Usage examples of "un par de" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él se quedó en el hotel por un par de días. He stayed at a hotel for a couple of days.
Su redacción está muy bien, excepto por un par de errores de ortografía. Her composition is very good except for two or three spelling errors.
Me dio un par de zapatos bonitos. She gave me a nice pair of shoes.
Cuando trabajas con estas máquinas es imprescindible usar un par de guantes de piel. A pair of leather gloves is a must when you work with these machines.
Déjame pensarlo un par de días. Let me think it over for a couple of days.
¿Me puede dar un par de sándwiches de queso? May I have a couple of cheese sandwiches?
A Boris le cuesta distinguir los vinos buenos de los malos, sobre todo después de un par de vasos. Boris has a difficult time distinguishing good wines from bad, especially after a few glasses.
Espero que se vaya en un par de horas. I hope he leaves in a few hours.
Tom dijo que había visto a Mary hace un par de meses atrás. Tom said he had seen Mary a couple of months ago.
El intendente ya tiene un par de ideas para el año que viene. The Mayor already has a few ideas for next year!
Había un par de esposas sobre la cama. There was a pair of handcuffs on the bed.
Leí un par de libros la semana pasada. I read a few books last week.
La idea de que leer te produce miopía ha sido popular durante un par de cientos de años. The idea that reading makes you short-sighted has been popular for a couple of hundred years.
Ella le dió un par de indicaciones sobre la pronunciación. She gave him a few pointers on pronunciation.
¿Podrías prestarme tu bicicleta por un par de días? Could you lend me your bicycle for a couple of days?
¡El alcalde tiene ya un par de ideas para el próximo año! The Mayor already has a few ideas for next year!
Estuve allá un par de veces. I've been there a couple of times.
Hace un par de días hizo viento. Two days ago the wind blew.
Mary tiene un par de años más que Tom. Mary is a few years older than Tom.
Dejo la ciudad por un par de días. I'm leaving town for a few days.
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