dozen

dozen
noun
1) pl. same (twelve) Dutzend, das

six dozen bottles of wine — sechsmal zwölf Flaschen Wein

a dozen times/reasons — (fig. coll.): (many) dutzendmal/Dutzende von Gründen

half a dozen — sechs

2) pl. dozens (set of twelve) Dutzend, das

by the dozen — (in twelves) im Dutzend; (fig. coll.): (in great numbers) in großen Mengen

3) in pl. (coll.): (many) Dutzende Pl.

dozens of times — dutzendmal

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plurals - dozens; noun
(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) das Dutzend
- dozens of
- academic.ru/22138/dozens">dozens
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doz·en
[ˈdʌzən]
n Dutzend nt
half a \dozen [or a half \dozen] ein halbes Dutzend
two/several \dozen people zwei/mehrere Dutzend Leute
\dozens of times (very often) x-mal fam
by the \dozen zu Dutzenden, dutzendweise
to talk nineteen to the \dozen reden wie ein Wasserfall
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['dʌzn]
n
Dutzend nt

80p a dozen — 80 Pence das Dutzend

two dozen eggs — zwei Dutzend Eier

half a dozen — sechs, ein halbes Dutzend

dozens — jede Menge; (fig inf) eine ganze Menge

dozens of times (inf) — x-mal (inf), tausendmal

there are dozens like that (inf) — das gibts wie Sand am Meer

there were dozens of incidents like this one (inf)es gab dutzende or Dutzende solcher Vorfälle

dozens of people came (inf) — dutzende or Dutzende von Leuten kamen

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dozen [ˈdʌzn] s Dutzend n (auch weitS.):
three dozen apples drei Dutzend Äpfel;
several dozen eggs mehrere Dutzend Eier;
a dozen bottles of beer ein Dutzend Flaschen Bier;
dozens of birds Dutzende von Vögeln;
some dozens of children einige Dutzend Kinder;
dozens of people umg eine Menge Leute;
dozens of times umg x-mal, hundertmal;
in dozens, by the dozen zu Dutzenden, dutzendweise;
cheaper by the dozen im Dutzend billiger;
a baker’s dozen obs 13 Stück;
fifty pence a dozen 50 Pence das Dutzend;
talk nineteen (oder twenty, forty) to the dozen Br umg wie ein Wasserfall reden;
do one’s daily dozen Br Früh- oder Morgengymnastik machen
doz. abk dozen (dozens pl)
dz. abk dozen (dozens pl)
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noun
1) pl. same (twelve) Dutzend, das

six dozen bottles of wine — sechsmal zwölf Flaschen Wein

a dozen times/reasons — (fig. coll.): (many) dutzendmal/Dutzende von Gründen

half a dozen — sechs

2) pl. dozens (set of twelve) Dutzend, das

by the dozen — (in twelves) im Dutzend; (fig. coll.): (in great numbers) in großen Mengen

3) in pl. (coll.): (many) Dutzende Pl.

dozens of times — dutzendmal

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n.
Dutzend -e n.

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