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/aʊns/

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noun

Unze

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

Examples :

"The recipe calls for two ounces of flour. "

Das Rezept verlangt zwei Unzen Mehl.

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Unze

A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.

Examples :

"The jeweler weighed the gold ring, and it was just under an ounce. "

Der Juwelier wog den Goldring, und er wog knapp unter einer Unze.

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noun

Unze

A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.

Examples :

"The recipe called for three ounces of milk. "

Das Rezept verlangte drei Unzen Milch.

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Britische Flüssigunze

A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres.

Examples :

"The recipe called for two ounces of honey. "

Das Rezept verlangte zwei britische Flüssigunzen Honig.

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noun

Ein bisschen, winzige Menge

Examples :

"I only needed an ounce of sugar for my coffee this morning. "

Ich brauchte heute Morgen nur ein bisschen Zucker für meinen Kaffee.

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Großkatze

A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.

Examples :

"The park ranger spotted an ounce near the hiking trail. "

Der Park Ranger entdeckte eine Großkatze in der Nähe des Wanderwegs.

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Schneeleopard

Now specifically, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia.

Examples :

"While scientifically classified as Uncia uncia, the snow leopard is commonly referred to by its own distinct genus, the ounce. "

Obwohl der Schneeleopard wissenschaftlich als Uncia uncia klassifiziert wird, wird er umgangssprachlich als seine eigene Gattung, der Schneeleopard, bezeichnet.