Sentence examples of "several dozen" in English

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

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.

Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.

Are these eggs sold by the dozen? Ces œufs se vendent-ils à la douzaine ?

Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.

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.

Rice is cultivated in several parts of the world. Le riz est cultivé en plusieurs points du monde.

It's cheaper to order things by the dozen. C'est meilleur marché de commander des choses à la douzaine.

It took him several weeks to recover from the shock. Ça lui a demandé plusieurs semaines pour se remettre du choc.

We buy eggs by the dozen. On achète les oeufs à la douzaine.

The new model car was put through several tests. Le nouveau modèle de voiture a subi plusieurs tests.

I bought half a dozen eggs. J'ai acheté une demi-douzaine d'oeufs.

I was able to visit several American homes. J'ai pu visiter plusieurs maisons américaines.

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

The disease spread in several ways. La maladie se répandit de plusieurs manières.

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

Several bridges have been damaged or swept away. Plusieurs ponts ont été endommagés ou emportés.

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

A very unfortunate case came to our attention several years ago. Un cas vraiment malheureux fut soumis à notre attention il y a plusieurs années.

We bought the goods at $3 a dozen. Nous avons acheté les produits à 3$ la douzaine.

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