English term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
Un par de cosas
I would like to know the best translation of this phrase from Spanish into American English. it's the translation of the transcription of a Latin American Spanish phone conversation.
Is correct to translate it as " to talk a couple of things or to talk a a few things?
Please let me know.
Thanks for your help:
Here is the full paragraph for the context:
Tengo algunas cosas que hacer aquí.
Si tienes que salir ahora yo entiendo y si vas a salir llámame para yo ir después para sentarme y hablar contigo un par de cosas.
Esta bien hermano.
Adios.
Si tienes que salir ahora yo entiendo y si vas a salir llámame y yo voy después para sentarme contigo y hablar contigo un par de cosas.
| 4 +2 | 'to talk about a couple of things' |
Ganesh Caride
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| 3 +4 | discuss a couple of things |
Nadia Martin
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| 5 +2 | a couple of things |
Maria-Ines Arratia
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| 4 | a couple things |
Javier Wasserzug
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Feb 2, 2014 21:51: JohnMcDove changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Charles Davis, Yvonne Gallagher, JohnMcDove
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
EN>ES Latin American and EN>ES European
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
'to talk about a couple of things'
| Thanks Ganesh. |
Spain
Translator & Conference Interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
discuss a couple of things
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Note added at 22 mins (2014-02-02 09:35:49 GMT)
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Yes, indeed!!
| Thanks Nadia. Is this correct for American English? Thanks for your help/ |
| Thanks Nadia. |
| Thanks for your help Nadia. |
| Thank you so much Nadia. I gave you the Kudoz points. |
| agree |
Renata Yanzon
6 hrs
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| agree |
Charles Davis
7 hrs
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| agree |
JohnMcDove
12 hrs
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| agree |
jude dabo
: good expression .ok!
1 day 5 hrs
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United States
Best style, excellent creative writer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
a couple things
| Thanks Javier. |
Spain
Meaningful and sensitive translation
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
a couple of things
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Note added at 4 días (2014-02-06 17:37:08 GMT) Post-grading
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Please upgrade this suggestion as per the request I received from the asker. Thank you.
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Note added at 4 días (2014-02-06 17:38:04 GMT) Post-grading
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Excuse my typo... I meant UNGRADE. More thanks.
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Note added at 4 días (2014-02-06 17:39:40 GMT) Post-grading
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Excuse my typo... I meant to say UNGRADE!... More thanks.
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Note added at 5 días (2014-02-07 09:21:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Hi yugoslavia!... you´re welcome!... :)
| Thanks Maria Ines |
| Thanks for your kind understanding Maria Ines. I really appreciate it. I will give you other Kudoz points to some of my Kudoz questions that you gave me very good answers. |
| Thanks for your understanding. I graded the question wrong the first time. |
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