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1 half-hearted
adjective (not eager; done without enthusiasm: a half-hearted cheer/attempt.) mlačen* * *[há:fhá:tid]adjective ( half-heartedly adverb)malodušen, nezavzet, indiferenten, mlačen -
2 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
3 consent
[kən'sent] 1. verb(to give permission or agree (to): I had no choice but to consent to the plan; Her father consented to her marrying me although I was just a poor student.) odobriti, strinjati se2. noun(agreement; permission: You have my consent to leave.) privolitev* * *I [kənsént]intransitive verb (to) privoliti, strinjati se; dopustiti, odobriti, pritrditiII [kənsént]noun(to) privolitev, dopustitev, odobritevjuridically age of consent — polnoletnostby common consent, with one consent — soglasnosilence gives consent — kdor molči, se strinja
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half-hearted — (adj.) also halfhearted, early 15c.; see HALF (Cf. half) + HEARTED (Cf. hearted). Related: halfheartedly; halfheartedness. English in 17c. also had half headed stupid … Etymology dictionary
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half-hearted — half heart|ed [ˌha:f ˈha:tıd US ˌhæf ˈha:r ] adj done without much effort and without much interest in the result ▪ Congress has made half hearted attempts at finance reform. >half heartedly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-hearted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without enthusiasm or energy. DERIVATIVES half heartedly adverb half heartedness noun … English terms dictionary
half-hearted — ADJ GRADED If someone does something in a half hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. Joanna had made one or two half hearted attempts to befriend Graham s young wife. ...a half hearted apology... In truth, her… … English dictionary
Half-hearted — halfhearted half heart ed, Half hearted Half heart ed( h[aum]rt [e^]d), a. 1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-hearted — adjective a half hearted attempt to do something is done without much effort and without much interest in the result: She made a half hearted attempt to be friendly. half heartedly adverb half heartedness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-hearted — UK [ˌhɑːf ˈhɑː(r)tɪd] / US [ˌhæf ˈhɑrtəd] adjective done with no real interest or enthusiasm a half hearted attempt The celebrations were rather half hearted. Derived words: half heartedly adverb half heartedness noun uncountable … English dictionary
half-hearted — a half hearted attempt to do something lacks effort and enthusiasm. I made a half hearted attempt to start a conversation with him and then gave up … New idioms dictionary
half-hearted — using half your ability, not giving enough effort He made a half hearted attempt to find our luggage: one phone call … English idioms
half-hearted — {adj.} Lacking enthusiasm or interest. * /Phil made several half hearted attempts to learn word processing, but we could see that he didn t really like it./ … Dictionary of American idioms