Usage examples of "unas cuantas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Quiero unas cuantas copas vacías. I want a few empty glasses.
Me gustaría decir unas cuantas palabras en modo de disculpa. I'd like to say a few words by way of apology.
Sería mejor que trataras de pasar inadvertido unas cuantas semanas. You’d better lie low for a few weeks.
Las velas parpadearon unas cuantas veces y después se apagaron. The candle flickered a few times and then went out.
Primero que todo, te haré unas cuantas preguntas y luego te examinaré. First of all, I will ask you a few questions and then examine you.
Hay unas cuantas manzanas en la cesta. There are few apples in the basket.
Tienes unas tetas adorables. You have lovely breasts.
¿Cuantas piezas de equipaje tienes? How many pieces of baggage do you have?
Ella le atacó con unas tijeras. She attacked him with a pair of scissors.
¿Sabes cuantas personas en el mundo anualmente mueren de hambre? Do you know how many people in the world starve to death every year?
Unas vacaciones demasiado largas hacen que uno sea reacio a volver al trabajo. Too long a holiday makes one reluctant to start work again.
Cuando yo hojeé un cuaderno de jardinería, estaba sorprendido de cuantas eran marcadas como venenosas. When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.
Todas las chicas se ayudaron unas a otras. All the girls helped each other.
Tu madre te lo repetirá cuantas veces sea necesario. Your mother will repeat it to you as many times as necessary.
¿Qué tal unas patatas? How would you like potatoes?
¿Cuantas estaciones hay en un año? How many seasons are there in a year?
No puedo darme unas vacaciones. Soy el jefe y estoy muy ocupado. I cannot take a vacation. I'm the boss and I'm very busy.
Tom camina unas quince millas al día. Tom walks about fifteen miles a day.
Puse unas galletas sobre la mesa, y los niños se las comieron enseguida. I put some cookies on the table and the kids ate them right up.
Tendrás hemorragia por unas horas. You'll have bleeding for a few hours.
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