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paar

det · /paːr/ ·
Etymology

From Paar (“pair, couple”).

Translation

  1. some; few; a few invariable

    Wenn ich dich erschrecken wollte, würde ich dir erzählen, was ich vor ein paar Wochen geträumt habe.

    If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

    Wollen Sie mir ein paar Minuten zuhören?

    Will you listen to me for a few minutes?

    Wo du doch so gern Briefe schreibst, warum schreibst du ihr nicht mal ein paar Zeilen?

    Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?

  2. a few source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

paar

adj · /paːr/ ·

Translation

bare

obsolete form of bar

  1. obsolete form of bar (“bare; cash”) alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

das Paar

noun · /paːr/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German par, from Old High German par, from Latin pār.

Translation

  1. pair, couple neuter, strong

    Ein Paar brauner Schuhe.

    A pair of brown shoes.

  2. twosome neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Paar Paare
Accusative Paar Paare
Dative Paar Paaren
Genitive Paares Paare

Paar

noun ·

Translation

  1. a brace of source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. brace source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. couple source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

paar

pron ·

Translation

  1. a few source:wikdict-en-de-stardict