Usage examples of "half a hundred" in English with translation to Russian

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We have half a dozen eggs. У нас пол-дюжины яиц.
Miss Pate felt timid about making a speech before a hundred people. Мисс Пейт стеснялась произносить речь перед сотнями людей.
I quit smoking half a year ago. Полгода назад я бросил курить.
This earthquake took a hundred and fifty lives, as well. Это землетрясение также унесло сто пятьдесят жизней.
Tom ate half a bag of potato chips. Том съел полпачки картофельных чипсов.
Better a hundred friends than a hundred rubles. Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Лучше полбуханки, чем ничего.
Let a hundred flowers bloom! Пусть расцветают сто цветов!
Half a century ago, experiments were run on plants. Еще полвека назад провели эксперименты на растениях.
My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85. Моя бабушка говорила, что доживёт до ста лет, но умерла в возрасте восьмидесяти пяти.
There are half a dozen examples, including Agremex and Commercial Mexicana, whose intercompany debts were endorsed by the Federal Bankruptcy Institute. Есть полдюжины примеров, среди которых Agremex и Comercial Mexicana, чьи межфирменные долги гарантировал Федеральный институт конкурсных производств.
Boil the news down to a hundred words. Сократи новость до ста слов.
Out of half a dozen sauces, the one made with white wine, celery, and carrots honestly wasn’t a success. Соусов полдюжины, тот, что из белого вина, сельдерея и морковки, откровенно не задался.
In a hundred meter dash she started last but soon caught up with the others. В стометровке она стартовала последней, но быстро нагнала остальных
The mayor of the city believes that construction of the wall was designed to isolate the Kurdish people of the two countries from one another, Kurds have been crossing the border freely for half a century. Мэр города считает, что строительство стены призвано изолировать курдское население двух стран друг от друга, курды пересекали эту границу свободно в течение полувека.
May a hundred flowers bloom! Пусть цветёт сотня цветов!
Half a day in an airport waiting for a flight is pretty tedious, even with the distractions of books, magazines and iPhones (not to mention duty-free shopping). Полдня в аэропорту в ожидании рейса - это действительно скучно, и тут не сильно помогут ни книги, ни журналы, ни iPhone, ни даже магазины беспошлинной торговли.
Fear hath a hundred eyes. У страха глаза велики.
Only half a dozen of the President's closest advisers - including Daley, former Obama campaign chief Jim Messina, and former White House senior advisers David Axelrod and David Plouffe - knew the change was under consideration. Только шестеро ближайших советников президента - включая Дэйли, бывшего главу предвыборного штаба Обамы Джима Мессину и бывших старших советников Белого дома Дэвида Аксельрода и Дэвида Плуффа - знали, что замена рассматривается.
I paid no less than a hundred dollars for this pen. Я заплатил не меньше ста долларов за эту ручку.
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