Usages of dos
Tengo dos hermanos y tú tienes uno.
I have two brothers and you have one.
Nosotros tenemos dos perros, siete gatos y ocho pájaros.
We have two dogs, seven cats, and eight birds.
Ella tiene sesenta y dos fotos en su cuarto.
She has sixty-two photos in her room.
Hay trescientas cuarenta y dos personas en el hotel.
There are three hundred forty-two people in the hotel.
Hoy es el dos de mayo.
Today is the second of May.
El tren del aeropuerto sale exactamente a las dos.
The airport train leaves exactly at two.
Vamos a limpiar esos estantes a las dos de la tarde.
We are going to clean those shelves at two in the afternoon.
Veo dos pistas en el cuarto.
I see two clues in the room.
El semáforo está a dos cuadras hacia el centro.
The traffic light is two blocks towards downtown.
Estamos en la carretera por dos horas.
We are on the highway for two hours.
Camino por dos horas porque el metro está cerrado.
I walk for two hours because the metro is closed.
Investigamos nuestros orígenes hace dos años.
We researched our origins two years ago.
Ellos estaban arreglando el techo a las dos.
They were fixing the roof at two o'clock.
Las mujeres cosen este cuero desde hace dos días.
The women have been sewing this leather for two days.
Hace dos horas que esperamos el eclipse de luna.
We have been waiting for the lunar eclipse for two hours.
Hace dos noches que observo los anillos del planeta.
I have been observing the planet's rings for two nights.
El perro no traga la medicina desde hace dos días.
The dog hasn't swallowed the medicine for two days.
Ella lleva dos semestres perfeccionando su técnica.
She has been perfecting her technique for two semesters.
Mi hermana lleva dos años trabajando en esa academia.
My sister has been working in that academy for two years.
Para el año dos mil cincuenta, habremos reducido el calentamiento global.
By the year two thousand fifty, we will have reduced global warming.
Para el próximo año, la temperatura no habrá alcanzado los dos grados.
By next year, the temperature will not have reached two degrees.
Quisiéramos dos batas y unas zapatillas.
We would like two robes and some slippers.
Conozco al sospechoso desde hace dos años y dijo que no había cometido el robo.
I have known the suspect for two years, and he said that he hadn't committed the robbery.
Quiero editar tanto el episodio uno como el dos.
I want to edit both episode one and two.
Tardamos dos meses en comprender el dialecto.
We took two months to understand the dialect.
Mi ahijada es la que habla con su madrina desde hace dos horas.
My goddaughter is the one who has been talking with her godmother for two hours.
Compramos dos sacacorchos nuevos.
We bought two new corkscrews.
Llevo dos horas esperando al repartidor, pero voy a comer tan pronto como llegue.
I have been waiting two hours for the delivery person, but I am going to eat as soon as he arrives.
Llevo dos horas pensando cómo habrá logrado bordar el cuello.
I have spent two hours thinking how she could have managed to embroider the collar.
Llevo dos horas forjando este hierro en el yunque.
I have been forging this iron on the anvil for two hours.
Mi colega acababa de intercambiar dos teclas en el teclado.
My colleague had just swapped two keys on the keyboard.
¡Son las dos y ya me devoré la hamburguesa entera!
It is two o'clock and I already devoured the whole hamburger!
Llevamos dos días investigando ese ciberataque.
We have been investigating that cyberattack for two days.
El mantenimiento anual del acuario viene a costar dos millones de dólares.
The annual maintenance of the aquarium comes to roughly two million dollars.
Son las dos y los caballos frenéticos rompen a galopar.
It is two o'clock and the frantic horses break into a gallop.
El engaste protege el zafiro, ya sea de un quilate o de dos.
The setting protects the sapphire, whether of one carat or two.
Nosotros íbamos a comprar un cono crujiente con dos bolas.
We were going to buy a crunchy cone with two scoops.
Llevo dos horas sin orinar y el baño este está llenísimo.
I haven't peed in two hours and this restroom is very full.
Ya llevo armados dos terrarios; por consiguiente, sé cómo funciona el recipiente.
I have already built two terrariums; consequently, I know how the container works.
Hacía dos años que el náufrago vivía solo.
The castaway had been living alone for two years.
La duración de la prueba será estrictamente de dos horas.
The duration of the test will be strictly two hours.
Normalmente, los cultivos se suelen revisar cada dos días.
Normally, the cultures are usually checked every two days.
Estuvo dos años en la cárcel.
He was in jail for two years.
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre los dos?
What is the difference between the two?
No puedo hacer dos cosas al mismo tiempo.
I cannot do two things at the same time.
Saqué dos billetes del cajero.
I took out two bills from the ATM.
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