Sentence examples of "a half a" in English

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In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses. En Inglaterra el mesero nos preguntó, "¿Cuánta cerveza van a querer, media pinta o una pinta?". Sin tener idea de cuánto sería eso, le pedimos que nos mostrara los vasos.
Can I have half a kilo apples? ¿Me pones medio kilo de manzanas?
Three and a half hours have passed since he left. Han pasado tres horas y media desde que se marchó.
The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words. El diccionario recoge cerca de medio millón de palabras.
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth. Me llevó unas dos horas y media excavar un hoyo de un metro de diámetro y dos de profundidad.
I bought half a dozen eggs. Compré media docena de huevos.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored. Sólo después de un siglo y media confusión la autoridad real fue restaurada.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Algo es algo, dijo al ver un hueso el galgo.
The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere. La superficie de Júpiter es inhóspita, con una gravedad que es más de dos veces y media la de la Tierra y una atmósfera de gas tóxico.
Can I get half a kilo of chicken legs please? ¿Me puede dar medio kilo de muslos de pollo, por favor?
Right now, it is a half past ten. Ahora son las diez y media.
How much for half a kilo? ¿Cuánto cuesta medio kilo?
They drank tea with lemon, for his nagging cough, with his usual lump and a half of sugar. Tomaron té con limón, debido a su persistente tos, que él endulzó con ese terrón y medio de azúcar, según su costumbre.
I'd like to buy half a cake. Quisiera comprar media torta.
I ate lunch two and a half hours ago. Almorcé hace dos horas y media.
Half a million reals were stolen from this bank's ATM. Medio millón de reales fueron robados del cajero electrónico de este banco.
We played games for about an hour and a half. Estuvimos jugando sobre una hora y media.
We have half a dozen eggs. Tenemos media docena de huevos.
The play lasts two and a half hours. La obra dura dos horas y media.
I quit smoking half a year ago. Yo dejé de fumar hace un año atrás.
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