dous

Meaning

two

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdows/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs. Cognate with Portuguese dois and Spanish dos.

Sentences

Eran dous ou tres .

It was two or three.

Pasou dous anos máis no equipo .

He spent two more years on the team.

Quedou dúas veces entre os tres últimos e unha vez entre os dous últimos .

He fell twice between the last three and once between the last two.

O seu amor polas ciencias e cousas novas foi pasado aos seus dous fillos .

His love of science and new things was passed on to his two sons.

A demostración faise en dous pasos.

The demonstration is done in two steps.

Os dous factores poden conter ou non a mesma información .

The two factors may or may not contain the same information.

Eran estes dous viños de moita sona na Roma antiga.

They were two very famous wines in ancient Rome.

Existen dous niveis de manipulación xenética .

There are two levels of genetic manipulation.