couch

sofá

Asiento largo y cómodo con respaldo, normalmente para dos o más personas.

En inglés sencillo: A long, comfortable seat with a back, usually for two or more people.

• The cat is on the couch.
• We bought a new leather couch.
• He fell asleep on the couch while watching television.

Sinónimos: sofa, settee

Expresiones frecuentes: on the couch, leather couch, comfortable couch, couch cushions

psicoterapia, psicoanálisis

Tratamiento en el que se habla con un profesional sobre los sentimientos y los problemas personales.

En inglés sencillo: Treatment in which you talk to a professional about your feelings and personal problems.

• He spent years on the couch.
• She explored childhood fears on the couch.
• Time on the couch helped him understand his anger.

Cómo se usa: on the couch (He discussed his childhood on the couch.)

Sinónimos: psychotherapy, therapy, psychoanalysis

Expresiones frecuentes: on the couch, years on the couch

formular, expresar

Expresar algo usando un tipo de lenguaje determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To express something using a particular kind of language.

• Please couch your reply in polite language.
• She couched her criticism as a question.
• The warning was couched in very careful terms.

Cómo se usa: couch something in something (He couched his refusal in friendly terms.); couch something as something (She couched the suggestion as a request.)

Sinónimos: phrase, word, express

Expresiones frecuentes: couch something in, couch as something