paar

Noun

 * 1)  A hypothesized  shifting of four geologic blocks: northeast Africa west of Red Sea and north of the Ethiopian valley, the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Horn of Africa east of the rift valleys, which is used to explain the structural features of the area.

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) pair

Etymology 2
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Verb

 * 1) to pair, to couple

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) pair, couple
 * 2) a few, a couple, some

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) pair two similar or identical things taken together
 * 2) couple two partners

Pronoun

 * 1) a couple  two or a few

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1)  speed

Etymology 1
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Determiner

 * 1) some; few; a few

Usage notes

 * This determiner can be preceded by a definite article and some other determiners: Die paar Tage sind ja schnell vorbei. (“These few days will be over soon.”) Otherwise, in standard German, paar always takes the undeclined numeral in front of it: Nach ein paar Tagen ist das vorbei. (“After a few days it will be over.”) In colloquial German the numeral may be left out.
 * Although literally meaning “pair, couple”, the word does not commonly refer to two items, but rather to sets from three upward. The upper limit is dependent both on absolute number and percentage: 10 out of 20 may be ein paar, as may 50 out of 1,000; whereas 50 out of 100 are unlikely to be so identified.