English–French

“half-dozen” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/dəmiduzɛn/

Example

Elle a mangé une demi-douzaine de biscuits.

She ate half a dozen cookies.

Illustration for demi-douzaine (half-dozen)

How to say “half-dozen” in French

“Half-dozen” in French is demi-douzaine.

A compact bundle containing six matching items, treated as one quantity.

Full entry for demi-douzaine: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with demi-douzaine

J'ai acheté une demi-douzaine d'œufs au marché.

I bought half a dozen eggs at the market.

Tips for using demi-douzaine

  • In une demi-douzaine, demi comes before the noun and remains invariable, so the spelling is not une demie-douzaine.

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