Usage examples of "media docena" in Spanish with translation to English

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Compré media docena de huevos. I bought half a dozen eggs.
Tenemos media docena de huevos. We have a half-dozen eggs.
Esperé a mi amigo durante media hora, pero no apareció. I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn't turn up.
Ella compró una docena de huevos. She bought a dozen eggs.
¿Cuántas veces por minuto parpadea de media una persona? How many times a minute does the average person blink?
Él compró una docena de huevos. He bought a dozen eggs.
De media, voy al cine dos veces al mes. On an average, I go to the movies twice a month.
María necesita una docena de huevos. Mary needs a dozen eggs.
Él es de la clase media. He comes from the middle class.
Es más barato ordenar por docena. It is cheaper to order by the dozen.
Me hizo esperar alrededor de media hora. He made me wait for about half an hour.
Compré una docena de cucharas y dos docenas de tenedores. I bought a dozen spoons and two dozen forks.
Estudio inglés dos horas al día de media. I study English two hours a day on an average.
Una docena de personas se reunieron frente a la estación. A dozen people gathered opposite the station.
La oficina de correos está a media milla. The post office is half a mile away.
Añádele una docena de huevos a la lista. Add a dozen of eggs to the list.
Llegó media hora más tarde, así que todos se enojaron con él. He arrived half an hour late, so everyone was angry with him.
Las manzanas se venden por docena. Apples are sold by the dozen.
Tom tiene media hora más de trabajo que hacer antes de que se pueda ir a casa. Tom has another half an hour of work to do before he can go home.
Me pregunto por qué los huevos se venden por docena. I wonder why eggs are sold by the dozen.
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