The Good Old Days
I remember when I could go into the grocery store with one euro in my pocket and come out with a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread.
You can’t do that anymore; eles têm câmaras em todo o lado.they have cameras everywhere.
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Lembro-me de* quando eu podia entrar na mercearia com um euro no bolso e sair com uma dúzia* de ovos e um pão de fôrma*.Já não se pode* fazer isso*. Eles têm câmaras em todo o lado.I remember when I could go into the grocery store with one euro in my pocket and come out with a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread.You can’t do that anymore. They have cameras everywhere.
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✴️ Dúzia
This is the collective noun for any group of twelve elements.
For collective numbers, we must use “de” (of) before the thing we are counting. For example:
- “Quero uma dúzia de ovos” (I want a dozen (of) eggs)
- 👟 “Comprei um par de sapatos” (I bought a pair of shoes)
We don’t use “de” (of) when we say amounts with numerals.For example:
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