Dozen in spanish
Docena
pronunciation: doʊθenɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: doʊθenɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
dozen = docena.
Example: Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.more:
» a dime a dozen = barato, de poco valor, del montón.
Example: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.» a dozen + Nombre = una docena de + Nombre.
Example: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish.» a dozen years = doce años.
Example: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.» by the dozen(s) = por docenas.
Example: Pentas blooms all summer long, even during the hottest weather, with large clusters of starry blooms that attract butterflies by the dozens as well as hummingbirds.» dozens of = docenas de.
Example: Such assertions are commonly to be found somewhere in the first few paragraphs of the dozens of papers that propound yet another new theory of reference work.» half a dozen = media docena.
Example: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish.» half-dozen = media docena.
Example: It was a half-dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.» six of one (and) half a dozen of the other = tanto monta, monta tanto; da igual; da lo mismo; da lo mismo una cosa que otra.
Example: It may be six of one and half a dozen of the other genetically, but socially these are not interchangeable relationships.