half a dozen

• Informeller Ausdruck für sechs Stück oder ungefähr sechs; oft für eine kleine, unbestimmte Anzahl verwendet.

An informal expression meaning six units of something, or approximately six items. Often used to refer to a small, indefinite number.

1. Six itemsA2formal

   Exactly six of something.

   Halbes Dutzend

   • She bought half a dozen eggs from the store.
   • He ordered half a dozen roses for his wife.
   • The recipe calls for half a dozen apples.

2. Approximately sixB1informal

   An indefinite small number, roughly six.

   etwa sechs

   • I've seen that movie half a dozen times.
   • There were half a dozen people waiting in line.
   • He made half a dozen attempts before succeeding.