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1 douzaine
douzaine [duzεn]feminine noun( = douze) dozen• une douzaine ( = environ douze) about twelve* * *duzɛn1) ( douze) dozen (inv)2) ( environ douze) about twelve, a dozen or so* * *duzɛn nf1) (= 12) dozen2) (= environ 12)une douzaine de — about twelve, a dozen or so
* * *douzaine nf1 ( douze) dozen ( inv); deux douzaines d'œufs/de verres two dozen eggs/glasses; à la douzaine by the dozen;2 ( environ douze) about twelve, a dozen or so; une douzaine de jours a couple of weeks; il y en a à la douzaine there are dozens ou masses of them.[duzɛn] nom féminin1. [douze] dozen2. [environ douze]une douzaine de a dozen, around twelveune douzaine de pages about ou roughly twelve pages————————à la douzaine locution adverbiale[acheter, vendre] by the dozendes chanteurs comme lui, il y en a à la douzaine! (familier) singers like him are two a penny!, you'll find dozens of singers like him! -
2 demi-douzaine
demi-douzaine [d(ə)miduzεn]feminine noun* * *pl demi-douzaines d(ə)miduzɛn nom féminin half a dozen* * *d(ə)miduzɛn nfhalf a dozen, half-dozentrois demi-douzaines de... — one and a half dozen..., a dozen and a half...
* * *1 ( six) half a dozen; une demi-douzaine d'œufs half a dozen eggs; une demi-douzaine d'œufs coûte deux euros half a dozen eggs cost two euros; sa dernière demi-douzaine d'œufs his/her last half-dozen eggs;2 ( environ six) half a dozen or so, about half a dozen; une demi-douzaine de personnes étaient déjà là about half a dozen people were already there; la demi-douzaine de personnes qui restaient the last half-dozen people; ⇒ cinquantaine.[dəmiduzɛn] ( pluriel demi-douzaines) nom fémininune demi-douzaine de tomates a half-dozen ou half-a-dozen tomatoes2. (familier) [environ six]
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