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Friday February 23, 2007

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tijeras, noun:
scissors

If you want to say ‘a pair of’ something in Spanish, the most usual way is to use unos or unas, depending on whether the word is masculine or feminine, and then the noun in the plural.

unas tijeras
a pair of scissors

Some other words which follow this pattern are gloves, jeans and glasses.

unos guantes
a pair of gloves

unos jeans
a pair of jeans

unos anteojos Latin America
a pair of glasses

unas gafas Spain
a pair of glasses

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