dog year
A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of…A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in "dog years" is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old dog are about as mature as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years, respectively. The most common calculation uses a ratio of seven dog years to one human year.
» I had a dog for thirteen years.
Я тринадцать лет держал собаку.
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значень: 2(розмовне)A period of time in the life of dogs, defined such that the average life expectancy of a dog in "dog years" is numerically equivalent to the average life expectancy of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old dog are about as mature as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years, respectively. The most common calculation uses a ratio of seven dog years to one human year.
A unit of age relative to the species being considered, defined such that an animal's age in "dog years" is the equivalent age of a dog in calendar years.
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речень: 5I had a dog for thirteen years.
ruЯ тринадцать лет держал собаку. — odexed
The average life span of a dog is 10 years.
The average life of a dog is ten years.
ruСобака живёт в среднем десять лет. — sharptoothed
Ziri has had this dog for four years.
Ziri estimated that that dog was four years old.