ein paar in German

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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ein",
        "3": "paar"
      },
      "expansion": "ein + paar",
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    },
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        "1": "16th century"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ein + paar. First attested in the 16th century.",
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      "expansion": "ein paar",
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      "parts": [
        "ein paar"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "det",
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        {
          "word": "viele"
        },
        {
          "word": "eine Unmenge"
        }
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        {
          "word": "jemandem ein paar scheuern"
        }
      ],
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        "some; a few; a couple of"
      ],
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        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "a few",
          "a few"
        ],
        [
          "a couple of",
          "a couple of"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "einig"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "einige"
        },
        {
          "word": "wenige"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˌaɪ̯n ˈpaːɐ̯]"
    },
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  "word": "ein paar"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "jemandem ein paar scheuern"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "ein",
        "3": "paar"
      },
      "expansion": "ein + paar",
      "name": "com"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "16th century"
      },
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  ],
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        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "ein paar",
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  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ein paar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "einig"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "viele"
        },
        {
          "word": "eine Unmenge"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "a few",
          "a few"
        ],
        [
          "a couple of",
          "a couple of"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "einige"
        },
        {
          "word": "wenige"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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  "word": "ein paar"
}

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"ein paar" meaning in German

Determiner