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Old December 03, 2008, 07:53 PM
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Would you just say "vaqueros" or "los vaqueros" if you're referring to only one pair of jeans?

For example, "Ella está vistiendo (los) vasqueros."

or should I stick with using the noun "un pantalón" if I want to say a pair of jeans?
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Old December 03, 2008, 07:55 PM
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I thought jeans in Spanish was "los jeans".
You still need the article, I believe. I don't know :P
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Yes, you can to say Los Vaqueros for mention the dungarees, on my country in the part north, the dungarees are named Pantalones Vaqueros.
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Another option is pantalón de mezclilla.
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Old December 04, 2008, 12:23 AM
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In Spain:
You can use both, singular or plural. I usually use plural.
plural: "Ella lleva vaqueros", "ella viste unos pantalones vaqueros", "Ella se fué a comprar unos vaqueros"
singular:"ella lleva un pantalón vaquero", "ella viste un pantalón vaquero", "ella se fué a comprar un pantalón vaquero"
Jeans: It's not so common, buit you can also use jeans "ella lleva unos jeans", "ella viste unos pantalones jeans", "ella se fué a comprar unos jeans"

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¡Yo prefiero un vaquero aunque no porte vaqueros!!

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Y si lleva vaqueros se los quitas, como haces con el papel de un regalo
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What Sosia??????
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Some things are best left unsaid or unexplained.

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jeans can be los jeans too right?
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jeans can be los jeans too right?
Not that I know of, although Spanish speakers in the US would most likely understand.
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Yes, if you do a search for los jeans, you'll see that that usage is popular.
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yeah we learned jeans as los jeans
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Yes, if you do a search for los jeans, you'll see that that usage is popular.
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yeah we learned jeans as los jeans
Ok, I'll take your word for it
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Yes it's accurate.
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