Translation of "parella" into English

Aniré a la ciutat un parell de dies.

I'll drive into town in a couple of days.

Dos parells d'orelles per a sentir el que has de dir són millor que una.

Two pairs of ears to hear what you had to say being better than one.

Però això era bans que en Howard em digués com d'horrible seria si ell hagués de treballar amb la seva parella.

But that was before Howard explained to me how awful it would be if he had to work with his significant other.