'couple' means the same in French and in English.
same word in French: couple.
Beau couple / Joli couple
The word "couple" is masculine in French.
couple agréable
couple parfait
The English translation of the French word "actualite" can be a couple of things. First, it can mean news, or news reel. Second, it can mean current affairs, topical news.
Quel beau couple= What a beautiful couple
A French phrase for a couple who dates is un couple d'amoureux ("eh[n] koopl dah-moo-ruh").
Take the couple
"vous faites un joli couple"
A couple can mean to join with someone, or to couple two railway trucks together. Or a couple is a pair (brace) of something.
The Etymology of couple is Latin and old French. Co-apere was the beginning, both were Latin. Soon moving to Latin copula, then old French of cople, moving to middle English as couple.