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Dictionary: half·way   (hăf'', häf'-) pronunciation

adj.
  1. Midway between two points or conditions: a halfway sign on the trail.
  2. Reaching or including only half or a portion; partial: halfway measures.
halfway half'way' adv.

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adj

Definition: not complete; in the middle
Antonyms: complete, total, whole

adv

Definition: not complete; in the middle
Antonyms: completely, totally, wholly


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: At the middle between two points or limits.

pronunciation Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied. — Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - halvvejs, midtvejs, på halvvejen
adj. - halvvejs, midtvejs, på halvvejen

idioms:

  • halfway down    halvfærdig
  • halfway house    kompromis, overgangsstadium, mellemvej, kro mellem to byer
  • halfway line    midterlinje

Nederlands (Dutch)
halverwege, als compromis, halfslachtig, incompleet, half zo...als, middenstadium

Français (French)
adv. - à mi-chemin, à mi-hauteur, au milieu, à mi-page, (fig) à mi-chemin, raisonnablement
adj. - à la moitié, à demi, mi

idioms:

  • halfway down    à mi-chemin de
  • halfway house    centre de réhabilitation, compromis, (Hist) relais d'étape
  • halfway line    (Sport) ligne médiane

Deutsch (German)
adv. - auf der Hälfte, halb
adj. - auf der Hälfte, halb

idioms:

  • halfway down    mitten auf, mitten in
  • halfway house    Gasthaus auf halbem Weg, Kompromiß
  • halfway line    (Footb.) Mittellinie

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στη μέση της διαδρομής, μεσοστρατίς
adj. - στη μέση της διαδρομής

idioms:

  • halfway down    στη μέση
  • halfway house    (καθομ.) μέση οδός, μέση λύση
  • halfway line    (ποδόσφ.) μεσαία γραμμή

Italiano (Italian)
a metà, a mezza strada, mezzo

idioms:

  • halfway house    istituto di riabilitazione, un compromesso fra due cose
  • halfway line    linea di mezza strada

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - na metade do caminho, pela metade
adj. - incompleto

idioms:

  • halfway house    centro (m) de reabilitação (Med.)
  • halfway line    linha (f) média (Desp.)

Русский (Russian)
лежащий на полпути, компромиссный

idioms:

  • halfway house    гостиница на полпути между двумя городами
  • halfway line    средняя линия (футбол)

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a medio camino, a mitad de camino, intermedio, medio, parcial, incompleto, equidistante
adj. - a medio camino, a mitad de camino, intermedio, medio, parcial, incompleto, equidistante

idioms:

  • halfway down    hacia la mitad de, en mitad de
  • halfway house    hostería a mitad de camino entre dos ciudades, centro de rehabilitación social, punto intermedio
  • halfway line    línea intermedia

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - halvvägs
adj. - som ligger halvvägs

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
半路地, 在半途, 在中途, 中途的, 不完全的, 不彻底的

idioms:

  • halfway down    走到一半, 做到一半
  • halfway house    出外中途之家, 中途之家
  • halfway line    中线

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 半路地, 在半途, 在中途
adj. - 中途的, 不完全的, 不徹底的

idioms:

  • halfway down    走到一半, 做到一半
  • halfway house    出外中途之家, 中途之家
  • halfway line    中線

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 중도에서, 불충분하게, 조금이라도, 거의
adj. - 중도의, 불완전한, 어중간한

idioms:

  • halfway down    (꼭대기와 아래의) 중간에

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 中途で, 中途半端に, 殆ど
adj. - 中間の, 中途半端な

idioms:

  • halfway down    中ほど
  • halfway house    中間点にある宿屋, 中間施設, 前半終了段階, 中間点, 妥協点
  • halfway line    ハーフウェーライン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) إلى منتصف المسافه, جزئيا, تقريبا (صفه) متوسط بين نقطتين, جزئي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮ממוקם במחצית הדרך, חלקי, אמצע‬
adj. - ‮במחצית הדרך‬


 
 
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