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

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Grandma is three and a half times your age. Grand-mère a trois fois et demie votre âge.

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. 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.

I have been waiting for an hour and a half. J'ai attendu une heure et demie.

The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere. La surface de Jupiter est inhospitalière avec plus de deux fois et demi la gravité de la Terre et une atmosphère de gaz empoisonné.

Light travels around the earth seven and a half times a second. La lumière fait le tour de la Terre sept fois et demie par seconde.

Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time. Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle.

He studied for one and a half hours every day. Il étudia pendant une heure et demi chaque jour.

I bought half a dozen eggs. J'ai acheté une demi-douzaine d'oeufs.

We have half a dozen eggs. Nous avons une demie douzaine d'œufs.

It's six of one and half a dozen of the other C'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc

Each chapter in the textbook is followed by about a dozen comprehension questions. Chaque chapitre du livre de cours est suivi par une douzaine de questions de compréhension environ.

Since I installed solar panels on my house my energy bill has been cut in half. Depuis que j'ai installé des panneaux solaires sur ma maison, ma facture d'énergie a été coupée en deux.

Are these eggs sold by the dozen? Ces œufs se vendent-ils à la douzaine ?

The price of the stock declined by half in a month. La valeur de l'action a baissé de moitié en un mois.

In U.S. bakeries, a "baker's dozen" is 13, not 12. Dans les boulangeries américaines, une "douzaine du boulanger" est 13 et non 12.

An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.

It's cheaper to order things by the dozen. C'est meilleur marché de commander des choses à la douzaine.

You should have left half an hour earlier. Vous auriez dû partir une demi-heure plus tôt.

We buy eggs by the dozen. On achète les oeufs à la douzaine.

Tom cut the apple in half. Tom a coupé la pomme en deux.

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