Usage examples of "une demi-douzaine" in French with translation to English

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En Angleterre, le serveur nous demanda : "-Combien de bière désirez-vous, une demi pinte ou bien une pinte ?". N'ayant aucune idée de ce que ça pouvait représenter, nous lui demandâmes de nous montrer les verres. In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses.
Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle. Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.
J'ai une réservation pour six heures et demi. I have a reservation for six-thirty.
J'aimerais une douzaine de choux à la crème. I want a dozen cream puffs.
Chaque chapitre du livre de cours est suivi par une douzaine de questions de compréhension environ. Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions.
J'ai acheté une douzaine de crayons aujourd'hui. I bought a dozen pencils today.
Il a acheté une douzaine d'oeufs. He bought a dozen eggs.
Une douzaine de voitures étaient garées dans le parking. Dozens of cars were parked in the parking lot.
Une douzaine de personnes se rassemblèrent devant la gare. Dozens of people gathered before the station.
Ajoute une douzaine d'œufs à la liste. Add a dozen of eggs to the list.
Mettez-moi une douzaine de choux à la crème, s'il vous plait. Please give me a dozen cream puffs.
Dans les boulangeries américaines, une "douzaine du boulanger" est 13 et non 12. In U.S. bakeries, a "baker's dozen" is 13, not 12.
La surface de Jupiter est inhospitalière avec plus de deux fois et demi la gravité de la Terre et une atmosphère de gaz empoisonné. The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere.
Combien pour un demi kilo ? How much for half a kilo?
Nous avons acheté les produits à 3$ la douzaine. We bought the goods at $3 a dozen.
Il y a une bonne chance qu'il vienne. There's a good chance that he'll come.
Le boulot lui rapporte un demi million de yens par mois. The job earns him half a million yen every month.
Les pommes sont vendues à la douzaine. Apples are sold by the dozen.
Celui dont le visage n'est pas illuminé ne deviendra jamais une étoile. He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.
Je ne peux considérer ma femme que comme un animal à demi paralysé. I can only think of my wife as an half-paralysed animal.
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