenta  
a married couple un matrimonio