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dozens

/ˈdʌznz/ /ˈdʌzənz/

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noun

Des douzaines

A set of twelve.

Examples :

"Can I have a dozen eggs, please?"

Puis-je avoir une douzaine d'œufs, s'il vous plaît ?

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noun

Des douzaines, beaucoup

(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

Examples :

"There must have been dozens of examples just on the first page."

Il devait y avoir des douzaines d'exemples rien que sur la première page.

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Douzaines

An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.

Examples :

"The mine yielded several dozens of iron ore this week, each representing a significant amount of valuable material. "

La mine a produit plusieurs douzaines de minerai de fer cette semaine, chacune représentant une quantité importante de matériau précieux.

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Les vacheries, les insultes

(usually with "the") A verbal game in which two or more people exchange witty insults.

Examples :

"During lunch break, the students often played the dozens, trading funny and creative insults back and forth. "

Pendant la pause déjeuner, les élèves jouaient souvent aux vacheries, échangeant des insultes drôles et créatives.

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