Usage examples of "half a" in English with translation to Spanish

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I bought half a dozen eggs. Compré media docena de huevos.
How much for half a kilo? ¿Cuánto cuesta medio kilo?
We have half a dozen eggs. Tenemos media docena de huevos.
Can I have half a kilo apples? ¿Me pones medio kilo de manzanas?
Give me half a kilo of tomatoes. Deme medio kilo de tomates.
The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words. El diccionario recoge cerca de medio millón de palabras.
I'd like to buy half a cake. Quisiera comprar media torta.
He earns half a million yen a month. Él gana medio millón de yenes al mes.
The post office is half a mile away. La oficina de correos está a media milla.
Can I get half a kilo of chicken legs please? ¿Me puede dar medio kilo de muslos de pollo, por favor?
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Algo es algo, dijo al ver un hueso el galgo.
Half a million reals were stolen from this bank's ATM. Medio millón de reales fueron robados del cajero electrónico de este banco.
I quit smoking half a year ago. Yo dejé de fumar hace un año atrás.
Tom ate half a bag of potato chips. Tom se comió la mitad de una bolsa de papas fritas.
Tom handed Mary a check for half a million dollars. Tom le pasó a Mary un cheque por un millón de dólares.
Half a loaf is better than none. La mitad de un pan es mejor que nada.
Since I installed solar panels on my house my energy bill has been cut in half. Desde que instalé paneles solares en mi casa la factura de la luz se me ha reducido a la mitad.
The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan. La población de Italia es más o menos la mitad que la de Japón.
Pharamp cut the cake in half. Pharamp partió la tarta en dos.
Half of you are idiots. La mitad de ustedes son idiotas.
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