Sentence examples of "half dozen" in English

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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.

Several dozen young people participated in the demonstration. Plusieurs dizaines de jeunes gens participèrent à la manifestation.

Half a million children still face malnutrition in Niger. Un demi-million d'enfants font encore face à la malnutrition au Niger.

It is cheaper to order by the dozen. C'est meilleur marché de les commander à la douzaine.

It is just half past seven. Il est sept heures et demie tout juste.

Please give me a dozen cream puffs. Mettez-moi une douzaine de choux à la crème, s'il vous plait.

Don't leave things half finished. Ne laisse pas les choses à moitié terminées.

Pencils are sold by the dozen. Les crayons se vendent par douzaines.

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