une demi-douzaine d’œufs
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
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| a (feminine) | une |
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| half (masculine) | demi |
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| dozen | douzaine |
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| of eggs | d’œufs |
Notes
In this case the word "demi" doesn't have an "e" at the end even though "demi-douzaine" is a feminine noun. This is actually because of the "-", just like in a noun such as "grand-mère" instead of "grande-mère". This rule is not specific to "demi" and applies to compound nouns in general.
Summary
The French translation for “a half dozen eggs” is une demi-douzaine d’œufs. The French, une demi-douzaine d’œufs, can be broken down into 4 parts:"a (feminine)" (une), "half (masculine)" (demi), "dozen" (douzaine) and "of eggs" (d’œufs).Practice Lesson
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