Usage examples of "Docenas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Compré dos docenas de lápices. I bought two dozen pencils.
Tom tiene docenas de amantes. Tom has dozens of mistresses.
Las manzanas se venden por docenas. Apples are sold by the dozen.
¿Estos huevos se venden por docenas? Are these eggs sold by the dozen?
Nosotros compramos los huevos por docenas. We buy eggs by the dozen.
Docenas de jóvenes asistieron a la manifestación. Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
Docenas de personas me alentaron a satisfacer mis ambiciones. Dozens of people encouraged me to fulfill my ambitions.
Compré una docena de cucharas y dos docenas de tenedores. I bought a dozen spoons and two dozen forks.
Si tuviera que hacer una tortilla de patatas, compraría dos docenas de huevos. If I were to make a potato tortilla, I would buy two dozen eggs.
Docenas de alumnos y alumnas estaban dibujando a una solitaria modelo completamente desnuda que se alzaba en una plataforma. Dozens of male and female students were drawing a lone, completely nude male model standing on a platform.
Tenemos media docena de huevos. We have a half-dozen eggs.
Compré media docena de huevos. I bought half a dozen eggs.
Ella compró huevos por docena. She bought eggs by the dozen.
Ella compró una docena de huevos. She bought a dozen eggs.
Él compró una docena de huevos. He bought a dozen eggs.
María necesita una docena de huevos. Mary needs a dozen eggs.
Es más barato ordenar por docena. It is cheaper to order by the dozen.
Las manzanas se venden por docena. Apples are sold by the dozen.
Añádele una docena de huevos a la lista. Add a dozen of eggs to the list.
Compré una docena de cucharas y dos docenas de tenedores. I bought a dozen spoons and two dozen forks.
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