half-done part

to build around an actual part — изготавливать (напр. приспособление) применительно к обрабатываемой детали

to handle parts randomly — загружать детали, загружать обрабатываемые детали ( на станок) в произвольной последовательности

half a minute ou second ou tick (colloq) GB ou mo (colloq) — une petite minute, un instant

one's better ou other half — sa (douce) moitié

too clever by half — (colloq) un peu trop malin/-igne

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

half a cup — media taza f

half a day — medio día m

• a pound and a half, one and a half pounds — libra f y media

we have a problem and a half * — tenemos un problema mayúsculo, vaya problemazo que tenemos

• one's better half * — hum su media naranja *

• by half, better by half — con mucho el mejor

he's too clever by half * — se pasa de listo

• half a dollar — (=value) medio dólar m

• half a dozen — media docena f

• to go halves (with sb) (on sth) — ir a medias (con algn) (en algo)

• half an hour — media hora f

• to cut/break sth in half — cortar/partir algo por la mitad

• half a moment! * —

• half a second! * — ¡un momento!

• one's other half * — hum su media naranja *

• they don't know the half of it * — no saben de la misa la media

• she's asleep half the time — iro se pasa la mitad del tiempo dormida

first/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m

• a half- point cut in interest rates — una reducción de medio punto en los tipos de interés

• I have a half share in the flat — la mitad del piso es mío or de mi propiedad

• I was half afraid that... — medio temía que...

• half as, half as much — la mitad

it wasn't half as bad as I had thought * — [interview, trip to the dentist] no lo pasé ni con mucho or ni de lejos tan mal como había imaginado

• half asleep — medio dormido

• half done — a medio hacer

• he half got up — se levantó a medias

• half laughing, half crying — medio riendo, medio llorando

• I only half read it — lo leí solo a medias

• I was only half serious when I said that — aquello solo lo dije medio en broma

come at half three * — ven a las tres y media

half fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)

half note N — (US) (Mus) blanca f

half term N — (Brit) (Scol) vacaciones fpl de mediados del trimestre

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

half [of something] — die Hälfte [von etwas]

I've only half left — ich habe nur noch die Hälfte

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

half the house/books/staff/time — die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/des Personals/der Zeit

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half as much/many/big/heavy — halb so viel/viele/groß/schwer

only half hear what... — nur zum Teil hören, was...

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half cook something — etwas halb gar werden lassen

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

to cut sth in half — etw halbieren; (with knife also) etw in zwei Hälften or Teile schneiden; salary etc etw um or auf die Hälfte kürzen

he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte

I'll be round in half a second (inf) — ich komme gleich ( mal) hin

to go halves (with sb on sth) — (mit jdm mit etw) halbe-halbe machen (inf)

he is too clever by half ( Brit inf ) — das ist ein richtiger Schlaumeier

he's too cocky by half ( Brit inf ) — er hält sich für wer weiß was (inf)

that's a hill and a half! (inf) — das ist vielleicht ein Berg!

I haven't told you the half of it yet (inf) — und das ist noch nicht einmal die Hälfte (inf)

return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt

two and a half (to London) — zweieinhalb(mal London)

it's neither opera nor operetta but sort of half and half — es ist so ein Zwischending nt zwischen Oper und Operette

the work is only half done — die Arbeit ist erst halb or zur Hälfte erledigt

I half think that... — ich habe beinahe den Eindruck, dass...

he earns half as much again as you — er verdient die Hälfte mehr als du or anderthalbmal so viel wie du

give me half as much again — gib mir noch die Hälfte dazu

cut something in half or into [two] halves — etwas in zwei Hälften schneiden

divide something in half or into halves — etwas halbieren

one/two and a half hours, one hour/two hours and a half — anderthalb od. eineinhalb/zweieinhalb Stunden

go halves or go half and half [with somebody] — halbe-halbe [mit jemandem] machen (ugs.)

that's only or just or not the half of it — das ist noch nicht alles

a half of bitter — etc. ein kleines Bitter usw.

he is drunk half the time — (very often) er ist fast immer betrunken

half listen for/to — mit halbem Ohr horchen auf (+ Akk.)/zuhören (+ Dat.)

half past — or (coll.)

half twelve/one/two/three — etc. halb eins/zwei/drei/vier usw

une part du gâteau — fig a slice ou share of the cake

une grande part de quelque chose — a high proportion ou large part of something

pour une bonne or grande part — to a large ou great extent

faire la part de quelque chose — to take something into account ou consideration

à part entière — [membre, citoyen] full (épith); [science, sujet] in its own right

de toute(s) part(s) — [surgir, arriver] from all sides

de part en part — [traverser, transpercer] right ou straight through

d'une part..., d'autre part... — ( marquant une énumération) firstly..., secondly...; ( marquant une opposition) on (the) one hand... on the other hand

d'autre part — ( de plus) moreover

prendre quelqu'un à part — to take somebody aside ou to one side

être un peu à part — [personne] to be out of the ordinary

à part ça, quoi de neuf? — (colloq) apart from that, what's new?

de la part de — [agir, écrire, téléphoner] on behalf of

c'est de la part de qui? — ( au téléphone) who's calling please?

sa part du gâteau fig — a slice of the cake

à part entière (citoyen, membre, partenaire) — full

Ils sont tous venus, à part Christian. — They all came, except Christian., (employé comme adjectif) (sportif) exceptional, (catégorie) of its own

faire la part du feu fig — to cut one's losses

faire la part (trop) belle à qn [homme] — to give sb more than his share, [femme] to give sb more than her share

prendre part à [débat] — to take part in, [soucis, douleur de qn] to share

de la part de (= au nom de) — on behalf of, (= donné par) from

c'est de la part de qui? (au téléphone) — who's calling please?, who's speaking please?