"O casal está na pista de dança."

Translation: The couple is on the dance floor.

[shatto]

Very complicated... some rules of English would say 'is' should be used as the couple are one unit... but in reality I don't think anyone would say 'is' in this case... the couple 'are' should be used instead.

[Maharlikans]

Actually, I would definitely say "The couple is on the dance floor" because "the couple" is one group, and we'd think of it as a singular noun.

[ShirleyMoo9]

2020, shatto, I don't know if you are English, but we have 2 programmes each year on TV - Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing - on both programmes (dance competitions), the couples are always referred to as "is", so although it does sound strange to us, I do think it is the correct usage, as it is "a couple", and that we are wrong when we say "are".

[StaffanElm]

The couple = the pair

[langtonp]

In this situaion "are" is used in english

[Edith282537]

why pisto and not chão

[Paulenrique]

"pista de dança" is a fixed expression.

[Edith282537]

Thank you

[Paulenrique]

"pista de dança" is a fixed expression.