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1 halve vt
[hɒːv]to halve (between) — dividere a metà or in due (tra), (reduce by half) dimezzare, ridurre della metà
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2 halve
[hɑːv] [AE hæv] 1.1) (reduce by half) dividere per due [ number]; dimezzare [production, rate]2) (divide in two) tagliare in due, dividere a metà [ cake]2.verbo intransitivo [number, rate, time] dimezzarsi••* * *1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) dividere a metà2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) dimezzare* * *[hɑːv] [AE hæv] 1.1) (reduce by half) dividere per due [ number]; dimezzare [production, rate]2) (divide in two) tagliare in due, dividere a metà [ cake]2.verbo intransitivo [number, rate, time] dimezzarsi•• -
3 (to) halve
(to) halve /hɑ:v/A v. t.1 dimezzare; smezzare; ridurre della metà: The new road will halve the time needed for the journey, la nuova strada ridurrà della metà la durata del viaggio2 dividere equamente (o in parti uguali); spartire; fare a metà di: The boy halved the sandwich with his sister, il ragazzo fece a metà del sandwich con la sorellaB v. i.dimezzarsi; ridursi della metà● ( golf) to halve a hole with sb., raggiungere una buca con lo stesso numero di colpi di q. □ ( golf) to halve a match, pareggiare una partita. -
4 (to) halve
(to) halve /hɑ:v/A v. t.1 dimezzare; smezzare; ridurre della metà: The new road will halve the time needed for the journey, la nuova strada ridurrà della metà la durata del viaggio2 dividere equamente (o in parti uguali); spartire; fare a metà di: The boy halved the sandwich with his sister, il ragazzo fece a metà del sandwich con la sorellaB v. i.dimezzarsi; ridursi della metà● ( golf) to halve a hole with sb., raggiungere una buca con lo stesso numero di colpi di q. □ ( golf) to halve a match, pareggiare una partita. -
5 half
[hɑːf] [AE hæf] 1.1) (one of two parts) metà f., mezzo m.to cut sth. in half — tagliare qcs. a metà
2) (fraction) mezzo m.the first, second half — il primo, secondo tempo
5) BE colloq. (half pint) mezza pinta f.6) BE (half fare) biglietto m. ridotto, tariffa f. ridotta2.3.a half-litre half a litre mezzo litro; two and a half cups — due tazze e mezza
1) (50%) metà f.to cut sth. by half — dimezzare qcs.
that was a meal and a half! — colloq. (quello sì che) è stato un pranzo come si deve!
2) (in time)3) (in age)4.avverbio [full, asleep, drunk, cooked] mezzo; [understood, remembered] a metàhalf as much money, as many people — metà (del) denaro, (delle) persone
he wasn't half angry — colloq. altroché se era arrabbiato
it doesn't half stink! — colloq. puzza eccome!
not half! — colloq. eccome! altro che!
not half bad — colloq. niente male
••half a minute o second un minuto, un attimo; how the other half lives (the rich) come vivono i ricchi; if given half a chance se solo ne avessi la benché minima possibilità; to have half a mind to do avere una mezza intenzione o idea di fare; one's better o other half la propria (dolce) metà; to go halves with sb. fare a metà con qcn.; he's too clever by half — colloq. è troppo furbo per i miei gusti
* * *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.) metà, mezzo2) (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.) tempo2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) mezzo2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metà, mezzo3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) mezzo3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) a metà, mezzo2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quasi; mezzo•- 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* * *[hɑːf] [AE hæf] 1.1) (one of two parts) metà f., mezzo m.to cut sth. in half — tagliare qcs. a metà
2) (fraction) mezzo m.the first, second half — il primo, secondo tempo
5) BE colloq. (half pint) mezza pinta f.6) BE (half fare) biglietto m. ridotto, tariffa f. ridotta2.3.a half-litre half a litre mezzo litro; two and a half cups — due tazze e mezza
1) (50%) metà f.to cut sth. by half — dimezzare qcs.
that was a meal and a half! — colloq. (quello sì che) è stato un pranzo come si deve!
2) (in time)3) (in age)4.avverbio [full, asleep, drunk, cooked] mezzo; [understood, remembered] a metàhalf as much money, as many people — metà (del) denaro, (delle) persone
he wasn't half angry — colloq. altroché se era arrabbiato
it doesn't half stink! — colloq. puzza eccome!
not half! — colloq. eccome! altro che!
not half bad — colloq. niente male
••half a minute o second un minuto, un attimo; how the other half lives (the rich) come vivono i ricchi; if given half a chance se solo ne avessi la benché minima possibilità; to have half a mind to do avere una mezza intenzione o idea di fare; one's better o other half la propria (dolce) metà; to go halves with sb. fare a metà con qcn.; he's too clever by half — colloq. è troppo furbo per i miei gusti
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