Usage examples of "half a dozen" in English with translation to Portuguese

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We have half a dozen eggs. Temos meia dúzia de ovos.

I ordered half a dozen books on chemistry from New York. Encomendei meia dúzia de livros de química de Nova York.

I bought a dozen spoons and two dozen forks. Comprei uma dúzia de colheres e duas dúzias de garfos.

The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words. O dicionário contém cerca de meio milhão de palavras.

Add a dozen of eggs to the list. Adicione uma dúzia de ovos à lista.

I'd like to buy half a cake. Gostaria de comprar meio bolo.

For the party I bought a dozen wine glasses and two dozen cups for juice. Para a festa, comprei uma dúzia de copos de vinho e duas dúzias de copo de suco.

Half a loaf is better than none Antes pouco do que nada

I bought a dozen pencils today. Comprei uma dúzia de lápis hoje.

Are these eggs sold by the dozen? Esses ovos são vendidos à dúzia?

The price of the stock declined by half in a month. O preço da ação caiu pela metade em um mês.

I wonder why eggs are sold by the dozen. Eu me pergunto por que ovos são vendidos em dúzias.

Pharamp cut the cake in half. Pharamp dividiu o bolo em dois pedaços.

Half of you are idiots. Metade de vocês é idiota.

Don't leave things half finished. Não deixe as coisas pela metade.

A bold man has half the world. Um homem corajoso tem metade do mundo.

He cut the apple in half. Cortou a maçã pela metade.

She agreed that she would pay half the rent. Ela concordou em pagar metade do aluguel.

I can do it in half the time. Posso fazer na metade do tempo.

Half of the melons were eaten. Metade dos melões foram comidos.

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