Usage examples of "uns" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Poderia me emprestar uns grafites de lapiseira? Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?
Ele foi à escola apenas por uns poucos anos. He went to school only for a few years.
Você se importa se eu sair por uns minutos? Do you mind if I leave for a few minutes?
O mercado de capitais já não é o mesmo de há uns anos atrás. The capital market is not what it was a few years ago.
Ele deve ter uns 40. He must be around 40.
Ele tem uns trinta anos. He is about thirty.
Eu falei com uns amigos. I talked to friends.
Tom quer comprar uns livros. Tom wants to buy some books.
Estou tirando uns dias de folga. I'm taking a couple of days off.
Você vai passar uns maus bocados. You'll have a rough time.
O pai dele? Tem uns quarenta anos. His father? He is about forty years old.
Isso foi construído há uns 500 anos. This was built some 500 years ago.
Ela viveu lá por uns cinco anos. She lived there about five years.
Eu gostaria de comprar uns cartões postais. I would like to buy some postcards.
O leite vai durar uns dois dias. The milk will keep for two days.
Minha parafusadeira está fazendo uns barulhos estranhos. My screw gun is making weird noises.
Ele me deu uns tapinhas no ombro. He patted me on the shoulder.
Eu fui tomar um cerveja com uns amigos. I went to drink a beer with friends.
Havia uns caras estranhos no banco esta manhã. There were strange guys at the bank this morning.
Um tio meu me deu uns conselhos muito úteis. An uncle of mine gave me some useful advice.
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