Sentence examples of "half-dozen" in English

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It's six of one and a half dozen of another. Das ist gehupft wie gesprungen.
They're a dime a dozen. Die bekommt man nachgeschmissen.
The price of the stock declined by half in a month. Der Preis der Aktie fiel innerhalb eines Monats um die Hälfte.
There were a dozen suspects in the case. Es gab ein Dutzend Verdächtige in dem Fall.
The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan. Die Bevölkerung von Italien ist etwa halb so groß wie die von Japan.
It is cheaper to order by the dozen. Es ist billiger, dutzendweise zu bestellen.
Pharamp cut the cake in half. Pharamp schnitt den Kuchen halb auf!
About a dozen trees had soon been planted. Ungefähr ein Dutzend Bäume sind bald schon gepflanzt worden.
A bold man has half the world. Ein kühner Mensch besitzt die halbe Welt.
After a few dozen unrequited infatuations, Herb's heart became unbreakable. Nach einigen Dutzend unerwiderten Verliebtheiten war Herbs Herz unzerbrechlich geworden.
Their financial problems began in the second half of the year. Ihre finanziellen Probleme begannen in der zweiten Jahreshälfte.
We bought the goods at $3 a dozen. Wir kauften die Waren für drei Dollar das Dutzend.
Don't leave your work half finished. Hinterlasse deine Arbeit nicht halb fertig.
I want a dozen cream puffs. Ich hätte gern zwölf Windbeutel.
The room's area is two and half square meters. Die Fläche des Raums misst zweieinhalb Quadratmeter.
We have half a dozen eggs. Wir haben ein halbes Dutzend Eier.
Half of these apples are rotten. Die Hälfte der Äpfel sind verdorben.
She bought two dozen eggs. Sie kaufte zwei Dutzend Eier.
School begins at half past eight in the morning. Die Schule fängt um halb neun morgens an.
If I were to make a potato tortilla, I would buy two dozen eggs. Wenn ich eine Kartoffel-Tortilla machen müsste, würde ich zwei Dutzend Eier einkaufen.
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