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1 dozen
plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) docena- dozens
dozen n docenatr['dʌzən]1 (set of twelve) docena\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa baker's dozen una docena del fraileby the dozen (in sets of twelve) por docena(s) 2 (like hot cakes) como rosquillas, como pan calienteto talk nineteen to the dozen hablar por los codosn.• docena s.f.
I 'dʌzṇfour dollars a o per dozen — cuatro dólares la docena
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adjective docena f dea dozen/two dozen eggs — una docena/dos docenas de huevos
['dʌzn]N docena fthey arrived in their dozens or by the dozen — llegaban docenas de ellos
dozens of times/people — cantidad f de veces/gente
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I ['dʌzṇ]four dollars a o per dozen — cuatro dólares la docena
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adjective docena f dea dozen/two dozen eggs — una docena/dos docenas de huevos
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2 dozen
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3 half a dozen
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4 baker's dozen
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5 it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
(not important) viene a ser lo mismo, da lo mismo, da igual 2 (both people's fault) los dos tienen parte de la culpa* da lo mismo, da igualEnglish-spanish dictionary > it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
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6 to talk nineteen to the dozen
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7 be dime a dozen
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8 six of one, half a dozen of another
six of one, half a dozen of anotherexpr.• da lo mismo expr.English-spanish dictionary > six of one, half a dozen of another
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9 sold by the dozen
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10 twelve dozen
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11 a baker's dozen
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12 by the dozen
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13 to be a dime a dozen
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14 half-dozen
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15 it's six and half a dozen
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16 talk nineteen to the dozen
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17 It's six of one and half a dozen of the other
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > It's six of one and half a dozen of the other
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18 baker's dozen
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19 daily dozen
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20 half-a-dozen
adj.media docena de.
См. также в других словарях:
Dozen — Doz en (d[u^]z n), n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another noun), {Dozens} (d[u^]z nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.] 1. A collection of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dozen — Doz en (d[u^]z n), n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another noun), {Dozens} (d[u^]z nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.] 1. A collection of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dozen — doz‧en [ˈdʌzn] written abbreviation doz. noun dozens PLURALFORM or dozen [countable] a group of twelve things: • More than a dozen managers have come … Financial and business terms
dozen — is a collective noun used in two ways, (1) as dozen, preceded by a numeral, meaning a unit of twelve (two dozen eggs), and (2) as dozens, in informal use, meaning ‘very many’ (We made dozens of mistakes) … Modern English usage
dozen — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a group or set of twelve. ● talk nineteen to the dozen Cf. ↑talk nineteen to the dozen DERIVATIVES dozenth adjective. ORIGIN Old French dozeine, from Latin duodecim twelve … English terms dictionary
dozen — [duz′ən] n. pl. dozens or, esp. after a number, dozen [ME dozeine < OFr dozaine < douze, twelve < L duodecim, twelve < duo, TWO + decem, TEN] 1. a set of twelve: see also BAKER S DOZEN 2. [often pl.] a large number ☆ the do … English World dictionary
dozen — c.1300, from O.Fr. dozaine a dozen, from doze (12c.) twelve, from L. duodecim twelve, from duo two + decem ten (see TEN (Cf. ten)). The O.Fr. fem. suffix aine is characteristically added to cardinals to form collectives in a precise sense (… … Etymology dictionary
Dozen — (engl., spr. dösn), das Dutzend, als Zählgröße bei Stückgütern = 12, das long D. = 13 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Dozen — Doz redirects here. For the Afro Asiatic language, see DOZ. Dozens redirects here. For other uses, see Dozens (disambiguation). Group of twelve redirects here. For other uses, see Group of Twelve (disambiguation). A dozen (common abbreviated doz… … Wikipedia
dozen — 01. He bought about a [dozen] CDs yesterday during the one day sale. 02. Can you pick up a [dozen] eggs at the grocery store on the way home? 03. I picked up half a [dozen] bagels and some cream cheese to take on the picnic. 04. There were about… … Grammatical examples in English
dozen — doz|en W3S2 [ˈdʌzən] number plural dozen or dozens written abbreviation doz. [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: dozeine, from doze twelve ] 1.) twelve ▪ a dozen eggs … Dictionary of contemporary English