pares

/ˈpaɾes/, [ˈpa.ɾes]

pairs


Noun pares m pl

  1. plural of par

Verb pares

  1. Informal second-person singular () present subjunctive form of parar.

Verb pares

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of parir.

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Examples
  • Tom se preguntaba cuántos pares de zapatos poseía María.

    Tom wondered how many pairs of shoes Mary owned.

  • Como el típico vertebrado los humanos tienen dos pares de miembros.

    Like a typical vertebrate the human has two pairs of limbs.

  • Algunos insectos no poseen alas, mientras otros poseen uno o dos pares.

    Some insects have no wings, while others have one or two pairs.

  • Tom colgó los tres pares de jeans húmedos en el tendedero.

    Tom hung the three pairs of wet jeans on the clothesline.

  • Los falsos amigos son pares de palabras que se escriben o dicen de forma parecida entre diferentes lenguajes, pero tienen un significado distinto.

    False friends are pairs of words in two languages that are similar in spelling or pronunciation, but differ in meaning.

  • Quiero que pares.

    I want you to stop.

  • Por eso Tatoeba es multilingüe. Pero no esa clase de multilingüe, no del tipo en el que las lenguas están simplemente emparejadas, y donde algunos pares se quedan atrás.

    This is why Tatoeba is multilingual. But not that kind of multilingual. Not the kind where languages are simply being paired up together, and where some pairs are left behind.

  • Todos los números pares son la suma de dos primos.

    Every even number is the sum of two primes.

  • Compré dos pares de pantalones.

    I bought two pairs of pants.

  • Mientras estés hablándome está bien, pero tan pronto pares, me da hambre.

    As long as you're talking to me, it's fine, but as soon as you stop, I get hungry.

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