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  (hăf, häf) pronunciation
n., pl. halves (hăvz, hävz).
    1. One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.
    2. One part approximately equal to the remaining part.
  1. Informal. A 50-cent piece.
  2. Sports.
    1. One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided.
    2. A halfback.
  3. Chiefly British. A school term; a semester.
  4. Half an hour: a half past one.
adj.
    1. Being one of two equal parts.
    2. Being approximately a half.
  1. Partial or incomplete: gave me a half smile.
adv.
  1. To the extent of exactly or nearly 50 percent: The tank is half empty.
  2. Not completely or sufficiently; partly: only half right.
idioms:

by half

  1. By a considerable extent.
  2. By an excessive amount: too clever by half.
by halves
  1. In a reluctant manner; unenthusiastically.
half again as many (or much)
  1. One-and-a-half times more; 50 percent more.
in half
  1. Into halves.
not half
  1. Not at all: “Fancy housing? Not half likely, ma'am” (Russell Baker).
not the half of
  1. Only a fraction or a small part of.

[Middle English, from Old English healf.]


 
 
Antonyms: half

adj

Definition: partial
Antonyms: all, total, whole

n

Definition: part
Antonyms: all, whole


 

plane angle Notably in a nautical context, a half of a compass point = ½ × 1/32 revolution = π/32 rad = 0.098 174 770~ rad (5° 37′ 30″).

 

If applied to a baluster or a column, it means engaged.

 
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

One of two equal parts into which a thing may be divided, or considered as divided. In the fourteenth century a heated discussion arose among theologists and philosophers as to whether Omniscience could part an object into three halves; and the pious Father Aldrovinus publicly prayed in the cathedral at Rouen that God would demonstrate the affirmative of the proposition in some signal and unmistakable way, and particularly (if it should please Him) upon the body of that hardy blasphemer, Manutius Procinus, who maintained the negative. Procinus, however, was spared to die of the bite of a viper.


 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: One of two equal parts of a divisible whole.

pronunciation Half a truth is often a great lie. — Benjamin Franklin, (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist and philosopher.

Tutor's tip: I will have (to obtain) three cookies that have been cut into halves (two equal parts). Note: Hal" is one of two equal parts. Halve means to cut something into two equal parts.

 
Translations: Translations for: Half

Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvdel, halvleg, halv-, semester, børnebillet
pred. - halv-
pron. - halve
adj. - halveret, delt i to
adv. - halvt, halv-, halvvejs, 50%

idioms:

  • by half    alt for
  • cut in half    skære midt over
  • half a crown    eng. mønt ca. toenhalv shilling
  • half and half    halvt af hver, halvt om halvt, lige blanding
  • half asleep    halvt i søvne, halvt sovende
  • half blood    halvblods, halvsøskende
  • half board    halvpension
  • half brother    halvbror
  • half crown    eng. mønt; ca. toenhalv shilling
  • half life    halveringstid
  • half mast    halv stang
  • half measures    halve forholdsregler
  • half moon    halvmåne, halvmåneform
  • half pay    halv løn
  • half seas over    halvfuld, anløben
  • half sister    halvsøster
  • half term    skoleferie midt i terminen
  • half the battle    den halve sejr, afgørende fordel
  • half time    halvleg, pause, halvtid, deltid
  • Not half    ikke helt, slet ikke, i høj grad

Nederlands (Dutch)
helft van geheel, 50%, half-, een halve pint, semester, speelhelft, gehalveerd, semi-, voor de helft, half, in tweeën, halverwege, niet compleet

Français (French)
n. - moitié, (Math) demi, (Sport) mi-temps, moitié de terrain, (Sport) demi, (GB) demi-pinte, (GB) demi-tarif
pred. - moitié, demi
pron. - (50%) moitié, demi, et demie (heure), mi, et demi (âge), la moitié, de moitié, à la demie
adj. - demi, et demie
adv. - à moitié, moitié, mi, presque, pas (jeune/petit) (iron), drôlement, vraiment

idioms:

  • by half    de moitié, un peu trop
  • cut in half    couper en deux
  • half a crown    (GB, Hist) demi-couronne
  • half and half    moitié-moitié
  • half asleep    à moitié endormi
  • half blood    consanguin, (US) demi-sang (un animal), (US) métis (injur)
  • half board    demi-pension
  • half brother    demi-frère
  • half crown    demi-couronne
  • half life    demi-vie
  • half mast    en berne
  • half measures    demies mesures
  • half moon    (Astron) demie lune, lunule, en demi-lune (des lunettes)
  • half pay    demi-salaire
  • half seas over    (GB) dans les vignes du Seigneur (arch)
  • half sister    demi-s¯ur
  • half term    (GB, École) congé scolaire en milieu de trimestre, petites vacances
  • half the battle    un grand pas, (être) déjà pas mal
  • half the time    (Sport) mi-temps, (Fin, Comm) semestriel, à mi-temps (un travailleur)
  • half time    mi-temps
  • not half    et comment (excl)
  • not the half of    ne pas être le meilleur
  • the half of it    le meilleur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hälfte, Halbzeit, kleines Glas, (BG)(ugs.) Münze (2 Schilling, 6 Pence)
pron. - halb...
adj. - halb, semi..., teilweise
adv. - halb, zur Hälfte
pred. - halb...

idioms:

  • by half    übertrieben
  • cut in half    entzweischneiden
  • half a crown    ehemalige britische Währung
  • half and half    halb und halb, zu gleichen Teilen, Mischung
  • half asleep    schlaftrunken
  • half blood    Halbblut
  • half board    Halbpension
  • half brother    Halbbruder
  • half crown    Half-crown (ehemalige britische Währung)
  • half life    (Phys.) Halbwertszeit
  • half mast    halbmast
  • half measures    Halbheit, halbe Sache
  • half moon    Halbmond
  • half pay    Ruhegehalt, Pension
  • half seas over    angesäuselt
  • half sister    Halbschwester
  • half term    Mitte des Trimesters
  • half the battle    schon viel gewonnen
  • half the time    die ganze Zeit
  • half time    Halbzeit, Kurzarbeit
  • not half    und ob!, irrsinnig (ugs.)
  • Not half    und ob!, (ugs) irrsinnig
  • not the half of    das ist noch nicht alles
  • the half of it    die Hälfte davon

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μισό, ήμισυ, (αθλοπ.) μέσος ομάδας ποδοσφαίρου, "χαφ"
num. - ένα ήμισυ, μισό
adj. - μισός
adv. - μισο-, κατά το ήμισυ, εξ ημισείας (κν. μισιακά)

idioms:

  • by half    με το παραπάνω, πάρα πολύ
  • cut in half    κόβω στη μέση
  • do things by halves    κάνω μισές δουλειές
  • half a crown    μισή κορόνα
  • half and half    μισό-μισό
  • half asleep    μισοκοιμισμένος
  • half blood    ετεροθαλής, συγγένεια ετεροθαλών
  • half board    ημιδιατροφή, ντεμί-πανσιόν
  • half brother    ετεροθαλής αδελφός
  • half crown    μισή κορόνα
  • half life    (φυσ.) ημιζωή, (μτφ.) αδράνεια, σκούριασμα
  • half mast    μεσίστιος
  • half measures    ημίμετρα
  • half moon    μηνίσκος, ημισέληνος (κν. μισοφέγγαρο)
  • half pay    μισθός διαθεσιμότητας
  • half seas over    πιωμένος
  • half sister    ετεροθαλής αδελφή
  • half term    διακοπές στο μέσον της σχολικής χρονιάς
  • half the battle    μισοκερδισμένη νίκη
  • half time    (αθλοπ.) ημιχρόνιο
  • Not half    (σχεδόν) καθόλου

Italiano (Italian)
metà, tempo, mezzo

idioms:

  • a meal and a half    un pasto e mezzo
  • a problem and a half    un problema e mezzo
  • by half    di metà
  • cut in half    tagliare a metà, ridurre drasticamente
  • half a crown    mezza corona
  • half and half    a metà
  • half blood    consanguineità
  • half board    mezza pensione
  • half brother    fratellastro
  • half crown    mezza corona
  • half life    tempo in cui materiale radioattivo perde metà della sua radioattivitè, emivita
  • half mast    a mezz'asta
  • half measures    mezze misure
  • half moon    mezza luna
  • half pay    stipendio ridotto
  • half sister    sorellastra
  • half term    ferie autunnali
  • half time    orario ridotto, intervallo
  • not half!    neppure la metà

Português (Portuguese)
n. - metade (f)
pron. - cinqüenta por cento
num. - meio (m)
adj. - meio, não completo
adv. - meio (m)

idioms:

  • a meal and a half    muita comida
  • a problem and a half    um grande problema (m)
  • by half    pela metade
  • cut in half    cortar ao meio
  • half a crown    meia coroa (f) (moeda inglesa)
  • half and half    meio a meio
  • half blood    meio sangue (m)
  • half board    pensão (f) pela metade
  • half brother    irmão (m) só de pai ou só de mãe
  • half crown    meia coroa (f) (moeda inglesa)
  • half dead    meio morto
  • half life    meia vida (f) (Fís.)
  • half mast    a meio mastro
  • half measures    meias medidas (f pl)
  • half moon    meia-lua (f) (Astr.)
  • half pay    meio-soldo (m) (Mil.)
  • half sister    irmã (f) só de pai ou só de mãe
  • half term    meio-termo (m)
  • half time    meio-tempo (m) (Desp.)
  • not half!    Como!

Русский (Russian)
половина, часть, семестр, сторона (в договоре), половинный, неполный, частичный, наполовину, в значительной степени

idioms:

  • a meal and a half    наесться до отвала
  • a problem and a half    чрезвычайно сложная проблема
  • by half    намного, наполовину
  • cut in half    разделять, разрезать надвое
  • do things by halves    делать что-нибудь небрежно
  • half a crown    полкроны, монета в два шиллинга и шесть пенсов
  • half and half    смесь двух жидкостей или напитков в равных частях, половинчатый, поровну
  • half blood    сестра или брат по одному из родителей
  • half board    полупансион
  • half brother    единокровный брат
  • half crown    полкроны
  • half dead    полумертвый
  • half life    период полураспада
  • half mast    в приспущенном положении (о флаге), приспускать (о флаге)
  • half measures    полумера
  • half moon    полумесяц
  • half pay    половинный оклад
  • half sister    единокровная сестра
  • half term    короткие каникулы в середине семестра
  • half time    неполная рабочая неделя, конец тайма
  • not half!    вполне определенно

Español (Spanish)
n. - mitad, tiempo, medio
pred. - medio
pron. - medio
adj. - medio
adv. - a medias

idioms:

  • by half    con mucho, por lejos
  • cut in half    cortar al medio, a la mitad
  • half a crown    media corona
  • half and half    medio y medio, mitad y mitad
  • half asleep    medio dormido, soñoliento
  • half blood    medio-hermano, mestizo
  • half board    media pensión
  • half brother    hermanastro, medio hermano
  • half crown    media corona
  • half life    media vida
  • half mast    media asta
  • half measures    medidas tibias, paños calientes
  • half moon    media luna
  • half pay    media paga
  • half seas over    estar achispado
  • half sister    hermanastra, media hermana
  • half term    vacación a mediados del trimestre
  • half the battle    ya hay medio camino andado
  • half the time    descanso, medio tiempo, media jornada, la mitad del tiempo
  • half time    descanso, medio tiempo, media jornada
  • not half    muy, mucho, ni cerca de
  • not the half of    ni la mitad de
  • the half of it    el aspecto más importante de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halva, hälft, halvlek, -back (sport), litet glas öl, halvtimme, halv biljett
num. - 50 %
adj. - halv
adv. - halvt, halvvägs, halvt om halvt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
一半, 二分之一, 半局, 半场, 半学年, 一半的, 不完全的, 二分之一的, 一半地, 相当地, 部分地

idioms:

  • by half    不完全地
  • cut in half    劈成两半
  • half a crown    两先令六便士硬币
  • half and half    两者各半的东西, 混血儿
  • half asleep    半睡的
  • half blood    同父异母或同母异父关系, 混血儿
  • half board    半膳
  • half brother    同父异母兄弟, 同母异父兄弟
  • half crown    半克朗
  • half life    半衰期
  • half mast    半旗
  • half measures    不彻底的, 抗衷办法
  • half moon    半月
  • half pay    支半薪的
  • half seas over    酒醉
  • half sister    同父异母姐妹, 同母异父姐妹
  • half term    期中假
  • half the battle    成功一半
  • half time    半日工作, 休息时间
  • Not half    一点也不

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一半, 二分之一, 半局, 半場, 半學年
pred. - 一半的, 不完全的, 二分之一的
pron. - 一半
adj. - 一半的, 不完全的, 二分之一的
adv. - 一半地, 相當地, 部分地

idioms:

  • by half    不完全地
  • cut in half    劈成兩半
  • half a crown    兩先令六便士硬幣
  • half and half    兩者各半的東西, 混血兒
  • half asleep    半睡的
  • half blood    同父異母或同母異父關係, 混血兒
  • half board    半膳
  • half brother    同父異母兄弟, 同母異父兄弟
  • half crown    半克朗
  • half life    半衰期
  • half mast    半旗
  • half measures    不徹底的, 抗衷辦法
  • half moon    半月
  • half pay    支半薪的
  • half seas over    酒醉
  • half sister    同父異母姐妹, 同母異父姐妹
  • half term    期中假
  • half the battle    成功一半
  • half time    半日工作, 休息時間
  • Not half    一點也不

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반, 한쪽, 후기
pred. - 반의, 충분하지 않은
pron. - 반
adj. - 반의, 부분적인, 불충분한
adv. - 반쯤, 꽤, 얼마간, 부분적으로

idioms:

  • by half    반만, 지나치게 ~하다
  • cut in half    방해하다, 자르다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 半分の, 半数の, 中途半端な, 不完全な
n. - 半分, 半, 50セント銀貨, 表, 半学年, 片方, 50セント, 学期
adv. - 半分だけ, 不十分に, かなり

idioms:

  • by half    半分だけ
  • half a crown    半クラウン
  • half and half    半々, ハーフアンドハーフ
  • half as much again    一倍半
  • half asleep    居眠り
  • half blood    異母兄弟, 腹違い, 合いの子
  • half board    ハーフボード
  • half brother    異父兄弟, 異母兄弟
  • half crown    半クラウン
  • half dead    半死
  • half life    半減期
  • half mast    半旗の位置
  • half measures    その場しのぎの手段
  • half moon    半月
  • half pay    給料の半分, 休職給
  • half seas over    酔っぱらって
  • half sister    異父姉妹, 異母姉妹
  • half term    中間休み
  • half the battle    大半
  • half time    ハーフタイム
  • not half!    少しも…でない, 猛烈に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نصف, نصف ساعه, شطر, أحد زوجين, فصل من فصول السنه الدراسيه, نصف دولار, ظهير مساعد في كرة القدم (عدد) ( 1/ 2نصف) (صفه) نصفي, جزئي, غير كامل (ظرف) نصفيا, بمقدار النصف, جزئيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצי, מחצית, רץ או שחקן מרכז-שדה (כדורגל)‬
pron. - ‮חצי מ-, כחצי מ-‬
adj. - ‮חצי מ-, לחצאין‬
adv. - ‮בחלקו, לחצאין, בחציו‬


 
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