accouplement

Definitions of accouplement
  1. noun
    a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
    synonyms: accrochage
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    mécanisme
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
  2. noun
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    synonyms: union
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    activité sexuelle, sexe
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
  3. noun
    the act of mating by male animals
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    union
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
  4. noun
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    synonyms: accrochage, cohésion, connexion, jonction, lien, rapport, union
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    bifurcation, carrefour, croisée des chemins
    the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
    jonction, unification
    an act of joining or adjoining things
    attachement, fixation
    the act of fastening things together
    mise à la masse, mise à la terre, prise de masse, prise de terre
    fastening electrical equipment to earth
    type of:
    changement d'intégrité
    the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
  5. noun
    the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
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    relation sexuelle interdite, relation taboue
    forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
    relation extra-conjugal
    sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
    inceste
    sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child)
    type of:
    activité sexuelle, sexe
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
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