dozens in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dozens in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dozen <pl dozen or dozens> [Am ˈdəzən, Brit ˈdʌz(ə)n] N

dozen

docena f

three dozen

tres docenas

four dollars a or per dozen

cuatro dólares la docena

eggs are sold by the dozen

los huevos se venden por docena(s)

we've been selling them by the dozen

los hemos estado vendiendo como pan caliente or como rosquillas

I got dozens of cards

recibí montones de tarjetas inf

I've told him dozens of times

se lo he dicho miles de veces

to do one's daily dozen Brit dated

hacer su (or mi etc.) gimnasia diaria

baker's/devil's dozen

docena del fraile

II.dozen [Am ˈdəzən, Brit ˈdʌz(ə)n] ADJ

dozen

docena f de

a dozen/two dozen eggs

una docena/dos docenas de huevos

I.half-dozen [ˌhæfˈdəzən] N

half-dozen

media docena f

II.half-dozen [ˌhæfˈdəzən] ADJ

a half-dozen eggs

media docena de huevos

baker's dozen N

baker's dozen

docena f de fraile

half a dozen N no pl

1. half a dozen (six):

half a dozen

media docena f

half a dozen eggs

media docena de huevos

2. half a dozen (several):

half a dozen reasons/countries

unas cuantas razones/unos cuantos países

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the victims were variously estimated to number anything from dozens to hundreds of people

el número de víctimas variaba, según los distintos cálculos, entre docenas y cientos de personas

Translations for dozens in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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docena

dozen

una docena de huevos

a dozen eggs

media docena

half a dozen

docena de fraile

baker's dozen

decenas de personas acudieron en su ayuda

dozens o scores of people went to his aid

tengo (una) multitud de cosas que hacer hoy

I have dozens of things to do today inf

hablar como un pororó

to talk nineteen to the dozen

dozens in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dozens in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dozen [ˈdʌzn] N

1. dozen (twelve):

dozen

docena f

half a dozen

media docena

two dozen eggs

dos docenas de huevos

2. dozen (many):

dozens of times

montones de veces

by the dozen

por docenas

Phrases:

it's six of one and half a dozen of the other

da lo mismo

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar por los codos

half-dozen ADJ

half-dozen

media docena f

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a dime a dozen

del montón

daily dozen

ejercicios m pl matinales

Translations for dozens in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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docena

dozen

una docena de huevos

a dozen eggs

la docena del fraile

baker's dozen

hablar a borbotones

to talk ten to the dozen

hablar como una tarabilla descompuesta

to talk nine to the dozen Brit

embalarse

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar más que una urraca

to talk nineteen to the dozen Brit

hablar a destajo inf

to talk nineteen to the dozen

dozens Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dozens of times

montones de veces

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar por los codos

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprar por kilo/docenas

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar a destajo inf

to talk ten to the dozen

hablar a borbotones

to talk nineteen to the dozen

soltar la maldita

to talk nine to the dozen Brit

hablar como una tarabilla descompuesta

to talk nineteen to the dozen

hablar por los codos inf

to talk nineteen to the dozen

embalarse

to talk nineteen to the dozen Brit

hablar más que una urraca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There were few dozens people in beginning and now their name left in history.

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Soon, eight city blocks were aflame as dozens of oil tanks exploded in a chain reaction that lasted five days.

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Burials in the graveyard continued into the early 20th century, and there are dozens of gravestones within and without the church.

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Over the years, dozens of capitalism-supporting libertarian political parties have been formed worldwide.

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They often last a surprisingly long time, forcing players to string together dozens of precise movements.

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He wears an old Boy Scout knapsack, and his jacket pockets are stuffed with pamphlets from dozens of fringe splinter groups.

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Because of this, the use of minesweepers became a necessity and eventually dozens would serve in the blockade.

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Damage was widespread in dozens of communities, in addition to very strong microbursts of winds as strong as 90 mph (145 km/h) and hail as large as softballs.

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The district was formed in 1952 after dozens of small rural school districts voted to consolidate.

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Most disease management vendors offer return on investment (ROI) for their programs, although over the years there have been dozens of ways to measure ROI.

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