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

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Tengo que escribir unas cartas. I have letters I need to write.
Están esperando unas diez personas. About 10 people are waiting.
Ella recogió unas piedras hermosas. She picked up beautiful stones.
Ella le atacó con unas tijeras. She attacked him with a pair of scissors.
En febrero, tuvimos unas vacaciones cortas. We had a short vacation in February.
Ellos se dieron unas breves vacaciones. They took a brief vacation.
Unas veces está contento, otras melancólico. Sometimes he's happy, sometimes melancholic.
¡Ten unas buenas vacaciones de verano! Have a good summer vacation!
Tuvimos unas maravillosas vacaciones en Suecia. We had a wonderful holiday in Sweden.
Hay unas tijeras sobre el escritorio. There is a pair scissors on the desk.
Quiero comprar unas botas de esquí. I want to buy ski boots.
¿Alguna vez has tomado unas vacaciones? Have you ever taken a vacation?
Tom camina unas quince millas al día. Tom walks about fifteen miles a day.
No me gustan unas vacaciones demasiado largas. I don't like very long holidays.
Ella le aconsejó tomar unas buenas vacaciones. She advised him to take a long holiday.
Estoy tomándome unas vacaciones en la playa. I am taking a holiday at the beach.
Lo que necesitas son unas buenas vacaciones. What you need is a good long holiday.
Tom y Mary tienen unas vidas azarosas. Tom and Mary have very eventful lives.
¿Cuánto tardará? Cerca de unas dos semanas. How long will it take? About two weeks.
Hay unas cuantas manzanas en la cesta. There are few apples in the basket.
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