half — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

   Esempi

   I ate the smaller half of the apple.

   You don’t know the half of it.

   Altri esempi (9)

   Of the passengers on the plane, half were English.

   The cake was delicious: half was vanilla and half was chocolate.

   Half (of) my friends live abroad.

   I’ve bought some chocolate. You can have half.

   One and a half miles equals a mile and a half.

   Not half his riches known, and yet despised.

   I and he, / Brothers in Art; a friendship so complete / Portion'd in halves between us, […]

   Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound like they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation.

   The Biden administration finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found in nearly half of the drinking water in the United States.

2. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.

   Esempi

   An association football match usually consists of two halves of 45 minutes each.

3. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.

4. Half of a standard measure, chiefly: half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.

   Uso

   • uso britannico

   Esempi

   He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.

   I accepted a half of bitter from him.

   Altri esempi (1)

   I went to the bar where I bought a pint and two large brandies. ... "Not brandy," she replied, "but I could use a long drink - maybe a half of lager."

5. Half of a standard measure, chiefly: A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).

   Esempi

   Barrels came in firkins, nine gallons; kilderkins, eighteen gallons; halves, twenty-seven gallons; barrels, thirty-six gallons and hogsheads, fifty-four.

6. The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

   Esempi

   Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.

7. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.

8. A half sibling.

   Uso

   • gergo

   Esempi

   So for Richard and Barbara, Jeff and Kari, the impossibly varied collection of steps and halves that is another legacy of my father.

9. A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • datato

10. abbreviated form for half marathon.

Aggettivo

1. Consisting of a half (½, 50%).

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   semi-hemi-demi-

   Esempi

   a half kilo

   a half hour

   Altri esempi (2)

   a half dollar

   China's population density used to be half that of Britain.

2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   a half truth

   Assumed from thence a half-consent.

3. Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of a sibling

   Esempi

   a half brother or half sister

4. Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of a relative other than a sibling

   Esempi

   a half uncle or half aunt or half cousin

Avverbio

1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

2. In some part approximating a half.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

3. Partially; imperfectly.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   half-colored

   The task is only half done.

   Altri esempi (6)

   I was half persuaded by your convincing argument.

   The patient was half conscious and muttering a few words.

   He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.

   Half loth and half consenting.

   Their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod.

   I sometimes hold it half a sin ⁠To put in words the grief I feel; ⁠For words, like Nature, half reveal And half conceal the Soul within.

4. Practically, nearly.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   To be a King, is halfe to bee a God.

Verbo

1. To halve.

   Uso

   • transitivo

Preposizione

1. Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.

   Uso

   • Ireland
   • uso britannico

   Esempi

   The time is 9:30; it is half nine.

2. A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

   Uso

   • raro

   Esempi

   In some countries, "half seven" means 6:30.

Interiezione

1. A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.

Aggettivo

1. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

   Esempi

   a half chicken

   lasted a half hour

2. partial

   Esempi

   gave me a half smile

   he did only a half job

3. (of siblings) related through one parent only

   Contrari

   whole

   Esempi

   a half brother

   half sister

Sostantivo

1. one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

   Sinonimi

   one-half

   Termini più generali

   common fractionsimple fraction

   Esempi

   half a loaf

   half an hour

   Altri esempi (1)

   a century and one half

2. one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

   Termini più generali

   partsectiondivision

Avverbio

1. partially or to the extent of a half

   Esempi

   he was half hidden by the bushes