halves

n. (hävz)

pl. of Half.

By halves, by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely.

I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not.

J. H. Newman.

To go halves. See under Go.

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IN BRIEF: The two equal parts of something split in two.

I hate to see a thing done by halves: If it be right, do it boldly; if it be wrong, leave it undone. — Bernard Gilpin (1517-1583)

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

Dansk (Danish)
n. - halvdele

idioms:

• do things by halves    gøre tingene halvt
• go halves    slå halv skade, dele

Nederlands (Dutch)
helften

Français (French)
n. - moitiés, (Math) demies (fractions), (Sport) mi-temps

idioms:

• go halves    partager moitié-moitié
• not do things by halves    ne pas faire les choses à moitié

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hälften

idioms:

• go halves    sich mit jmdm. teilen, halbe-halbe machen
• not do things by halves    keine halben Sachen machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - μισά

idioms:

• go halves    μοιράζομαι στα δύο / στη μέση

Italiano (Italian)
metà (plur.)

idioms:

• do things by halves    fare le cose a metà

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - metades (f pl)

idioms:

• do things by halves    fazer coisas aos pedaços
• go halves (on)    repartir despesas ao meio

Русский (Russian)
половинки

idioms:

• go halves (on)    делить что-л. поровну с кем-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - mitad, medio, mitades

idioms:

• go halves    ir a medias
• not do things by halves    no hacer las cosas a medias, hacer las cosas completamente o de forma extravagante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - halvor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一学期, 同分数

idioms:

• do things by halves    半途而废
• go halves    平分

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一學期, 同分數

idioms:

• do things by halves    半途而廢
• go halves    平分

한국어 (Korean)
n. - half(반)의 복수

idioms:

• do things by halves    일을 어중간하게 하다
• go halves    반분하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 半分, 片方, 学期, 半額切符

idioms:

• do things by halves    中途半端にする
• go halves (on)    関する支払いを折半する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) أنصاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצאים‬

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