Usage examples of "unos cuantos" in Spanish with translation to English

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Sólo unos cuantos me entendieron. Only a few people understood me.
Ella tiene unos cuantos amigos. She has a few friends.
Ha cogido unos cuantos quilos. He has gained a few pounds.
Quiero unos cuantos vasos vacíos. I want a few empty glasses.
Pudimos ir de viaje unos cuantos días. We could go travelling for a few days.
Mike tiene unos cuantos amigos en Florida. Mike has a few friends in Florida.
Tom sabe unos cuantos trucos de magia. Tom knows a few magic tricks.
El tiempo fue caluroso durante unos cuantos días. The weather stayed hot for a few days.
Quedan sólo unos cuantos días antes del fin de año. There are only a few days left before the end of the year.
¿Sabías que había unos cuantos zorros viviendo en esta montaña? Did you know there were a few foxes living on this mountain?
Tengo unos cuantos libros. I have a few books.
¡Qué puesta de sol más bonita! Rondemos por aquí unos cuantos minutos para verla. What a gorgeous sunset! Let's hang around for a couple of minutes and watch it.
Él puede tomar prestado mi ciclomotor durante unos cuantos días. He can borrow my moped for a few days.
Tengo unos cuantos amigos. I have a few friends.
Todavía tenemos que recorrer unos cuantos kilómetros más antes de llegar allí. We still have quite a few more miles to go before we get there.
Se puso unos pantalones limpios. He put on clean trousers.
Cuantos hombres, tantos pareceres. So many men, so many minds.
Una milla equivale a unos 1600 metros A mile is equal to about 1600 meters.
Cuanto más queso, más agujeros. Cuantos más agujeros, menos queso. Por lo tanto: cuanto más queso, menos queso. The more cheese, the more holes. The more holes, the less cheese. Thus: The more cheese, the less cheese.
Tomará solo unos minutos. It only takes a few minutes.
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