Betekenis van:
pint

pint
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • oude vochtmaat
  • a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

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pint
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

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    pint
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart

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      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. This beer mug holds one pint.
      2. Beer is sold by the pint.
      3. Milk is sold by the pint.
      4. Tom got Mary a pint of beer.
      5. This beer mug holds a pint. But how much is that?
      6. In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses.
      7. If you've never had a pint of Guinness in a real Irish pub, I highly recommend it.
      8. In England the waiter asked us: how much beer would you like? A half pint, or a pint? Because we still didn't know how much that was, we asked him to show us the glasses.
      9. He resorted to his pint of wine for consolation, drank it all in a few minutes, and fell asleep on his arms, with his hair straggling over the table.
      10. Council Directive 80/181/EEC [3] requires the United Kingdom and Ireland to fix a date for ending the exemptions, where they are still being applied, in respect of the units of measurement known as ‘pint’ for milk in returnable bottles and beer and cider on draught, ‘mile’ for road signs and speed indications, and ‘troy ounce’ for transactions in precious metals.