How to say "tandem" in Japanese

• タンデムCommon
  nounThe loanword for the literal 'tandem' arrangement of two people or things one behind the other; it also covers riding with a passenger on a motorcycle.
• アベックCommon
  prenominal modifierUsed when two people or events are paired — happening together or in succession, as in a tandem flight, back-to-back home runs, or a dual victory — rather than for the physical one-behind-the-other arrangement.

Use 「タンデム」 for the literal one-behind-the-other arrangement, especially riding as a passenger on a motorcycle, and 「アベック」 when two people or events act or occur together, as in a tandem flight or back-to-back wins.

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• タンデムtandem
• アベックback-to-back (e.g. home runs)