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twelve

/twɛlv/

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noun

12、十二個

A group of twelve items.

Examples :

"Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves."

12で数えれば、分数はもう少し簡単になるでしょう。

number group essential

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noun

12番口径の銃

A twelve-bore gun.

Examples :

"My uncle uses his twelve to hunt ducks in the fall. "

私のおじは秋にアヒルを狩るために12番口径の銃を使います。

weapon military essential

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noun

陪審員

A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).

Examples :

"The twelve will deliberate the case of the missing library book. "

陪審員は、なくなった図書館の本の事件について審議します。

law government group essential

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noun

警察、法執行機関

Police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer

Examples :

"The twelve investigated the suspicious package left near the school. "

警察は学校の近くに置かれた不審な小包を捜査した。

police law government essential

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numeral

12, 十二

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

Examples :

"There are twelve months in a year."

1年には12ヶ月あります。

number math essential

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警察

Law enforcement; the police

Examples :

"The twelve responded quickly to the report of a robbery. "

警察は強盗事件の通報に迅速に対応した。

police number essential