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das Paar (-e)
   couple, pair

Das Paar lebt bereits seit sieben Wochen nicht mehr zusammen.
The couple have not been living together for seven weeks now.
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar… ("Stille Nacht")
Only the close, most holy couple.
Blessed boy in curly hair… (lit., "Silent Night")
('Round yon virgin Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild… trad., "Silent Night")
Ich brauche ein Paar Schuhe.
I need a pair of shoes.

Related Words:
ein Paar (n.) a couple, a pair
ein ungleiches Paar an odd couple, an odd pair; an unlikely pair
ein paar (adj) a few, a couple of
ein paar Monate a few months, a couple of months
alle paar Minuten every few minutes

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