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1 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) hálfbróðir -
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.) hálfur2) (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.) hálfleikur2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) hálfur2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) að hálfu, hálf-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) hálf-3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) hálf-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) hálfpartinn•- 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
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3 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) hálfbróðir
См. также в других словарях:
Half-sister — Half sis ter ( s[i^]s t[ e]r), n. A sister by one parent only. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-sister — half .sister n a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents →↑half brother … Dictionary of contemporary English
half sister — half ,sister noun count a sister who has either the same mother or the same father as you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half sister — n. a sister through one parent only … English World dictionary
half-sister — half sisters N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s half sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as they have … English dictionary
half sister — noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑half sister, ↑stepsister • Hypernyms: ↑sister, ↑sis * * * noun Etymology … Useful english dictionary
half sister — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half sister : singular half sister plural half sisters a sister who has either the same mother or the same father as you … English dictionary
half sister — noun a) The daughter of ones mother who has a different father, maternal half sister, uterine sister b) The daughter of ones father who has a different mother, paternal half sister … Wiktionary
half-sister — noun a sister who has only one parent in common with you • Syn: ↑half sister, ↑stepsister • Hypernyms: ↑sister, ↑sis … Useful english dictionary
half-sister — noun Alternative spelling of half sister … Wiktionary
half-sister — Half brothers or sisters share only one parent. The relationship is rarely alluded to vocatively, but a young man in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, makes use of ‘half brother’, to his step brother as it happens. The latter relationship … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address