Feb 17, 2015 16:12
9 yrs ago
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English term

Long hundred

English to German Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Dear colleagues,

I am currently translating a novel set in the 9th century, and one of the characters uses the term "long hundred" ( of warriors, in this case).
Now, I know that a long hundred means ten dozen, 120. In order to avoid repetition, I was looking for a term that German might have had for the same concept. I have never heard of a "lange(s) Hundert", but maybe you have a smashing idea or some morsel of regional/folklore-flavored vocabulary that could help me avoid a dozen "dozens" per paragraph. Thank you very much in advance.

David

Proposed translations

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Selected

Großhundert


Das Großhundert hatte allgemein 120 Stück.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundert_(Einheit)
Peer comment(s):

agree Susanne Schiewe
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agree Wendy Streitparth
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3 mins

Gros

12x12=
- Gros oder
- großes Dutzend oder
- kleines Gros
Note from asker:
12 x 12 sind leider keine zehn Dutzend (120), sondern 144. Trotzdem vielen Dank für die Mithilfe.
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21 hrs

Zehn Dutzend

"Zehn Dutzend" trifft den Begriff genau, daher würde ich ihn vorschlagen, klingt außerdem ganz gut
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Note from asker:
Vielen Dank, Susanne!
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