cuantos

/ˈkwantos/, [ˈkwãn̪.t̪os]

how many, many


Determiner cuantos m pl

  1. masculine plural of cuanto

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Él puede tomar prestado mi ciclomotor durante unos cuantos días.

    He can borrow my moped for a few days.

  • Tom sabe unos cuantos trucos de magia.

    Tom knows a few magic tricks.

  • Localizaron unos cuantos potros bravíos.

    They located some wild foals.

  • Ha cogido unos cuantos kilos.

    He has gained a few kilos.

  • Ella tiene unos cuantos amigos.

    She has a few friends.

  • ¡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.

  • Este libro tiene unos cuantos errores, pero es interesante.

    This book has a number of mistakes, but it's interesting.

  • Cuantos hombres, tantos pareceres.

    So many men, so many minds.

  • 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.

  • Sería imposible estimar cuantos crímenes no fueron detectados el año pasado.

    It would be impossible to estimate how many crimes went undetected last year.

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