dozens

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

Translation

n. kundi la mlabili
adj. linalowaka mlabili
Word Forms
Pluraldozenss

Phrases & Collocations

a dozen eggs

mipango ya kumi na mbili

a dozen roses

mipango ya kumi na mbili

two dozen cookies

mipango ya kumi na mbili

a dozen donuts

mipango ya kumi na mbili

dozens of

mipango ya kumi na mbili ya

by the dozen

kwa mipango ya kumi na mbili

half a dozen

mipango ya kumi na mbili ya moja kwa mbili

daily dozen

mipango ya kumi na mbili kila siku

Example Sentences

dozen or so people.

mipili na mengine ya watu.

a dozen of the city's finest

mipili ya wazuri wa mji.

some dozen (of) people

mipili (ya) watu.

some dozens of people

mipili ya watu.

He bought a dozen of chopsticks.

Alikuwa na mipili ya kachapati.

a baker's dozen of love songs.

mipango ya mshirika ya mizani ya mafundisho.

a dozen bottles of sherry.

mipili ya mizani ya sherry.

she has dozens of admirers.

anapewa na mipili ya wapendwa.

dozens of mewling babies.

mipili ya watoto wanaosikia.

There were dozens of people there.

kuna mipili ya watu huko.

He is fluent in a dozen foreign languages.

Amsahau mipili ya lugha za nje.

Pick me out a dozen apples.

Chagua mipili ya mazao ya mango.

dozens of errands to run.

mipili ya kazi za kusafiri.

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

mipili walikuwa wanaotuma, lakini ten walikuwa wanaotangaza.

they tried a dozen times all told.

waliangalia mipili ya wakati kabisa.

a dozen large men were bellowing ‘Jerusalem’.

mipili ya wanaume wazidi waliwahudumia 'Yerusalem'.

his singing is the butt of dozens of jokes.

mipili ya mazoelewa yake.

a dozen officers had been lying doggo for hours.

mipili ya wakimu waliwa na muda mrefu.

a dozen miles or so down the Thames.

mipili ya milia na mengine kuziba mizigo ya Thames.

Real-world Examples

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

Wanandoa wanaogawanywa na wanaodumu zaidi ya mipaka mingi.

Source: VOA Regular Speed July 2016 Collection

Pink dogs aren't exactly a dime a dozen.

Mvumo ya pinki si kipenya kipenya kwa mipaka mingi.

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

And they've done that dozens of times.

Na wameweka kazi hivyo mipaka mingi ya muda.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation March 2019

He had more than a dozen children.

Alikuwa na mipaka mingi zaidi ya watoto.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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

Mfumo huu hujenga mipaka mingi ya cupcake. Lakini ninafurahia mipaka mingi mbili ya cupcake.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Easy on the vermouth, another dozen of these.

Kuwa mshwari kwa vermouth, mipaka mingi mengine ya hii.

Source: Mad Men

I've been to Europe dozens of times.

Nimewekwa kwa Ulaya mipaka mingi ya muda.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

I've seen it dozens of times before.

Nimewacha kwa mipaka mingi kabla.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

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

Hujua kama Dumbledore alikuwa akifundisha mipaka mingi ya watu.

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

Her do? They pay me 60 cents a dozen.

Kwa mipaka mingi? Wamewa kwa 60 senti kwa mipaka mingi.

Source: Flipped Selected

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