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ounce

/aʊns/

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noun

Once

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

Examples :

"The recipe calls for two ounces of flour. "

La recette demande deux onces de farine.

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Once

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. "

Le bijoutier a pesé la bague en or, et elle pesait un peu moins d'une once.

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Once liquide américaine

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. "

La recette demandait trois onces de lait.

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Once liquide impériale britannique

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. "

La recette demandait deux onces liquides impériales de miel.

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Un peu, une once

Examples :

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

Je n'avais besoin que d'une once de sucre dans mon café ce matin.

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Félin sauvage, comme un lynx ou un couguar

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

Examples :

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

Le garde forestier a aperçu un félin sauvage près du sentier de randonnée.

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Once, léopard des neiges

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. "

Bien que scientifiquement classé comme Uncia uncia, le léopard des neiges est communément appelé par son propre genre distinct, l'once.