dozens

[US]/ˈdʌzn/
[UK]/ˈdʌzn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en gruppe på tolv
adj. bestående av tolv
Word Forms
Pluraldozenss

Phrases & Collocations

a dozen eggs

ett dusin egg

a dozen roses

ett dusin rose

two dozen cookies

to dusin bakerier

a dozen donuts

ett dusin donuts

dozens of

dusiner av

by the dozen

per dusin

half a dozen

halvannen dusin

daily dozen

daglig dusin

Example Sentences

dozen or so people.

et dusin eller omtrent like mange mennesker.

a dozen of the city's finest

et dusin av byens fineste

some dozen (of) people

et visst dusin (av) mennesker

some dozens of people

flere dusiner av mennesker

He bought a dozen of chopsticks.

Han kjøpte et dusin skjeer.

a baker's dozen of love songs.

en bakker's dusin av kjærlighetsmelodier.

a dozen bottles of sherry.

et dusin flasker sherry.

she has dozens of admirers.

hun har dusiner av beundrere.

dozens of mewling babies.

dusiner av skrikende bebisar.

There were dozens of people there.

Det var dusiner av mennesker der.

He is fluent in a dozen foreign languages.

Han er flittig i et dusin fremmedspråk.

Pick me out a dozen apples.

Velg meg ut et dusin epler.

dozens of errands to run.

dusiner av gjøremål å gjøre.

A dozen were sent for,but only ten were received.

Et dusin ble sendt for, men bare ti ble mottatt.

they tried a dozen times all told.

de prøvde det et dusin ganger totalt.

a dozen large men were bellowing ‘Jerusalem’.

et dusin store menn skrek ‘J erusalem’.

his singing is the butt of dozens of jokes.

hans sang er byen i dusiner av jokes.

a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours.

et dusin eskorte hadde ligget doggo i timer.

a dozen miles or so down the Thames.

et dusin mil eller så nedover Tamesen.

Real-world Examples

Several people were killed and more than several dozen were wounded.

Flere personer ble drept, og over flere ti personer ble skadet.

Source: VOA Regular Speed July 2016 Collection

Pink dogs aren't exactly a dime a dozen.

Røde hunder er ikke akkurat en ti for ti.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

And they've done that dozens of times.

Og de har gjort det ti ganger.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation March 2019

He had more than a dozen children.

Han hadde mer enn ti barn.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The recipe makes a dozen cupcakes. But I want two dozen cupcakes.

Oppskriften lager ti kaker. Men jeg vil ha to ti kaker.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Easy on the vermouth, another dozen of these.

Litt vermouth, en ti til av disse.

Source: Mad Men

I've been to Europe dozens of times.

Jeg har vært i Europa ti ganger.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

I've seen it dozens of times before.

Jeg har sett det ti ganger før.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

It sounded as though Dumbledore was entertaining at least a dozen people.

Det lød som om Dumbledore hadde underholdt minst ti personer.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Her do? They pay me 60 cents a dozen.

Her do? De betaler meg 60 cent per ti.

Source: Flipped Selected

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