twin

• يصف شيئًا هو أحد طفلين أو حيوانين وُلدا في ولادة واحدة، أو شيئًا مزدوجًا أو مقترنًا أو وثيق الارتباط بآخر.

Describes something that is one of two children or animals born at the same birth, or something that is paired or closely connected with another.

1. Identical or matchingA2formal

   Being one of two children born at the same birth; also used to describe things that are exactly alike or paired.

   متماثل أو مزدوج

   • They bought twin beds for the guest room.
   • The two buildings have twin towers.
   • She wore twin braids in her hair.

   المرادفاتcorrespondingcounterpartdoubleduplicateidenticalmatchingpairedparallel

   الأضدادsingle

2. Closely connectedB1formal

   Closely linked or associated; forming a pair.

   مُتَرَابِط

   • The twin goals of the project are efficiency and sustainability.
   • The cities are twin towns with a shared history.
   • The twin concepts of freedom and responsibility are often debated.

   المرادفاتcorrespondingcoupledjoinedlinkedmatchingpairedparallel

   الأضدادaloneindividualisolatedseparatesinglesolitaryunpaired

• اسم يشير إلى أحد الطفلين أو الحيوانين المولودين من حمل واحد، أو إلى أحد شيئين مرتبطين ارتباطًا وثيقًا أو متماثلين في الشكل.

A noun referring to one of two children or animals born from the same pregnancy, or one of two things that are closely related or identical in form.

1. Sibling born at same birthA1formal

   One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.

   توأم

   • She has a twin brother named Mark.
   • The twins look exactly alike.
   • They are identical twins, so it's hard to tell them apart.

2. Matching or paired itemB1formal

   One of two things that are exactly alike or closely related.

   المثيل

   • This sock is the twin of the one I lost.
   • The two buildings are architectural twins.
   • The company has a twin office in London.

   المرادفاتclonecounterpartdoubleduplicateequivalentmatch

• فعل يُستعمل للدلالة على ضم شيء إلى آخر أو ربطهما معًا، أو الجمع بين شيئين متشابهين أو متلازمين في علاقة وثيقة أو اقتران.

A verb used to indicate the act of pairing, joining, or linking two things together, or of being closely associated or matched.

1. To pair or join togetherB2formal

   To link or combine two things so that they are closely associated or work together.

   قرن

   • The two cities were twinned as part of a cultural exchange program.
   • The company twinned its new product with a popular service.
   • The architect twinned modern design with traditional materials.

   المرادفاتassociatecombineconnectcouplejoinlinkmatchpairuniteyoke

   الأضدادdisconnectdisjoindividepartseparatesplit

2. To give birth to twinsB2formal

   To produce two offspring at the same birth.

   وَلَدَتْ تَوْأَمًا

   • The sheep twinned this spring, giving birth to two healthy lambs.
   • The mare twinned, which is rare for horses.
   • The cat twinned and had two kittens.