Palabra Inglés del Día

Definiciones

inglés > español
dozen
1. s. Docena.
2. adj. Docena de.
inglés > inglés
dozen
1. s. A set of twelve.
Can I have a dozen eggs, please?
I ordered two dozen doughnuts.
There shouldn't be more than two dozen Christmas cards left to write.
Pack the shirts in dozens, please.
2. s. (as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less
There must have been dozens of examples just on the first page.
There were dozens and dozens of applicants before the job was posted.
3. s. (metallurgy) An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.
español > inglés
docena
1. n-f. dozen
2. adj. feminine singular of doceno

Pronunciación

Ejemplos

A dozen people gathered opposite the station.      Una docena de personas se reunieron frente a la estación. I wonder why eggs are sold by the dozen.      Me pregunto por qué los huevos se venden por docena.

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