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1 not half

разг.

1) совсем не, вовсе не

Pickering: "Has Eliza been buying you clothes?" Dolittle: "Eliza! not she. Not half. Why would she buy me clothes?" (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act V) — Пикеринг: "Это Элиза вас так нарядила?" Дулиттл: "Элиза! Еще чего. С какой это стати Элиза будет меня наряжать?"

But why don't you come to my room? I've some Scotch - not half bad. (S. Lewis, ‘Babbitt’, ch. XIX) — Но не лучше ли подняться ко мне в номер? У меня есть виски - очень недурная марка!

‘I've told you, Mrs. Arnold, the case is closed.’ ‘That's what you think,’ Ida said... ‘Not half it isn't...’ (Gr. Greene, ‘Brighton Rock’, part III, ch. 1) — - я уже говорил вам, миссис Арнольд, что расследование по этому делу окончено. - Ничего подобного, - возразила Ида. - Это вы так считаете...

...the fellow looked a gentleman, was neatly and quietly dressed, and on the whole seemed not half bad. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part IV, ch. V) —...но это, несомненно, джентльмен, одет опрятно, скромно и вообще производит очень неплохое впечатление.

2) в высшей степени, ужасно, отчаянно

‘Like it?’ ‘Not half.’ (M. Dickens, ‘The Happy Prisoner’, ch. 10) — - Нравится тебе мой костюм? - Очень.

‘Means a lot to you then? You've been worried?’ ‘Not half,’ trembled on Mr. Bunting's lips, but he kept it back and noded. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. VIII) — - я вижу, для вас это очень серьезный вопрос. Вы, кажется, очень расстроены? "Ужасно!" - чуть не сорвалось с губ мистера Бантинга, но он сдержался и только кивнул в ответ.

‘Did you have a nice holiday?’ ‘Not half! Never enjoyed myself so much in my life!’ (SPI) — - Вы хорошо провели отпуск? - Отлично! Никогда в жизни так не отдыхал.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > not half
2 not half

1) совсем не, вовсе не

not half bad — недурно; не так плохо, как могло бы быть

not half a bad fellow — вовсе не плохой парень

2) очень сильно; ещё как!

Was he annoyed? - Not half! — Он разозлился? - Ещё как!

Англо-русский современный словарь > not half
3 not half

I adv infml esp BrE
He's not half stupid — Он набитый дурак

It wasn't half dangerous with them tree trunks falling — Стало совсем опасно, когда начали падать эти деревья

It didn't half rain — Дождь лил как из ведра

He didn't half yell — Он орал как сумасшедший

I didn't half catch it from my wife last night for being so late — Ну мне и досталось от жены, когда я вчера поздно ночью пришел домой

My wife won't half create when I tell her I'm giving up this job — Я представляю, как разорется моя жена, когда я ей скажу, что бросил эту работу

You don't half like the sound of your voice — Ну и любишь ты поговорить

He didn't half swear — Он не выбирал выражений

They licked him and not half — Они ему дали прикурить будь здоров

He won't half be a nuisance — Он нам тут всем надоест

There won't half be complaints from the neighbours tomorrow morning — Завтра от соседей жалоб не оберешься

Meeting some people cannot half be a trial — Иногда так неохота встречаться с некоторыми людьми

For such an angelic looking child she can't half be stubborn sometimes — Несмотря на ангельское выражение лица, она бывает иногда очень настырной
II interj infml esp BrE
"Did you enjoy it?" "Not half" — "Понравилось?" - "Еще бы!"

"He wouldn't have been trying to cheat me, would he?" "Not half he wouldn't!" — "Неужели он хотел обмануть меня?" - "А ты еще сомневаешься?"

"You'll be glad when you've finished this job, I'm sure" "Not half! What a bore it's been!" — "Я думаю, ты будешь рад, когда закончишь эту работу" - "И ты еще спрашиваешь! Она мне так надоела!"

"Was the weather bad in the south too?" "Not half it was" — "На юге тоже была плохая погода?" - "Не то слово"

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not half
4 half

I [haːf] n
(pl halves [haːvz]) половина, половинка, одна вторая

I want only a half. — Я хочу только половину.

It is only half of what I want to say. — Это еще не все/только половина того, что я хочу сказать.

I'll give him half of my share. — Я дам ему половину моей доли.

I'll be back in half a second. — Я вернусь через минуту.

- right half
- bigger half
- equal halves
- half dollar
- half a pound
- half a kilogram
- half an hour
- half the city
- half the distance
- first half of the day
- fairer half of the nation
- three and a half
- hour and a half
- at half past two
- about a half
- in half an hour
- take half of smth
- do things by halves
- buy smth at half its value
- go halves with smb
- cut smth into two halves
- split in half
- split into two halves
- half of ten is five
USAGE:

(1.) Числительные, оканчивающиеся на слово half, употребляются с существительным во множественном числе: one and a half miles, two and a half pounds of apples, there were two and a half pounds of sugar in the bag. Русским словосочетаниям "вдвое меньше (времени, студентов)" соответствуют: half as much (time), half as many (students). (2.) Русское "вдвое меньше" передается английской конструкцией half the + существительное: half the distance (the time, the money, the number, the size) вдвое меньше расстояние (вдвое меньше времени, денег.). Английские сочетания half the price (half the height или half as high, half the length или half as long) соответствуют русским "вдвое дешевле (вдвое ниже, вдвое короче)". (3.) Русское сочетание "половина чего-либо" может передаваться беспредложным сочетанием half + существительеное или сочетанием half of + существительное: half his life или half of his life, half his drink или half of his drink. Форма глагола согласуется с существительным, следующим за словом half. Перед местоимениями употребляется только предложное сочетание half of it (them). С существительными меры употребляется беспредложное сочетание: half a mile, half an hour
II [haːf] adv
наполовину, неполностью, недостаточно, не доконца, полу-

The glass was half full of milk. — Стакан был наполовину наполнен молоком.

He half ran to the door. — Он чуть не бегом кинулся к двери.

Well begun is half done. — ◊ Доброе начало полдела откачало. /Лиха беда - начало.

- half-done
- half-written
- half-ready
- half empty
- half dead
- half wet
- half burnt
- more than half dead with fear
USAGE:

Наречие меры half обычно стоит перед определяемым прилагательным или причастием: he was half asleep он почти/наполовину спал; the glass was half full стакан был заполнен наполовину; it was not half bad это было совсем неплохо

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > half
5 half

I n (pl halves) половина, половинка (1). Числительные, оканчивающиеся на слово half, употребляются с существительным во множественном числе: one and a half miles, two and a half pounds of apples, there were two and a half pounds of sugar in the bag. Русским словосочетаниям вдвое меньше (времени, студентов) соответствуют: half as much (time), half as many (students). (2). Русское вдвое меньше передается английской конструкцией half the + существительное:
half the distance (the time, the money, the number, the size, etc.) — вдвое меньшее расстояние (вдвое меньше времени, денег и т. д.).
Английские сочетания half the price ( half the height или half as high, half the length или half as long etc.) соответствуют русским вдвое дешевле ( вдвое ниже, вдвое короче и т. д.). (3). Русское половина чего-либо может передаваться беспредложным сочетанием half + существительное или сочетанием half of + существительное: half his life или half of his life,
half his drink или half of his drink.
Форма глагола согласуется с существительным, следующим за словом half. Перед местоимениями употребляется только предложное сочетание half of it (them). С существительными меры употребляется беспредложное сочетание:
half a mile,

half an hour.
II adv наполовину Наречие меры half обычно стоит перед определенным прилагательным или причастием:
He was half asleep — Он еще наполовину спал.

The glass was half full — Стакан был заполнен наполовину.

It was not half bad — Это было совсем не плохо.

English-Russian word troubles > half
6 half

half [hɑ:f]

moitié ⇒ 1 (a), 2 mi-temps ⇒ 1 (b) camp ⇒ 1 (c) demi ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (e) à moitié ⇒ 5

(pl halves [hɑ:vz])

1 noun

(a) (gen) moitié f; (of standard measured amount) demi(e) m,f; (of ticket, coupon) souche f;

∎ half an hour une demi-heure;

∎ half a dozen une demi-douzaine;

∎ to cut/to break sth in half couper/casser qch en deux;

∎ what's half of 13.72? quelle est la moitié de 13,72?;

∎ two and two halves, please (on bus, train etc) deux billets tarif normal et deux billets demi-tarif, s'il vous plaît;

∎ Railways outward/return half (of ticket) coupon m d'aller/de retour;

∎ you can have the smaller half la plus petite moitié est pour toi;

∎ she gave each of us half elle nous en a donné la moitié à chacun;

∎ it cuts the journey time in half cela réduit de moitié la durée du voyage;

∎ three and a half trois et demi;

∎ three and a half pieces/years trois morceaux/ans et demi;

∎ British bigger by half plus grand de moitié, moitié plus grand;

∎ two halves make a whole deux moitiés ou demis font un tout;

∎ to go halves with sb partager avec qn;

∎ we'll go halves on partage;

∎ they don't do things by halves ils ne font pas les choses à moitié;

∎ British he always was too clever by half il a toujours été un peu trop malin;

∎ British you're too cheeky by half! tu es bien trop effronté ou culotté!;

∎ familiar a party/day/hangover and a half une sacrée nouba/journée/gueule de bois;

∎ familiar that was a walk and a half! c'était une sacrée promenade!;

∎ familiar I've got a headache and a half this morning! j'ai un sacré mal de tête ce matin!;

∎ familiar and that's not the half of it et ce n'est que le début;

∎ familiar you haven't heard the half of it! tu n'en sais pas encore le quart!;

∎ it's sort of half and half c'est un peu de chaque;

∎ humorous my better or other half ma (chère) moitié;

∎ humorous to see how the other half lives voir comment on vit de l'autre côté de la barrière, voir comment vivent les autres

(b) Sport (period of sports match) mi-temps f inv;

∎ France was in the lead in the first half la France menait pendant la première mi-temps

(c) Sport (area of football or rugby pitch) camp m

(d) Sport (rugby or football player) demi m

(e) British (half pint of beer) demi m (de bière)

2 pronoun

∎ leave half of it for me laisse-m'en la moitié;

∎ half of us were students la moitié d'entre nous étaient des étudiants

3 adjective

∎ a half chicken un demi-poulet;

∎ oysters on the half-shell huîtres fpl servies dans leurs coquilles;

∎ at half speed au ralenti;

∎ familiar to go off at half cock (plan) avorter;

∎ familiar we don't want to go off at half cock on this one cette fois-ci on ne va pas faire les choses à moitié

4 predeterminer

∎ half the time he seems to be asleep on a l'impression qu'il est endormi la moitié du temps;

∎ half the time he isn't there les trois quarts du temps, il n'est pas là;

∎ he's half a year older than me il a six mois de plus que moi;

∎ familiar half a minute! une (petite) minute!;

∎ familiar I'll be down in half a second je descends tout de suite^□ ;

∎ I'll be there in half an hour j'y serai dans une demi-heure;

∎ just half a cup for me juste une demi-tasse pour moi;

∎ he's not half the man he used to be il n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même;

∎ familiar to have half a mind to do sth avoir bien envie de faire qch^□ ;

∎ that was half the point of going there c'était tout l'intérêt d'y aller

5 adverb

(a) (finished, asleep, dressed) à moitié; (full, empty, blind) à moitié, à demi;

∎ to be half full of sth être à moitié rempli de qch;

∎ you're only half right tu n'as qu'à moitié raison;

∎ half done (work) fait à moitié; (cooked meat etc) à moitié cuit;

∎ a strange colour, half green, half blue une couleur bizarre, entre le vert et le bleu;

∎ to be half English and half French être moitié anglais moitié français;

∎ I half think that... je suis tenté de penser que...;

∎ for a minute I half thought that... pendant une minute, j'ai presque pensé que...;

∎ I was half afraid you wouldn't understand j'avais un peu peur que vous ne compreniez pas;

∎ I was only half joking je ne plaisantais qu'à moitié;

∎ half laughing, half crying moitié riant, moitié pleurant

(b) British familiar (as intensifier)

∎ they're not half fit ils sont en super-forme;

∎ he's not half lazy il est drôlement ou rudement paresseux;

∎ it's not half cold today! il fait rudement ou sacrément froid aujourd'hui!;

∎ he didn't half yell il a hurlé comme un fou;

∎ she can't half run elle court comme un lièvre;

∎ you don't half put your foot in it sometimes! tu mets vraiment les pieds dans le plat parfois!;

∎ they didn't half complain ils se sont plaints, et pas qu'un peu;

∎ did you complain? - I didn't half! or not half! est-ce que vous vous êtes plaint? - et comment! ou pas qu'un peu!;

∎ he's/it's not half bad il est/c'est vraiment bon

(c) (time) British

∎ it's half past two, it's half two il est deux heures et demie;

∎ American half after six six heures et demie

(d) (idioms)

∎ to be half as big/fast as sb/sth être moitié moins grand/rapide que qn/qch;

∎ the radio was only half as loud as before le son de la radio était moitié moins fort qu'avant;

∎ to earn half as much as sb gagner moitié moins que qn;

∎ to be half as big again (as sb/sth) être moitié plus grand (que qn/qch);

∎ he earns half as much again as you do il gagne moitié plus que toi

►► Technology half bearing demi-palier m;

British half board

1 noun

demi-pension f

2 adverb

en demi-pension;

American familiar half buck 50 cents mpl;

Computing half duplex semi-duplex m;

∎ to send sth half duplex transmettre qch en semi-duplex;

half fare demi-tarif m;

∎ to travel half fare voyager à demi-tarif;

American Music half step demi-ton m;

British School half term = congé scolaire en milieu de trimestre;

Architecture & Building industry half timbering colombage m;

half year semestre m

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > half
7 half

half [hα:f]

(plural halves)

1. noun

   a. (of one whole) moitié f

• to take half of sth prendre la moitié de qch

• I spent half the night thinking about it j'ai passé la moitié de la nuit à y penser

• nearly half of all marriages end in divorce près de la moitié des mariages se terminent par un divorce

• 100 employees, half of whom are part-time 100 employés, dont la moitié sont à temps partiel

• in the first half of this year au cours du premier semestre de l'année

• I haven't told you the half of it yet! (inf) et c'est pas tout ! (inf)

• my better half (inf) ma douce moitié

• to see how the other half lives (inf) voir comment vivent les autres

• in half a second (inf) en moins de rien

   b. (in numbers, calculations) demi m

• two halves make a whole deux demis font un entier

► and a half

• two and a half deux et demi

• two and a half hours deux heures et demie

• two kilos and a half deux kilos et demi

• that was a day and a half! (inf) je te raconte pas ma journée ! (inf)► by + half

• he's too clever by half (inf) c'est un petit malin

• he doesn't do things by halves il ne fait pas les choses à moitié► in half

• to cut sth in half [+ object] couper qch en deux ; [+ costs, prices, workforce] réduire qch de moitié

• the plate broke in half l'assiette s'est cassée en deux► to go halves on sth partager qch

• we always go halves on the phone bill nous partageons toujours la note de téléphone en deux

• we went halves on a taxi nous avons partagé un taxi

   c. ( = part of match) mi-temps f

• the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps

   d. (British) ( = half-pint) demi m

2. adjective

demi

• a half cup une demi-tasse

• a half bottle of wine une demi-bouteille de vin

3. adverb

   a. ( = 50%) a mixture of half milk, half cream un mélange moitié lait moitié crème

• he's half French half English il est à moitié français et à moitié anglais

• he earns half as much as you il gagne deux fois moins que vous

• she earns half as much again as him elle gagne une fois et demie son salaire

• a PC costs half as much again in Europe as in America les PC coûtent une fois et demie plus cher en Europe qu'en Amérique

   b. ( = partially) à moitié

• half asleep à moitié endormi

• the work is only half done le travail n'est qu'à moitié fait

• he only half understands il ne comprend qu'à moitié

• she was half laughing half crying elle était partagée entre le rire et les larmes

• half angry, half amused mi-fâché, mi-amusé

   c. ( = almost) un peu

• I'm half afraid that... j'ai un peu peur que... ne + subj

• I'm half inclined to do it je suis tenté de le faire

• I half suspect that... je soupçonne que...

   d. (British emphatic: inf) I didn't half get told off je me suis vraiment fait enguirlander (inf)

• not half! tu parles ! (inf)

   e. (telling the time) it is half past three il est trois heures et demie

• what time is it? -- half past quelle heure est-il ? -- la demie

4. compounds

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► Most adjectives made up of half + adjective can be translated by à moitié + adjective.

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► half-a-dozen noun demi-douzaine f

• half-a-dozen students une demi-douzaine d'étudiants ► half-and-half adverb moitié-moitié noun

(US) ( = milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-lait

► half-an-hour noun demi-heure f

• it took half-an-hour ça a pris une demi-heure ► half-baked adjective [plan, idea] à la noix (inf) ; [attempt] maladroit

► half-board noun (British) demi-pension f

► half-brother noun demi-frère m

► half-day noun demi-journée f

• to have a half-day (holiday) avoir une demi-journée (de congé) ► half-dead adjective à moitié mort

► half-dozen noun demi-douzaine f

► half-fare noun demi-tarif m

► half-grown adjective à mi-croissance

► half-hearted adjective [person, welcome] peu enthousiaste ; [manner] tiède ; [attempt] timide

► half-heartedly adverb sans enthousiasme ; [try] sans conviction

► half-hour noun demi-heure f

• the clock struck the half-hour l'horloge a sonné la demie adjective [wait] d'une demi-heure ► half-life noun demi-vie f

► half measure noun demi-mesure f

• half measures will not do on ne peut se contenter de demi-mesures

• there are no half measures with him il ne fait jamais les choses à moitié ► half-moon noun demi-lune f

► half pay noun

• to be on half pay toucher un demi-salaire ► half-pint noun ≈ quart m de litre

► half price noun

• at half price à moitié prix

• children are admitted half price les enfants paient demi-tarif adjective• tickets are half price this week les billets sont à moitié prix cette semaine ► half-sister noun demi-sœur f

► half term noun (British) congé en milieu de trimestre

► half-timbered adjective à colombage

► half time noun (Sport) mi-temps f

• at half time à la mi-temps adjective• half-time score score m à la mi-temps ► half-truth noun demi-vérité f

► half-yearly adjective (British) semestriel adverb

tous les six mois

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[hɑːf], US [hæf] 1.
noun (pl halves)

1) ( one of two parts) moitié f

half (of) the page — la moitié de la page

to cut something in half — couper quelque chose en deux

2) ( fraction) demi m

four and a half — quatre et demi

3) Sport ( time period) mi-temps f; ( pitch area) moitié f de terrain

4) Sport = halfback

5) (colloq) GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f

6) GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m
2.
adjective

a half circle — un demi-cercle

a half-litre —

half a litre — un demi-litre

two and a half cups — deux tasses et demie
3.
pronoun

1) (50%) moitié f

only half (of the students) passed — seule la moitié (des étudiants) a réussi

to cut something by half — réduire quelque chose de moitié

that was a meal and a half! — (colloq) ça a été un sacré repas! (colloq)

2) ( in time) demi/-e m/f

an hour and a half — une heure et demie

half past two — GB

half two — (colloq) deux heures et demie

it starts at half past — ça commence à la demie

the buses run at half past the hour — les bus passent à la demie de chaque heure

she is ten and a half — elle a dix ans et demi
4.
adverb

1) à moitié

to half close the window — fermer la fenêtre à moitié

it's half the price — c'est moitié moins cher

half as much money/as many people — moitié moins d'argent/de personnes

half as big — moitié moins grand

he's half Spanish half Irish — il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais

he was only half serious — il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux

half disappointed half relieved — mi-déçu mi-soulagé

if it was half as easy as they say — si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit

I was half hoping that... — j'espérais presque que...

I half expected it — je m'y attendais plus ou moins

2) (colloq) ( in phrases)

not half old — pas jeune iron

he wasn't half surprised — (colloq) il était drôlement (colloq) surpris

it doesn't half stink! — (colloq) ça pue drôlement! (colloq)

not half! — (colloq) et comment!

not half bad — (colloq) pas mauvais or mal du tout

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

how the other half lives — comment vivent les riches

if given half a chance — à la première occasion

to have half a mind to do — avoir bien envie de faire

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

to go halves with somebody — se mettre de moitié avec quelqu'un

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

English-French dictionary > half
8 half

half, US ⇒ The clock

A n (pl halves)

1 ( one of two parts) moitié f ; half (of) the page/the people/the wine la moitié de la page/des gens/du vin ; half (of) 38 is 19 la moitié de 38 est 19 ; he arrives late half (of) the time la moitié du temps il est en retard ; to cut/tear/break sth in half couper/déchirer/casser qch en deux ;

2 Math ( fraction) demi m ; four and a half quatre et demi ;

3 Sport ( time period) mi-temps f ; ( pitch area) moitié f de terrain ; the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps ;

4 Sport = halfback ;

5 ○ GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f, ≈ bock m ;

6 GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m.

B adj a half apple une moitié de pomme ; a half circle un demi-cercle ; a half-cup, half a cup une demi-tasse ; a half-litre, half a litre un demi-litre ; a half-litre pot un pot d'un demi-litre ; a half-page advertisement une publicité d'une demi-page ; twelve and a half per cent douze et demi pour cent ; two and a half cups deux tasses et demie.

C pron

1 (50%) moitié f ; only half passed seule la moitié a réussi ; you can have half now, the rest later tu peux en avoir la moitié maintenant et le reste plus tard ; to cut/increase sth by half réduire/augmenter qch de moitié ; that was a meal and a half ○ ! ça a été un sacré repas ○ ! ;

2 ( in time) an hour and a half une heure et demie ; half past two/six GB, half two/six ○ deux/six heures et demie ; it starts at half past ça commence à la demie ; the buses run at half past the hour les bus passent à la demie de chaque heure ;

3 ( in age) she is ten and a half elle a dix ans et demi.

D adv [full, over, asleep, drunk, cooked, dressed, eaten, hidden, understood, remembered] à moitié ; to half close one's eyes/the window fermer les yeux/la fenêtre à moitié ; it's half the price/the size c'est moitié moins cher/moins grand ; half as much money/as many people moitié moins d'argent/de personnes ; half as big/as heavy moitié moins grand/lourd ; half as much/as many again moitié plus ; half as tall again moitié plus grand ; he's half my age il est moitié moins âgé que moi ; she's half Italian elle est à moitié italienne ; he's half Spanish half Irish il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais ; the word is half Latin half Greek le mot est moitié latin moitié grec ; half woman half fish mi-femme mi-poisson, moitié femme moitié poisson ; he was only half serious il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux ; half disappointed half relieved mi-déçu mi-soulagé ; to be only half right n'avoir qu'à moitié raison ; to be only half listening n'écouter qu'à moitié ; if it was half as easy as they say si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit ; I was half hoping that j'espérais presque que ; I half expected it je m'y attendais plus ou moins ; not half old/half big pas jeune/petit iron ; he wasn't half angry/surprised ○ il était drôlement ○ en colère/surpris ; it doesn't half stink ○ ! ça pue drôlement ○ ! ; not half ○ ! et comment! ; not half bad ○ pas mauvais or mal du tout.

Idioms

half a minute ou second ou tick ○ GB ou mo ○ une petite minute, un instant ; how the other half lives comment vivent les riches ; if given half a chance à la première occasion ; to have half a mind to do avoir bien envie de faire ; one's better ou other half sa (douce) moitié ; that's not the half of it! ce n'est pas le meilleur! ; she doesn't know the half of it! elle ne sait pas le meilleur! ; to go halves with sb se mettre de moitié avec qn ; let's go halves faisons moitié-moitié ; never to do things by halves ne pas faire les choses à moitié ; too clever by half ○ un peu trop malin/-igne.

Big English-French dictionary > half
9 ♦ half

♦ half /hɑ:f/
A n. (pl. halves)

1 metà; mezzo: ( The) half of eight is four, la metà di otto è quattro; Two halves make a whole, due mezzi fanno un intero; in half, a metà: She cut the apple in half, ha tagliato la mela a metà; He wants half (of) the money [the profits], vuole la metà del denaro [dei profitti]; Half (of) the people I met, la metà della gente che incontrai; The film isn't half as good as the original play, il film non è bello neanche la metà (o vale molto meno) della commedia originale; the latter half, la seconda metà

2 ( calcio, rugby, ecc., = halfback) mediano; laterale; giocatore di fascia

3 (fam., = half-pint) mezza pinta: A half of bitter, please!, mezza pinta di birra amara, per favore!

4 ( fino al 1985; halfpenny) mezzo penny

5 semestre ( mezzo anno scolastico, finanziario, ecc.)

6 ( sport) tempo: first [second] half, primo [secondo] tempo: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They played okay in the first half, hanno giocato bene nel primo tempo NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-

7 ( sport) metà campo: to receive the ball in one's own half, ricevere un passaggio nella propria metà campo

8 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) girone: first half of the football season, girone di andata del campionato di calcio

9 (trasp.) biglietto a metà prezzo ( per bambini e cani)

B a.

1 mezzo; semi-; (la) metà (di): a half length, una mezza lunghezza; a half share, una mezza parte; una metà; half a pound, mezza libbra; half an hour [a mile], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio]; a half-hour [half-mile, half-day], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio, mezza giornata]; He wastes half his time, spreca metà del suo tempo; half lustre, semilucido

2 incompleto; imperfetto; (fatto) a metà; mezzo: a half smile, un mezzo sorriso

3 (fam., dicendo le ore) e mezza: half eight [nine], le otto [nove] e mezza

C avv.

1 a mezzo; a metà; mezzo: The chicken was only half cooked, il pollo era cotto soltanto a metà; half dead, mezzo (o quasi) morto; stanco morto; half educated, che ha poca istruzione; (fam.) I was half convinced, ero mezzo convinto; half past two [three], le due [le tre] e mezza

2 (fam.) fino a un certo punto; quasi: I half wish I had gone with them, vorrei quasi essere andato con loro

● ( un tempo) half a crown, mezza corona (1/8 di sterlina) □ half-and-half, (agg.) mezz'e mezzo; (avv.) metà e metà; (sost.) (arc.) miscela di birra chiara e birra scura; ( USA) miscela di latte e panna □ (scherz.) bisessuale □ half-and-half policy, politica delle mezze misure (o del compromesso) □ (geom.) half-angle, semiangolo □ (volg. ingl.) half-arsed, incompetente, inefficiente, mediocre; goffo, malfatto □ half as much, la metà: He ate half as much as me, ha mangiato la metà di me □ half as much again, una volta e mezza; il 50% in più: Our company produces half as much again as our main rival, la produzione della nostra azienda è una volta e mezza quella della nostra maggiore concorrente □ (volg. USA) half-assed = half-arsed ► sopra □ half-baked, cotto a metà, mezzo crudo; (fig.) incompleto; difettoso; immaturo; sciocco: a half-baked scheme, un piano incompleto (o che non sta in piedi); half-baked ideas, idee sciocche □ half-ball ( stroke), ( biliardo) colpo a mezza bilia; ( golf, ecc.) colpo a mezza palla □ half-binding, rilegatura in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-blood, parentela (o parente) per parte di un solo genitore; (antiq. o offensivo) meticcio, meticcia; ( di cavallo) mezzosangue □ half-blooded, parente per parte di un solo genitore; ( d'uomo, antiq. o offensivo) di razza mista; ( d'animale) ibrido, bastardo □ ( sport: a Oxford e Cambridge) half-blue, sostituto, rimpiazzo □ (tur.) half board, mezza pensione: half-board accommodation, sistemazione a mezza pensione □ half-boot, stivaletto; stivale al polpaccio □ ( di libro) half-bound, rilegato in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-bred, di sangue misto; meticcio, bastardo □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-breed, persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia □ half-brother, fratellastro □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-caste, (sost.) persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia; (agg.) di sangue misto, meticcio □ (fon.) half-closed, semichiuso □ (mil.) half cock, mezzo cane, cane alzato per metà ( d'arma da fuoco): to go off at half cock (o half-cocked) sparare a mezzo cane; (fig.) scattare anzitempo, agire o parlare troppo presto (e fallire) □ half-cocked, ( d'arma da fuoco) a mezzo cane; (fig.) prematuro, avventato; male preparato; goffo; sciocco □ half-cooked, mezzo cotto □ ( basket, tennis, ecc.) half-court line, linea di metà campo □ ( un tempo) half crown = half a crown ► sopra □ ( nelle corse) half distance, metà gara □ ( pallanuoto) half distance line, linea di metà campo □ half dollar, ( USA) mezzo dollaro □ half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; ( per indicare genericamente un numero esiguo anche) cinque o sei □ half-duplex, (telef.) semiduplex; (comput.) half-duplex ( comunicazione che avviene in un solo verso alla volta) □ (ferr., ecc.) half-fare ticket, biglietto a tariffa ridotta □ half-finished, finito a metà □ (ind.) half-finished product, (prodotto) semilavorato □ half-grown, a metà dello sviluppo □ (bot.) half-hardy ► hardy (1) □ half-hearted, fiacco; flebile; tiepido (fig.); poco convinto; svogliato: a half-hearted attempt, un fiacco (o timido) tentativo; un tentativo poco convinto □ half-heartedly, con scarso entusiasmo; svogliatamente; con scarsa convinzione □ half-heartedness, mancanza di entusiasmo; fiacchezza; scarsa convinzione □ (naut.) half-hitch, mezzo collo ( nodo) □ half-holiday, mezza festa □ half-hose, calza corta; calzino □ half-hourly, (agg.) di mezzora; che avviene (passa, ecc.) ogni mezzora; (avv.) ogni mezzora □ half-inch, mezzo pollice (misura inglese di lunghezza: cfr. inch /1/, def. 1) □ half-length, di metà lunghezza; ( di quadro) a mezzo busto; (sost.) mezza figura, mezzobusto □ half-lie, mezza bugia □ (scient.) half-life, tempo di dimezzamento; emivita; semivita □ half-light, mezza luce; semioscurità; penombra □ (geom.) half-line, semiretta □ ( sport) half-marathon, mezza maratona □ half mast, posizione di mezz'asta ( di una bandiera): at half-mast, a mezz'asta; (GB scherz.) (di cravatta, ecc.) penzolante □ ( di bandiera) half-mast high, a mezz'asta □ (fam.) half-masters, calzoni a mezza gamba; calzoni che si sono fatti corti □ half measures, mezze misure; compromessi □ half moon, mezza luna; (astron.) semilunio; ( per estens.) oggetto a mezzaluna □ half-moon, (fatto) a mezzaluna □ half mourning, mezzo lutto □ half-naked, seminudo □ (mus., USA) half-note, minima □ (fam.) the half of it, metà della storia: That is only the half of it, questa è solo metà della storia; But you don't know the half of it, ma questa non è che una parte della storia; ma questo è solo l'inizio □ (fon.) half-open, semiaperto □ (ind., mil.) half pay, mezza paga □ half pint, mezza pinta; (fig. fam.) tappo, mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ ( sport) half-pipe ► half pipe □ (geom.) half-plane, semipiano □ half-price, a metà prezzo □ (scult.) half-relief, mezzorilievo □ ( poesia) half-rhyme, rima imperfetta □ (fam. antiq.) half-seas-over, brillo; mezzo ubriaco □ half-sibling, fratellastro; sorellastra □ half-sister, sorellastra □ half-size, ( di capo di vestiario) mezza taglia; ( di scarpa) mezza misura □ half-slip, sottogonna □ half sole, soprassuola □ (stor.) half-sovereign, mezza sovrana ( moneta d'oro ingl.) □ (naut.) half speed ahead!, avanti a mezza forza! □ ( USA) half staff = half mast ► sopra □ (mus., USA) half-step, semitono □ (in GB) half term (= half-term holiday), breve vacanza di metà quadrimestre ( a scuola) □ (archit.) half-timbered, in legno e muratura ( come una casa elisabettiana) □ half-time, orario ridotto ( di lavoro); ( sport) intervallo ( fra due tempi di una partita), «metà partita»: half-time score, punteggio alla fine del primo tempo □ a half-time job, un lavoro «part time»; un lavoro a mezza giornata □ half-timer, chi lavora a mezza giornata; studente lavoratore □ (tipogr.) half-title, occhiello □ half-tone ► halftone □ (spec. mil.) half-track, semicingolato (sost.) □ (spec. mil.) half-tracked, semicingolato (agg.) □ half-truth, mezza verità □ ( sport) half volley, demi-volée; mezza volée □ half-wit, stupido, idiota, imbecille; (psic.) frenastenico □ half-witted, stupido, scemo; (psic.) frenastenico □ half year, semestre □ half-yearly, semestrale; semestralmente □ (fam.) and a half, non plus ultra: That was a party and a half, questa sì che è stata una festa! □ at half strength, (mil. e sport) a ranghi dimezzati; ( anche) diluito al 50% □ (scherz.) one's better half, la propria (dolce) metà ( la moglie o il marito) □ by half, a metà; della metà; (fam., GB) ( con disapprovazione) di gran lunga; davvero: We are planning to reduce fees by half, progettiamo di ridurre le tariffe della metà (o di dimezzare le tariffe); He's too talkative by half, è davvero troppo loquace □ to cry halves, reclamare la metà (di qc.) □ to go halves (o half and half), fare metà e metà; ( nel pagare il conto) fare alla romana; DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- Let's go halves on the bill, facciamo alla romana □ more than half, una buona metà □ (fam.) not half, affatto, del tutto, moltissimo; ( anche) per niente: not half bad, niente male (fam.); ottimo, eccellente; It isn't half windy, altro che se tira vento!; «Did you like the film?» «Not half», «T'è piaciuto il film?» «Eccome!» (o «Altro che!») □ not to do anything (o things) by halves, non lasciare le cose a metà; fare le cose perbene □ (trasp.: negli orari) on the half hour, ogni mezzora; ai trenta (all'1.30, 2.30, ecc.) □ one's other half = one's better half ► sopra □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, bisogna prendere quello che passa il convento; qualcosa è meglio di niente □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è alla metà dell'opera.
NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ half
10 bad

1. adjective,
worse, worst

1) schlecht; (worthless) wertlos, ungedeckt [Scheck]; (rotten) schlecht, verdorben [Fleisch, Fisch, Essen]; faul [Ei, Apfel]; (unpleasant) schlecht, unangenehm [Geruch]

something gives somebody a bad name — etwas trägt jemandem einen schlechten Ruf ein

somebody gets a bad name — jemand kommt in Verruf

she is in bad health — sie hat eine angegriffene Gesundheit

[some] bad news — schlechte od. schlimme Nachrichten

bad breath — Mundgeruch, der

he is having a bad day — er hat einen schwarzen Tag

bad hair day — (coll) schlechter Tag

I'm having a bad hair day — (coll.) heute geht bei mir alles schief

bad business — ein schlechtes Geschäft

it is a bad business — (fig.) das ist eine schlimme Sache

in the bad old days — in den schlimmen Jahren

not bad — (coll.) nicht schlecht; nicht übel

something is not a bad idea — etwas ist keine schlechte Idee

not half bad — (coll.) [gar] nicht schlecht

something is too bad — (coll.) etwas ist ein Jammer

too bad! — (coll.) so ein Pech! (auch iron.)

go bad — schlecht werden

2) (noxious) schlecht; schädlich

3) (wicked) schlecht; (immoral) schlecht; verdorben; (naughty) ungezogen, böse [Kind, Hund]

4) (offensive)

[use] bad language — Kraftausdrücke [benutzen]

5) (in ill health)

she's bad today — es geht ihr heute schlecht

I have a bad pain/finger — ich habe schlimme Schmerzen/(ugs.) einen schlimmen Finger

be in a bad way — in schlechtem Zustand sein

6) (serious) schlimm, böse [Sturz, Krise]; schwer [Fehler, Krankheit, Unfall, Erschütterung]; hoch [Fieber]; schrecklich [Feuer]

7) (coll.): (regretful)

a bad conscience — ein schlechtes Gewissen

feel bad about something/not having done something — etwas bedauern/bedauern, dass man etwas nicht getan hat

I feel bad about him/her — ich habe seinetwegen/ihretwegen ein schlechtes Gewissen

8) (Commerc.)

a bad debt — eine uneinbringliche Schuld (Wirtsch.). See also academic.ru/83116/worse">worse 1.; worst 1.
2. noun
be £100 to the bad — mit 100 Pfund in der Kreide stehen (ugs.)

go to the bad — auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

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[bæd]
comparative - worse; adjective

1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) schlecht

2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) böse

3) (unpleasant: bad news.) schlecht

4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) schlecht

5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) schlecht

6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) schlecht

7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) schlecht

8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) schlimm

9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) ungünstig

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- badly
- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad
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bad

<worse, worst>

[bæd]

I. adj

1. (inferior, of low quality) schlecht

not \bad! nicht schlecht!

not half \bad! ( fam) [gar] nicht übel! fam

to have \bad taste einen schlechten Geschmack haben

2. (incompetent) schlecht

▪ to be \bad at sth etw nicht gut können

he's \bad at flirting er kann nicht gut flirten

to be very \bad at football sehr schlecht Fußball spielen

to be \bad at German/maths schlecht in Deutsch/Mathe sein

3. (unpleasant, unfavourable) schlecht; (difficult) schwierig

they have a \bad marriage sie führen keine gute Ehe

things are looking \bad [for him] es sieht nicht gut [für ihn] aus

things look \bad in this company es sieht nicht gut für die Firma aus

if it's \bad weather, we won't play bei schlechtem Wetter spielen wir nicht

things are [or it is] going from \bad to worse es wird immer schlimmer

this year their situation has gone from \bad to worse ihre Situation hat sich in diesem Jahr zunehmend verschlechtert [o verschlimmert]

a \bad dream ein böser Traum

\bad news schlechte Nachrichten

a \bad situation eine schlimme Situation

a \bad smell ein übler Geruch

\bad times schwere Zeiten

4. (objectionable) person, character, manners schlecht

it was \bad of you to laugh at her in front of everybody es war gemein von dir, sie vor allen auszulachen

to fall in with a \bad crowd in eine üble Bande geraten

a \bad egg ( fig fam) eine ziemlich üble Person

a \bad habit eine schlechte Angewohnheit

to use \bad language Kraftausdrücke benutzen

a \bad neighbourhood eine verkommene [Wohn]gegend

to have a \bad personality eine unangenehme Art haben

sb's \bad points jds schlechte Seiten

to be a \bad sport ein schlechter Verlierer/eine schlechte Verliererin sein

to have a \bad temper schlecht gelaunt sein

5. (naughty) ungezogen; (wicked, aggressive) böse

\bad blood böses Blut

[to act] in \bad faith in böser Absicht [handeln]

6. (pity) schade

too \bad zu schade [o fam dumm

7. (regretful)

to feel \bad about sth sich akk wegen einer S. gen schlecht fühlen

8. (unfortunate) decision schlecht, unglücklich

\bad luck Pech nt

9. (harmful) schlecht, schädlich

▪ to be \bad for sb schlecht für jdn sein

to be \bad for sb's health jds Gesundheit schaden

to be \bad for one's teeth schlecht für die Zähne sein

10. (spoiled) food verdorben, schlecht; ( fig) atmosphere, reputation schlecht

to have a \bad name einen schlechten Ruf haben

to go \bad verderben, schlecht werden

11. (serious) schlimm

to have a \bad cold eine schlimme Erkältung haben

a \bad crime ein schweres Verbrechen

a \bad debt eine uneinbringliche Schuld

a \bad storm ein heftiger Sturm

to be nowhere near as \bad as... nicht halb [o annähernd] so schlimm sein wie...

12. MED schlecht

I feel \bad mir geht es nicht gut

to have a \bad leg ein schlimmes Bein haben

to have \bad skin [or a bad complexion] schlechte Haut haben

13. (not valid) cheque falsch

14. AM (sl: cool) fabelhaft, super

15.

▶ to give sth up as a \bad job BRIT etw abschreiben fig fam

▶ sb has it \bad (sl) jdn hat es schwer erwischt hum fam

he's got it \bad for Lucy er ist total verknallt in Lucy fam

▶ to make the best of a \bad job das Beste aus einer schlechten Situation machen

II. adv ( fam) sehr

to need sth [real] \bad etw dringend brauchen

to want sth \bad etw unbedingt haben wollen

III. n no pl

1. (ill luck)

to take the \bad with the good auch das Schlechte [o die schlechten Seiten] in Kauf nehmen

2. (evil) Schlechte(s) nt

▪ the \bad das Böse; (people) die Bösen pl

there is good and \bad in everybody jeder hat seine guten und schlechten Seiten

3. (immoral state)

to go to the \bad auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

4. (debt)

to be in the \bad im Minus sein

5. (mistake) Fehler m

6. (disfavour)

to be in \bad with sb bei jdm in Ungnade sein

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I [bd]
1. adj comp worse,
superl worst
1) schlecht; smell übel; habit schlecht, übel; insurance risk hoch; word unanständig, schlimm; (= immoral, wicked) böse; (= naughty, misbehaved) unartig, ungezogen; dog böse

it was a bad thing to do —

it was bad of you to treat her like that — das war gemein von dir, sie so zu behandeln

he went through a bad time — er hat eine schlimme Zeit durchgemacht

I've had a really bad day —

you bad boy! — du ungezogener Junge!, du Lümmel! (also iro)

he's been a bad boy —

I didn't mean that word in a bad sense — ich habe mir bei dem Wort nichts Böses gedacht

it's a bad business — das ist eine üble Sache

it's not so bad/not bad at all — es ist nicht/gar nicht so schlecht

things are going from bad to worse — es wird immer schlimmer

to go bad — schlecht werden, verderben

he's gone bad (US) — er ist auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

to be bad for sb/sth — schlecht or nicht gut für jdn/etw sein

he's bad at French —

he's bad at sports — im Sport ist er schlecht or nicht gut, er ist unsportlich

I'm very bad at telling lies — ich kann schlecht or nicht gut lügen

he speaks very bad English, his English is very bad — er spricht sehr schlecht(es) Englisch

to be bad to sb —

there's nothing bad about living together — es ist doch nichts dabei, wenn man zusammenlebt

this is a bad town for violence —

bad light stopped play — das Spiel wurde aufgrund des schlechten Lichts abgebrochen

it would not be a bad thing — das wäre nicht schlecht or keine schlechte Idee

that's not a bad idea! — das ist keine schlechte Idee!

(that's) too bad! (indignant) — so was!

it's too bad of you — das ist wirklich nicht nett von dir

too bad you couldn't make it —

to have a bad hair day (inf) (fig) — Probleme mit der Frisur haben total durch den Wind sein (inf)

to be in bad with sb (US) — bei jdm schlecht angeschrieben sein

2) (= serious) wound, sprain schlimm; accident, mistake, cold schlimm, schwer; headache stark

he's got it bad (inf) — ihn hats schwer erwischt (inf)

to have it bad for sb (inf) — in jdn schwer or unheimlich verknallt sein (inf)

3) (= unfavourable) time, day ungünstig, schlecht

Thursday's bad, can you make it Friday? — Donnerstag ist ungünstig or schlecht, gehts nicht Freitag?

4) (= in poor health, sick) stomach krank; leg, knee, hand schlimm; tooth (generally) schlecht; (now) schlimm

he/the economy is in a bad way (Brit) —

I've got a bad head (Brit) — ich habe einen dicken Kopf (inf)

to feel bad — sich nicht wohlfühlen

I feel bad —

to be taken bad (Brit) to take a bad turn (inf) — plötzlich krank werden

how is he? – he's not so bad — wie geht es ihm? – nicht schlecht

I didn't know she was so bad — ich wusste nicht, dass es ihr so schlecht geht or dass sie so schlimm dran ist (inf)

5)

(= regretful) I feel really bad about not having told him — es tut mir wirklich leid or ich habe ein schlechtes Gewissen, dass ich ihm das nicht gesagt habe

don't feel bad about it — machen Sie sich (dat) keine Gedanken or Sorgen (darüber)

6) debt uneinbringlich; voting slip, coin ungültig; (= damaged) copies etc beschädigt

7) (COMPUT) data format ungültig (= corrupted) fehlerhaft

2. n no pl

1)

to take the good with the bad — (auch) die schlechten Seiten in Kauf nehmen

there is good and bad in everything/everybody — alles/jeder hat seine guten und schlechten Seiten

2)

he's gone to the bad (Brit) — er ist auf die schiefe Bahn geraten
II pret See: of bid
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bad¹ [bæd]

A adj komp worse [wɜːs; US wɜrs], sup worst [wɜːst; US wɜrst] (adv → badly)

1. allg schlecht

2. böse, schlimm, arg, schwer:

a bad accident ein schwerer Unfall;

a bad dream ein böser Traum;

a bad mistake ein schwerer Fehler; → end Bes Redew

3. böse, ungezogen (Junge etc)

4. verdorben, lasterhaft (Frau etc)

5. unanständig, unflätig:

bad language

a) unanständige Ausdrücke pl,

b) (gottes)lästerliche Reden pl,

c) beleidigende Äußerungen pl;

a bad word ein hässliches Wort

6. falsch, fehlerhaft, schlecht:

his bad English sein schlechtes Englisch;

bad grammar grammatisch falsch oder schlecht

7. unbefriedigend, schlecht (Ernte, Jahr, Plan etc):

not bad nicht schlecht oder übel;

not bad fun ganz amüsant

8. ungünstig, schlecht (Nachrichten etc):

he’s bad news umg er ist ein unangenehmer Zeitgenosse

9. schädlich, ungesund, schlecht ( alle:

for für):

be bad for sb jemandem nicht guttun;

be bad for sb’s health jemandes Gesundheit schaden

10. unangenehm, ärgerlich:

that’s too bad das ist (zu) schade, das ist (doch) zu dumm;

too bad that … schade, dass …

11. schlecht (Qualität, Zustand):

in bad condition in schlechtem Zustand;

bad trip sl Bad Trip m (Drogenrausch mit Angstzuständen); → breath 1

12. ungültig (Anspruch, Münze etc), ungedeckt (Scheck):

bad debts WIRTSCH zweifelhafte Forderungen;

bad shot SPORT ungültiger Schuss oder Schlag;

bad title JUR mangelhafter Rechtstitel; → penny 1

13. schlecht, verdorben (Fleisch etc):

go bad schlecht werden, verderben; → apple 1

14. schlecht, angegriffen (Gesundheit)

15. a) unwohl, krank:

she is ( oder feels) very bad today es geht ihr heute sehr schlecht;

he is in a bad way (a. weitS.) es geht ihm schlecht, er ist übel dran;

he was taken bad umg er wurde krank

b) niedergeschlagen:

feel bad about (sehr) deprimiert sein über (akk); ein schlechtes Gewissen haben wegen

16. schlimm, böse, arg, heftig:

a bad finger ein böser oder schlimmer Finger; → cold C 3

17. widerlich, schlecht (Geruch etc)

18. schlecht, schwach (at in dat)

B s

1. (das) Schlechte, (das) Böse, Unglück n:

be to the bad von Nachteil sein;

go to the bad auf die schiefe Bahn geraten oder kommen;

go from bad to worse immer schlimmer werden;

take the bad with the good (auch) die Nachteile oder die schlechten Seiten in Kauf nehmen

2. WIRTSCH Defizit n:

be $25 to the bad ein Defizit oder einen Verlust von 25 Dollar haben, 25 Dollar im Minus sein

3. umg be in bad with schlecht angeschrieben sein bei;

get in bad with sich unbeliebt machen bei;

my bad! bes US ich wars!

C adv umg → badly

bad² [bæd] obs prät von bid¹

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1. adjective,
worse, worst

1) schlecht; (worthless) wertlos, ungedeckt [Scheck]; (rotten) schlecht, verdorben [Fleisch, Fisch, Essen]; faul [Ei, Apfel]; (unpleasant) schlecht, unangenehm [Geruch]

something gives somebody a bad name — etwas trägt jemandem einen schlechten Ruf ein

somebody gets a bad name — jemand kommt in Verruf

she is in bad health — sie hat eine angegriffene Gesundheit

[some] bad news — schlechte od. schlimme Nachrichten

bad breath — Mundgeruch, der

he is having a bad day — er hat einen schwarzen Tag

bad hair day — (coll) schlechter Tag

I'm having a bad hair day — (coll.) heute geht bei mir alles schief

bad business — ein schlechtes Geschäft

it is a bad business — (fig.) das ist eine schlimme Sache

in the bad old days — in den schlimmen Jahren

not bad — (coll.) nicht schlecht; nicht übel

something is not a bad idea — etwas ist keine schlechte Idee

not half bad — (coll.) [gar] nicht schlecht

something is too bad — (coll.) etwas ist ein Jammer

too bad! — (coll.) so ein Pech! (auch iron.)

go bad — schlecht werden

2) (noxious) schlecht; schädlich

3) (wicked) schlecht; (immoral) schlecht; verdorben; (naughty) ungezogen, böse [Kind, Hund]

4) (offensive)

[use] bad language — Kraftausdrücke [benutzen]

5) (in ill health)

she's bad today — es geht ihr heute schlecht

I have a bad pain/finger — ich habe schlimme Schmerzen/(ugs.) einen schlimmen Finger

be in a bad way — in schlechtem Zustand sein

6) (serious) schlimm, böse [Sturz, Krise]; schwer [Fehler, Krankheit, Unfall, Erschütterung]; hoch [Fieber]; schrecklich [Feuer]

7) (coll.): (regretful)

a bad conscience — ein schlechtes Gewissen

feel bad about something/not having done something — etwas bedauern/bedauern, dass man etwas nicht getan hat

I feel bad about him/her — ich habe seinetwegen/ihretwegen ein schlechtes Gewissen

8) (Commerc.)

a bad debt — eine uneinbringliche Schuld (Wirtsch.). See also worse 1.; worst 1.
2. noun
be £100 to the bad — mit 100 Pfund in der Kreide stehen (ugs.)

go to the bad — auf die schiefe Bahn geraten

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(for) adj.

schädlich (für) adj. adj.

bös adj.

schlecht adj.

schlimm adj.

übel adj.

English-german dictionary > bad
11 half

{ha:f}
I. 1. половин (к) а
a good HALF, fully a HALF поне половината
more than HALF (of) the time разг. повечето време, почти винаги
to go halves with someone деля на половина по равно с някого
bigger/smaller by HALF с половина по-голям/по-малък
too clever by HALF прекалено хитър
to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина/половинчато/не както трябва
HALF as much на половината
HALF as much again толкова и още половината отгоре
2. семестър, срок, полувреме
3. футб. разг. half-back
4. четвърт литър
5. половин долар
6. билет с 50% намаление
7. юр. страна (в договор, спор)
that was a match and a HALF това беше мач и половина
how the other HALF lives как живеят хората
II. a половин, полу
HALF (a) mile половин миля
HALF conviction незатвърдено убеждение
HALF smile лека усмивка
one can see with HALF an eye съвсем очевидно е
III. 1. наполовина
HALF cooked полусварен
HALF as far на половината път, два пъти по-близо
2. почти, доста, донякъде
HALF dead полумъртъв, полужив, разг. изтощен, капнал
to be HALF inclined to почти съм склонен да
I HALF wish донякъде ми се иска
3. с not означава недостатъчна степен далеч, много
not HALF long enough далеч, недостатъчно дълъг, къс
not HALF sweet enough недостатъчно сладък, разг. съвсем не, никак
not HALF bad много/доста добър
sl. и още как, ама че
he didn't HALF get angry! ама се ядоса! they didn't lick them, not HALF напердашиха ги и още как
me do that, not HALF! аз да направя това? ами, как не! никога!

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{ha:f} n (pl haives {ha:vz}) 1. половин(к)а; a good half, fully a(2) {ha:f} а половин, полу; half (a) mile половин миля; half convictio{3} {ha:f} adv 1. наполовина; half cooked полусварен; half as far на п

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почти; наполовина;

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1. a good half, fully a half поне половината 2. bigger/smaller by half с половина по-голям/по-малък 3. half (a) mile половин миля 4. half as far на половината път, два пъти по-близо 5. half as much again толкова и още половината отгоре 6. half as much на половината 7. half conviction незатвърдено убеждение 8. half cooked полусварен 9. half dead полумъртъв, полужив, разг. изтощен, капнал 10. half smile лека усмивка 11. he didn't half get angry! ама се ядоса! they didn't lick them, not half напердашиха ги и още как 12. how the other half lives как живеят хората 13. i half wish донякъде ми се иска 14. i. половин (к) а 15. ii. a половин, полу 16. iii. наполовина 17. me do that, not half! аз да направя това? ами, как не! никога! 18. more than half (of) the time разг. повечето време, почти винаги 19. not half bad много/доста добър 20. not half long enough далеч, недостатъчно дълъг, къс 21. not half sweet enough недостатъчно сладък, разг. съвсем не, никак 22. one can see with half an eye съвсем очевидно е 23. sl. и още как, ама че 24. that was a match and a half това беше мач и половина 25. to be half inclined to почти съм склонен да 26. to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина/половинчато/не както трябва 27. to go halves with someone деля на половина по равно с някого 28. too clever by half прекалено хитър 29. билет с 50% намаление 30. половин долар 31. почти, доста, донякъде 32. с not означава недостатъчна степен далеч, много 33. семестър, срок, полувреме 34. футб. разг. half-back 35. четвърт литър 36. юр. страна (в договор, спор)
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half [ha:f] I. n (pl halves [ha:vz]) 1. половина, половинка; one and a \half едно (един) и половина; an hour and a \half (one and a \half hours) час и половина; a good \half (fully a \half) of поне половината от; more than \half (of) the time разг. повечето време; to fold ( cut) in \half ( in halves) сгъвам (разрязвам) на две (наполовина); to go halves with s.o. деля наполовина (поравно) с някого; to cry halves искам своя дял (част); искам да деля наполовина; \half and \half наполовина, наравно; и да, и не; bigger ( smaller) by \half по-голям (по-малък) с половина; много по-голям (по-малък); too clever by \half прекалено хитър; to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина (половинчато, не както трябва); my better \half разг. половинката ми, благоверната ми, жена ми; outward \half, return \half половинка за отиване, половинка за връщане (от билет за отиване и връщане); 2. уч. семестър, срок; сп. полувреме; 3. билет с 50% намаление (напр. детски); 4. страна (в спор, договор и пр.); 5. разг. нещо значително, изключително; it was a party and a \half беше купон и половина; 6. сп. = halfback; II. аdj 1. половин; полу-; \half a mile ( a yard, an hour etc.) половин миля (ярд, час и пр.); one can see with \half an eye очевидно е; \half a loaf is better than no bread човек трябва да се задоволява с каквото му дават; a \half share половин дял; to have \half a mind to решил съм да, мисля да; 2. недостатъчен; a \half conviction непълно (незатвърдено) убеждение; to go off at \half cock провалям се поради недомислие (прибързаност); III. adv 1. наполовина; донякъде; he only \half understands той разбира само донякъде; \half as much наполовина; \half as much again толкова и още половината отгоре; \half dead ( asleep) полумъртъв (полузаспал); \half as far на половината път; два пъти по-близо; she was \half crying, \half laughing тя хем плачеше, хем се смееше; 2. почти; доста; he felt \half dead with tiredness той беше полужив от умора; he isn't \half lucky той е голям късметлия; not \half bad доста добър; 3. грубо за усилване ама че; not \half и още как; ирон. хич, и таз добра; they did not lick them, not \half напердашиха ги и още как, ама че ги напердашиха! me do that, not \half! аз да направя това? и таз добра!

English-Bulgarian dictionary > half
12 half

1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

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

half of Europe — halb Europa

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

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

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

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

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

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

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

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

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

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

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 an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

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

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

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

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

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

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1. plural - halves; noun
1) (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.) die Hälfte

2) (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.) die Halbzeit
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halb

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halb

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halb
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halb

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) beinahe

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- 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
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half

[hɑ:f, AM hæf]

I. n

<pl halves>

1. (fifty per cent) Hälfte f

roughly \half of the class are Spanish die Klasse besteht ungefähr zur Hälfte aus Spaniern

what's \half of ninety-six? was ist die Hälfte von sechsundneunzig?

a kilo and a \half eineinhalb [o DIAL anderthalb] Kilo

\half an apple ein halber Apfel

\half a dozen ein halbes Dutzend

\half the amount der halbe Betrag

▪ by \half um die Hälfte

bigger by \half eineinhalbmal so groß

to divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilen

to reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren

▪ in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälften

to cut sth into halves etw halbieren

to cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbieren

to fold in \half zur Mitte falten

2. BRIT ( fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter), ÖSTERR a. Seidel nt, ÖSTERR a. Seitel nt, Stange f SCHWEIZ

3. BRIT (child's ticket)

two adults and three halves, please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!

4. FBALL (midfield player) Läufer(in) m(f)

first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeit

5. ( fam: the whole)

you haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!

that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran

6. ( fam: most) der/die/das meiste...

\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienen

our boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßt

if you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das

\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit

7.

▶ to be \half the battle:

for jobs like that, getting an interview is \half the battle bei Stellen wie diesen hat man schon halb gewonnen, wenn man ein Vorstellungsgespräch bekommt

▶ given \half a chance wenn man die Möglichkeit hätte

I'd go to India, given \half a chance wenn ich die Möglichkeit hätte, würde ich nach Indien gehen

▶ to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier sein

▶ to not do things by halves keine halben Sachen machen fam

▶ a game/meal and a \half ein Bombenspiel nt/Bombenessen nt fam

▶ to go halves [on sth] ( fam) sich dat die Kosten [für etw akk] teilen

I'll go halves with you ich teile mit dir, ich mach mit dir halbe-halbe fam

▶ my other [or better] \half meine zweite [o bessere] Hälfte

▶ how the other \half lives ( prov) wie andere Leute leben

▶ \half a second [or BRIT tick] einen Moment

I'll be with you in \half a second ich bin sofort bei dir

II. adj halbe(r, s) attr

a centaur is half man half horse ein Zentaur ist halb Mensch halb Pferd

\half [a] per cent ein halbes Prozent

a \half pint of lager ein kleines Helles

III. adv

1. (almost) fast, nahezu, beinahe

they had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst

2. (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teil

she was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssen

I was \half inclined to call you last night ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufen

it wasn't \half as good das war bei Weitem nicht so gut

\half asleep halb wach

\half cooked halb gar

\half empty/full halb leer/voll

\half naked halb nackt

to be \half right person zum Teil Recht haben; thing zur Hälfte richtig sein

3. (time)

[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn; ( fam)

meet me at home at \half past on the dot, okay? du bist dann um Punkt halb bei mir, o. k.? fam

4. (by fifty percent)

▪ \half as... as... halb so... wie...

my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ich

he is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich

5. (intensifies negative statement)

not \half BRIT ( fam) unheimlich fam, wahnsinnig fam, irre sl

he wasn't \half handsome er sah unverschämt gut aus fam

she didn't \half shout at him sie hat ihn vielleicht angebrüllt fam; (affirms positive opinion)

did you enjoy the film? — not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? — und wie!

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[hAːf]
1. n pl halves

1) Hälfte f

two halves make a whole — zwei Halbe machen ein Ganzes

the first half of the year — die erste Jahreshälfte

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

to break/tear sth in half — etw durchbrechen/durchreißen

half of it/them — die Hälfte davon/von ihnen

half the book/money — die Hälfte des Buches/Geldes, das halbe Buch/Geld

half my life — die Hälfte meines Lebens, mein halbes Leben

half a million dollars — eine halbe Million Dollar

he gave me half — er gab mir die Hälfte

half a cup/an hour — eine halbe Tasse/Stunde

half a lifetime — ein halbes Leben

he's not half the man he used to be — er ist längst nicht mehr das, was er einmal war

half a second! —

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

to listen with half an ear — nur mit halbem Ohr zuhören

to take half of sth — die Hälfte von etw nehmen

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

that's only half the story — das ist nur die halbe Geschichte

have half of my apple — willst du einen halben Apfel von mir haben?

bigger by half — anderthalbmal so groß

to increase sth by half — etw um die Hälfte vergrößern

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)

one and a half — eineinhalb, anderthalb

an hour and a half — eineinhalb or anderthalb Stunden

he's two and a half — er ist zweieinhalb

he doesn't do things by halves — er macht keine halben Sachen

half and half — halb und halb

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)

2) (SPORT of match) (Spiel)hälfte f, Halbzeit f; (= player) Läufer(in) m(f)

3) (of ticket) Abschnitt m der Fahrkarte; (= travel, admission fee) halbe Karte (inf)

return half (Brit) — Abschnitt m für die Rückfahrt

two adults and one half, please — zwei Erwachsene und ein Kind, bitte

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

4) (= beer) kleines Bier, Halbe f (dial), Halbe(s) nt, Kleine(s) nt; (Scot, = whisky) einfacher Whisky, Einfache(r) m

5)

(= husband etc) or other half — meine bessere Hälfte

2. adj
halb
a half cup — eine halbe Tasse

with half his usual strength — nur mit halber Kraft

at or for half price — zum halben Preis

half one thing half another — halb und halb, halb das eine und halb das andere

half man half beast —

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

3. adv

1) halb

I half thought... — ich hätte fast gedacht...

I was half afraid that... — ich habe fast befürchtet, dass...

half melted — halb geschmolzen

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

that's half right — das ist zur Hälfte richtig

to be half awake — halb wach sein

half laughing, half crying — halb lachend, halb weinend

half laughing, half crying he told me... — mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge erzählte er mir...

he half rose to his feet —

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

he only half understands — er begreift or versteht nur die Hälfte

the book was half in German, half in English — das Buch war zur Hälfte auf Deutsch und zur Hälfte auf Englisch

she's half German and half Russian — sie ist zur Hälfte Deutsche und zur Hälfte Russin

2) (Brit inf)

he's not half stupid/rich etc — er ist vielleicht or unheimlich dumm/reich etc

it didn't half rain — es HAT vielleicht geregnet

not half bad — gar nicht schlecht

not half! — und wie! und ob!

3)

it's half past three or half three — es ist halb vier

4)

he is half as big as his sister — er ist halb so groß wie seine Schwester

half as big again — anderthalbmal so groß

he earns half as much as you —

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

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half [hɑːf; US hæf]

A adj

1. halb:

a half mile, meist half a mile eine halbe Meile;

a half share ein halber Anteil, eine Hälfte;

half an hour eine halbe Stunde;

at half the price zum halben Preis;

two pounds and a half, two and a half pounds zweieinhalb Pfund;

a fish and a half umg ein Mordsfisch;

a fellow and a half umg ein Pfundskerl;

a woman and a half umg eine Superfrau

2. halb, oberflächlich:

half knowledge Halbwissen n, Halbbildung f

B adv

1. halb, zur Hälfte:

half full;

my work is half done;

half cooked halb gar;

half as long halb so lang;

half as much halb so viel;

half as much ( oder as many) again anderthalbmal so viel;

she is half his age sie ist halb so alt wie er

2. halb(wegs), fast, nahezu:

half dead halb tot;

he half wished (suspected) er wünschte (vermutete) halb oder fast

3. not half

a) bei Weitem nicht, lange nicht:

not half big enough,

b) umg (ganz und) gar nicht:

not half bad gar nicht übel

c) umg gehörig, mordsmäßig:

he didn’t half swear er fluchte nicht schlecht

4. (in Zeitangaben) halb:

half past (US a. after) two zwei Uhr dreißig, halb drei;

half three Br umg halb vier

5. SCHIFF …einhalb:

half three dreieinhalb (Faden)

C pl halves [hɑːvz; US hævz] s

1. Hälfte f:

the first half of the year die erste Jahreshälfte;

one half of it die eine Hälfte davon;

half of the girls die Hälfte der Mädchen;

waste half of one’s time die halbe Zeit verschwenden; → better¹ A 1

2. SPORT

a) (Spiel)Hälfte f, Halbzeit f:

first (second) half;

in the first (second) half auch vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

a game of two different halves ein Spiel mit zwei verschiedenen Halbzeiten

b) auch half of the field (Spielfeld)Hälfte f

c) first (second) half of the season Vorrunde (Rückrunde) f

3. → halfback

4. Golf: Gleichstand m

5. Fahrkarte f zum halben Preis

6. → half-hour A

7. halbes Pint (besonders Bier):

I only had a half ich hab nur ein kleines Bier getrunken

8. obs Halbjahr nBesondere Redewendungen: half of it is ( oder half of them are) rotten die Hälfte (davon) ist faul;

half the amount die halbe Menge oder Summe, halb so viel;

cut in(to) halves ( oder in half) etwas halbieren oder in zwei Hälften teilen;

do sth by halves etwas nur halb tun;

do things by halves halbe Sachen oder Halbheiten machen;

not do things by halves Nägel mit Köpfen machen;

too clever by half bes Br umg oberschlau;

go halves with sb in ( oder on) sth etwas mit jemandem teilen, mit jemandem bei etwas halbpart machen;

not good enough by half bei Weitem nicht gut genug; → battle Bes Redew, eye A 2, mind A 5

hf abk half

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1.
[hɑːf]noun, pl. halves [hɑːvz]

1) (part) Hälfte, die

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

half of Europe — halb Europa

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

half [of] that — die Hälfte [davon]

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

she is three and a half — sie ist dreieinhalb

not/never do anything/things by halves — keine halben Sachen machen

be too cheeky/big by half — entschieden zu frech/groß sein

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

how the other half lives — wie andere Leute leben

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

2) (coll.): (half-pint) kleines Glas; (of beer) kleines Bier; Kleine, das (ugs.)

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

3) (Footb. etc.): (period) Halbzeit, die
2. adjective
halb

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 an hour — eine halbe Stunde
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of half) zur Hälfte; halb [öffnen, schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [fallen, ersticken, tot sein]

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

half run [and] half walk — teils laufen, teils gehen

I half wished/hoped that... — ich wünschte mir/hoffte fast, dass...

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

2) (by the amount of a half-hour) halb

half past — or (coll.)

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

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adj.

halb adj. n.

(§ pl.: halves)

= Hälfte -n f.

English-german dictionary > half
13 half

[hɑːf] [AE hæf] 1.
nome (pl. halves)

1) (one of two parts) metà f., mezzo m.

half (of) the page — metà della pagina

to cut sth. in half — tagliare qcs. a metà

2) (fraction) mezzo m.

four and a half — quattro e mezzo

3) sport (pitch area) metà f. campo; (time period)

the first, second half — il primo, secondo tempo

4) sport halfback

5) BE colloq. (half pint) mezza pinta f.

6) BE (half fare) biglietto m. ridotto, tariffa f. ridotta
2.
aggettivo

a half page — mezza pagina

a half circle — un semicerchio

a half-litre half a litre mezzo litro; two and a half cups — due tazze e mezza
3.
pronome

1) (50%) metà f.

only half passed — solo la metà è stata promossa

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)

an hour and a half — un'ora e mezza

it's half (past) two — sono le due e mezza

it starts at half past — comincia a e mezza

the buses run at half past the hour — gli autobus passano ai trenta di ogni ora

3) (in age)

she is ten and a half — ha dieci anni e mezzo
4.
avverbio [full, asleep, drunk, cooked] mezzo; [understood, remembered] a metà

to half close the window — chiudere la finestra a metà

it's half the price — è a metà prezzo

half as much money, as many people — metà (del) denaro, (delle) persone

half as big — grande la metà

he's half my age — ha la metà dei miei anni

he's half Spanish half Irish — è per metà spagnolo e per metà irlandese

he was only half serious — era serio solo a metà

half disappointed half relieved — in parte deluso e in parte sollevato

if it was half as easy as they say — se fosse facile la metà di quello che dicono loro

I was half hoping that — quasi speravo che

I half expected it — me l'aspettavo quasi

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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1. plural - halves; noun
1) (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, mezzo

2) (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.) tempo
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) mezzo

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metà, mezzo

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) mezzo
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) a metà, mezzo

2) (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
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[hɑːf] [AE hæf] 1.
nome (pl. halves)

1) (one of two parts) metà f., mezzo m.

half (of) the page — metà della pagina

to cut sth. in half — tagliare qcs. a metà

2) (fraction) mezzo m.

four and a half — quattro e mezzo

3) sport (pitch area) metà f. campo; (time period)

the first, second half — il primo, secondo tempo

4) sport halfback

5) BE colloq. (half pint) mezza pinta f.

6) BE (half fare) biglietto m. ridotto, tariffa f. ridotta
2.
aggettivo

a half page — mezza pagina

a half circle — un semicerchio

a half-litre half a litre mezzo litro; two and a half cups — due tazze e mezza
3.
pronome

1) (50%) metà f.

only half passed — solo la metà è stata promossa

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)

an hour and a half — un'ora e mezza

it's half (past) two — sono le due e mezza

it starts at half past — comincia a e mezza

the buses run at half past the hour — gli autobus passano ai trenta di ogni ora

3) (in age)

she is ten and a half — ha dieci anni e mezzo
4.
avverbio [full, asleep, drunk, cooked] mezzo; [understood, remembered] a metà

to half close the window — chiudere la finestra a metà

it's half the price — è a metà prezzo

half as much money, as many people — metà (del) denaro, (delle) persone

half as big — grande la metà

he's half my age — ha la metà dei miei anni

he's half Spanish half Irish — è per metà spagnolo e per metà irlandese

he was only half serious — era serio solo a metà

half disappointed half relieved — in parte deluso e in parte sollevato

if it was half as easy as they say — se fosse facile la metà di quello che dicono loro

I was half hoping that — quasi speravo che

I half expected it — me l'aspettavo quasi

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

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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

English-Italian dictionary > half
14 half

1. plural - halves; noun
1) (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.) halv(del), halv-

2) (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.) omgang, periode
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halvparten/-delen

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv-
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) nesten, halvveis, så smått

•

- 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

halv
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halvdel

I
subst. (flertall: halves) \/hɑːf\/

1) halv, halvdel, halvpart

• half of ten is five

halvparten av ti er fem

• half of them were bad

halvparten (av dem) var dårlige

• an hour and a half

en og en halv time

• four and a half hours

fire og en halv time

• cut in half

dele i to halve

2) ( sport) omgang, periode

3) (amer. fotball, basketball) pause, halvspilt kamp, to omganger

4) (britisk, hverdagslig, spesielt om øl) en kvartliter øl (en halv pint, ca. 2,5 dl)

• half a Guinnes, please

5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: billett til halv pris, spesielt for et barn

do something by halves gjøre noe halvhjertet

go halves with someone dele likt med noen

how the other half lives hvordan de fattige eller de rike (den andre delen av befolkningen) lever

• her job at Ascot gave her some real insight into how the other half lives

jobben hennes ved Ascot gav henne et godt innblikk i hvordan de rike lever

one half of halvparten av, den ene halvparten, halve

too clever by half ( spøkefullt) litt for smart

• I don't trust Jimmy, he's too clever by half

jeg stoler ikke på Jimmy, han er litt for smart
II
adj. \/hɑːf\/

halv

• half the men

halvparten av mennene

• I have half a mind to try

jeg kunne nesten ha lyst til å forsøke

half a crown ( historisk) 2 1\/2 shilling (1\/8 pund)

half an hour en halvtime, en halv time

half of halvparten av

half title (typografi, også half-title)

smusstittel
III
adv. \/hɑːf\/

1) halvt, halveis, halv-

• the potatoes were half cooked

• half as much again

halvparten så mye

• at half past five

(klokken) halv seks

• he didn't half swear

han bannet så det lyste

• you haven't half got a cheek!

du er ikke lite frekk!

2) halvt om halvt, nesten

• I half wish he was here

jeg skulle nesten ønske at han var her

not half ( hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tatt, langt ifra

• not half bad

slett ikke så ille

not half! ( hverdagslig eller spøkefullt) det kan du banne på!

• he was not half good!

gjett om han var bra!

English-Norwegian dictionary > half
15 half

adj. halveren
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adv. helft
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n. helft, gedeelte van twee gelijke delen; een van een paar; een van de twee gelijkwaardige spelperiodes in een spel (Sport); helft van de tijd die gespeeld is in sport; ; halfspeler (bij voetbal)

half¹

[ ha:f] 〈zelfstandig naamwoord; meervoud in betekenis 0.1 alleen: halves [ha:vz], in betekenis 0.2 ook regelmatig〉

1 〈 soms moeilijk te scheiden van het voornaamwoord〉 helft ⇒ half(je)

2 〈voornamelijk verkorting; benaming voor〉een half/halve ⇒ halve pint 〈 ongeveer 0, 28 l〉; 〈 sport〉 speelhelft

3 → halfback halfback/

♦voorbeelden:

1   two and a half • tweeëneenhalf

     cut in half/into halves • halveren

     one/a half • de/een helft

¶ 〈 informeel〉 go halves with someone in something • de kosten van iets met iemand samsam delen

     he's too clever by half • hij is veel te sluw

     do something by halves • iets maar half doen

     〈 informeel〉 that was a game and a half • dat was me een wedstrijd

→ better better/

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half²

〈voornaamwoord; werkwoord enkelvoud of meervoud; soms moeilijk te scheiden van het zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 de helft

♦voorbeelden:

1   half of it was spoilt, half of them were spoilt • de helft was bedorven

     half of six is three • de helft van zes is drie

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half³

〈bijwoord; vaak als eerste deel van samenstelling met bijvoeglijk naamwoord of deelwoord〉

1 half ⇒ 〈 informeel〉 bijna

♦voorbeelden:

1   half dead • half dood

     only half cooked • maar half gaar

     I half wish • ik zou bijna willen

     half as much/many again • anderhalf maal zoveel

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 half seven • half acht

     he didn't do half as badly as we'd thought • hij deed het lang zo slecht niet als we gedacht hadden

     half past/after one • half twee

     half and half • half en/om half 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

¶ 〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; informeel〉 he didn't half get mad • hij werd me daar toch razend

     〈voornamelijk Brits-Engels; informeel〉 not half bad • lang niet kwaad 〈 schitterend; understatement〉

     not half strong enough • lang niet sterk genoeg

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half⁴

〈 determinator, predeterminator〉

1 half ⇒ de helft van

♦voorbeelden:

1   half an hour, a half hour • een half uur

     half the profits • de helft van de winst

     half your time • de helft van je tijd

→ battle battle/, cock cock/, crown crown/, mind mind/

English-Dutch dictionary > half
16 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
17 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
18 not

[nɒt] adv
1. не, ни ( в соединении с вспомогательными и модальными глаголами в разговорной речи n't)

not infrequently - довольно часто

not unconnected with - имеющий некоторую связь с

not without reason - не без причины, довольно обоснованно

not inconsiderable - довольно значительный

I do not know, уст. I know not - я не знаю

don't be afraid, don't fear, уст. fear not - не бойтесь

not knowing - не зная

not to wait - не ждать

I started early so as not to miss the train - я выехал пораньше, чтобы не опоздать на поезд

not a word! - ни слова!

it is not cold, is it? - не холодно, правда?

it is cold, it is not /isn't it/? - холодно, не правда ли?

everybody has not had your opportunities - не у всех были ваши возможности

2. преим. в ответах нет

is he ill? - I hope [believe], not - он болен? - Надеюсь [Полагаю], что нет

probably not - вероятно, нет

not so - это не так; нисколько; отнюдь нет

if it is clear, we will go out; if not, not - если погода будет хорошая, мы выйдем, если плохая, то нет

3. эмоц.-усил.:

he won't pay you, not he - уж он-то вам не заплатит, не такой он человек!

I won't go there, not I! - я-то уж не пойду туда, от меня этого не ждите

are you going to tell him? - Not I! - вы ему скажете? - Только не я!

4. в сочетаниях:

not a bit (of it) - нисколько, вовсе нет

not at all - а) нисколько, ничуть; отнюдь нет; вовсе не; are you ill? - Not at all - вы больны? - Вовсе нет; б) не стоит ( благодарности)

not but, not but that, not but what - хотя; не то, чтобы; всё же; тем не менее

one cannot but wonder - нельзя не задуматься

we cannot but hope he is right - нам остаётся только надеяться, что он прав

not... but that, not... because - не потому, что... а

the Unknown Soldier did not die for the glory of one country, but that all nations may live in peace - Неизвестный солдат погиб не во славу одной страны, но для того, чтобы все народы могли жить в мире

not half - эмоц.-усил. а) совсем не

not half bad - недурно; б) очень сильно, ужасно

was he annoyed? - Not half! - он обозлился? - Ещё как!

not in the least - нисколько, ничуть

he was not in the least embarrassed - он нисколько не смутился

not once - а) ни разу; he did not glance at me, no, not once - он так ни разу и не взглянул на меня! б) не раз, неоднократно

not once nor twice - не раз и не два, часто

not that - а) не то, чтобы; if he said so - not that I heard him say so - he lied - если он так сказал - правда, я этого не слышал - то он солгал; I never heard of him, not that that proves anything - я никогда не слышал о нём, конечно, это ничего не доказывает; not that I fear him but... - я не то, чтобы его боюсь, но...; б) насколько

not that I know of - насколько мне известно, нет

not... till /until/ - только после, к

he will not come till after dinner - он придёт только после обеда

the territory was not liberated until 1943 - территория была освобождена только в 1943 году

not too - не слишком, довольно

not too well - довольно скверно, неважно

not too loud, please! - пожалуйста, потише!

not to say - чтобы не сказать

it is warm, not to say hot - тепло, чтобы не сказать жарко

this is not to say that... - этим я не хочу сказать, что...; это не значит, что...

not to speak of - не говоря уже о...

it will need much time, not to speak of the expense - это потребует много времени, не говоря уже о расходах

that is not to be thought of - об этом нечего и думать, это исключено

as likely as not см. likely II

as soon as not - столь же вероятно; скорее да, чем нет

♢ not for (all) the world - ни в коем случае; ни за что на свете

not on your life - ни в коем случае, вовсе нет; и не думайте

not all there - ≅ не все дома, винтика не хватает

НБАРС > not
19 bad

bad [bæd]

mauvais ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h), 2, 3 grave ⇒ 1 (c) malade ⇒ 1 (f) pourri ⇒ 1 (h)

(compar worse [wɜ:s], superl worst [wɜ:st])

1 adjective

(a) (unpleasant → breath, news, terms, weather) mauvais; (→ smell, taste) mauvais, désagréable;

∎ that's too bad! (regrettable) c'est ou quel dommage!; (hard luck) tant pis pour toi!;

∎ it's too bad he had to leave quel dommage qu'il ait été obligé de partir;

∎ there was a bad smell in the house il y avait une odeur désagréable ou une mauvaise odeur dans la maison;

∎ bad weather mauvais temps m; Nautical gros temps m;

∎ I have a bad feeling about this j'ai le pressentiment que ça va mal tourner;

∎ he's/she's not bad-looking il/elle n'est pas mal;

∎ he's in a bad mood or bad temper il est de mauvaise humeur;

∎ she has a bad temper elle a un sale caractère, elle a un caractère de chien ou de cochon;

∎ I'm on bad terms with her nous sommes en mauvais termes;

∎ to come to a bad end mal finir;

∎ it's a bad business (unpleasant) c'est une sale affaire; (unhappy) c'est une triste affaire;

∎ things went from bad to worse les choses se sont gâtées ou sont allées de mal en pis

(b) (unfavourable → effect, result) mauvais, malheureux; (→ omen, report) mauvais, défavorable; (→ opinion) mauvais before n;

∎ that looks bad (augurs ill) c'est mauvais signe;

∎ things look bad la situation n'est pas brillante;

∎ is this a bad time to ask for leave? peut-être n'est-ce pas le moment de demander des congés?;

∎ am I phoning at a bad time? je vous dérange?;

∎ it happened at the worst possible time ça ne pouvait pas tomber plus mal;

∎ please don't say anything bad about him ne dis pas de mal de lui, s'il te plaît;

∎ he's in a bad way (ill, unhappy) il va mal, il est en piteux état; (in trouble) il est dans de sales draps

(c) (severe → accident, mistake) grave; (→ pain) violent, aigu(üe); (→ headache) violent; (→ climate, winter) rude, dur;

∎ I have a bad cold j'ai un gros rhume;

∎ she has a bad case of flu elle a une mauvaise grippe;

∎ is the pain bad? est-ce que cela fait très mal?;

∎ that looks bad (injury, accident) ça a l'air grave

(d) (evil, wicked → person) méchant, mauvais; (→ behaviour, habit) mauvais, odieux;

∎ they're a bad lot ils ne sont pas recommandables;

∎ to call sb bad names traiter qn de tous les noms, injurier qn;

∎ you've been a bad girl! tu as fait la vilaine ou la méchante!;

∎ bad boy! vilain!;

∎ bad language gros mots mpl, grossièretés fpl

(e) (harmful) mauvais, néfaste;

∎ smoking is bad for your health le tabac est mauvais pour la santé;

∎ eating all these sweets is bad for him c'est mauvais pour lui ou ça ne lui vaut rien de manger autant de sucreries;

∎ to be or have a bad influence on sb avoir une mauvaise influence sur qn

(f) (unhealthy → leg, arm, person) malade; (→ tooth) carié;

∎ to have bad teeth avoir de mauvaises dents;

∎ to have a bad back avoir des problèmes de dos;

∎ your grandmother is bad today ta grand-mère ne va pas ou ne se sent pas bien aujourd'hui;

∎ how are you? - not so bad comment allez-vous? - on fait aller ou pas trop mal;

∎ familiar he was taken bad at the office il a eu un malaise au bureau;

∎ to have a bad heart être cardiaque, avoir le cœur malade;

∎ because of my bad leg à cause de mes problèmes de jambe

(g) (poor → light, work) mauvais, de mauvaise qualité; (→ actor, pay, performance, road) mauvais;

∎ to have bad hair ne pas avoir de beaux cheveux;

∎ he's got bad eyesight il n'a pas de bons yeux;

∎ that's not bad for a beginner ce n'est pas mal pour un débutant;

∎ British familiar your painting isn't half bad ton tableau n'est pas mal du tout^□ ;

∎ the salary isn't bad le salaire est convenable;

∎ it was a bad buy ce n'était pas un bon investissement;

∎ he speaks rather bad Spanish il parle plutôt mal espagnol ou un espagnol plutôt mauvais;

∎ it would be bad form or manners to refuse ce serait impoli de refuser;

∎ that looks bad (in eyes of other people) c'est mal vu;

∎ I've always been bad at maths je n'ai jamais été doué pour les maths, j'ai toujours été mauvais en maths;

∎ he's bad at keeping a secret il ne sait pas garder un secret;

∎ he's bad at helping about the house il n'aide pas souvent aux tâches ménagères;

∎ she's bad about paying bills on time elle ne paie jamais ses factures à temps;

∎ familiar he's always turning up like a bad penny on n'arrive jamais à se débarrasser de lui;

∎ don't worry, he'll turn up like a bad penny ne t'en fais pas, tu sais bien qu'il revient toujours;

∎ familiar I'm having a bad hair day (my hair's a mess) je n'arrive pas à me coiffer aujourd'hui^□ ; (I'm having a bad day) aujourd'hui c'est un jour sans, c'est pas mon jour;

∎ bad light stopped play (at cricket match) la partie a été remise à cause d'un manque de lumière

(h) (food) mauvais, pourri;

∎ to go bad (milk) tourner; (meat) pourrir, se gâter;

∎ a bad apple une pomme pourrie; figurative une brebis galeuse;

∎ figurative one bad apple spoils the barrel il ne faut qu'une brebis galeuse pour gâter un troupeau

(i) (unhappy, uncomfortable)

∎ I feel bad about leaving you alone cela m'ennuie de te laisser tout seul;

∎ he felt bad about the way he'd treated her il s'en voulait de l'avoir traitée comme ça;

∎ I feel bad about firing him but I'll have to cela m'embête d'avoir à le renvoyer, mais il faudra bien que je le fasse

(j) familiar (very good) terrible;

∎ man, you're looking bad! mon vieux, tu as l'air en super forme!

2 noun

mauvais m;

∎ you have to take the bad with the good il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent, bonnes ou mauvaises;

∎ he's gone to the bad il a mal tourné;

∎ Finance he is £5,000 to the bad (overdrawn) il a un découvert de 5000 livres; (after a deal) il a perdu 5000 livres;

∎ familiar she got in bad with her boss elle n'a pas la cote avec son patron

3 plural noun

∎ (people) the bad les mauvais mpl

4 adverb

∎ familiar he wants it bad il en meurt d'envie;

∎ she's got it bad for him elle l'a dans la peau;

∎ American he was beaten bad il s'est fait méchamment tabasser

►► Banking bad cheque chèque m sans provision;

Computing bad command commande f erronée;

Finance bad debt créance f irrécouvrable ou douteuse;

bad debt provision provision f pour créances douteuses;

bad debts reserve réserve f pour créances douteuses;

bad debtor créance f irrécouvrable ou douteuse;

Computing bad file name nom m de fichier erroné;

Computing bad sector secteur m endommagé

✾ Film 'Bad Day at Black Rock' Sturges 'Un homme est passé'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bad
20 half

1. plural - halves; noun
1) (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.) mitad

2) (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.) parte, mitad, tiempo

2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) medio

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) mitad, medio

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) medio

3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) medio

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) medio, casi

•

- 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

half¹ adj medio

I waited half an hour esperé media hora

he bought half a kilo of tomatoes compró medio kilo de tomates

half² adv medio

he's half asleep está medio dormido

half past y media

it's half past two son las dos y media

half³ n

1. mitad / medio

cut the orange in half corta la naranja por la mitad

she bought a kilo and a half of potatoes compró un kilo y medio de patatas

the second half of the film is more exciting la segunda mitad de la película es más emocionante

2. tiempo

Beckham scored in the second half Beckham marcó en el segundo tiempo

El plural de half es halves

half⁴ pron mitad

that's too much; I can only eat half eso es demasiado; sólo puedo comer la mitad

half

tr[hɑːf]

noun (pl halves)

1 mitad nombre femenino

■ she gave me half me dio la mitad

■ a kilo and a half un kilo y medio

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (period) parte nombre femenino, mitad nombre femenino, tiempo

3 (beer) media pinta

adjective

1 medio,-a

■ children usually pay half fare on public transport normalmente los niños pagan media tarifa en los transportes públicos

■ he's been gone for half an hour lleva fuera media hora

adverb

1 medio, a medias

■ they left him half dead lo dejaron medio muerto

■ she's half Spanish es medio española

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

and a half familiar muy bueno,-a

■ that was a meal and a half ¡vaya comida que nos hemos pegado!

in half por la mitad

not half familiar (very) muy 2 (emphatic reply) ¡y tanto!, ¡ya lo creo!, ¡ni que lo digas!

■ it isn't half cold today! ¡vaya frío que hace hoy!

■ she isn't half ugly es feísima

■ do you fancy a beer? --not half! ¿te apetece una cerveza? --¡y tanto!

■ it doesn't half use some petrol gasta muchísima gasolina

■ she can't half sing canta fenomenal

to do things by halves hacer las cosas a medias

to go halves on pagar a medias

first half primer tiempo

half measures medias tintas nombre femenino plural

half ['hæf, 'haf] adv

: medio, a medias

half cooked: medio cocido

half adj

: medio, a medias

a half hour: una media hora

a half truth: una verdad a medias

half n, pl halves ['hævz, 'havz]

1) : mitad f

half of my friends: la mitad de mis amigos

in half: por la mitad

2) : tiempo m (en deportes)

half

adj.

• a medias adj.

• medio, -a adj.

• mitad adj.

adv.

• medio adv.

n.

(§ pl.: halves) = medio s.m.

• mitad s.f.

• tiempo s.m.

I hæf, hɑːf
noun (pl halves)

1)

a) ( part) mitad f

half of the sugar — la mitad del azúcar

the upper half of the body — la parte superior del cuerpo

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

how the other half lives — cómo viven los demás

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)

b) ( Math) medio m

c) ( elliptical use)

an hour and a half — una hora y media

it's half past ten — son las diez y media

the train leaves at half past — el tren sale a y media

... and a half! — (colloq)

that was a party and a half! — eso sí que fue una fiesta!

2) ( Sport)

a) ( period) tiempo m

the first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo

b) ( of pitch) campo m

c) ( interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)

3) ( of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f ( de cerveza)

4) ( fare) (BrE)

one and two halves — un adulto y dos niños

II

pronoun la mitad

I only want half — sólo quiero la mitad

the half of it — (colloq)

you haven't heard the half of it — y eso no es nada

III

adjective medio, -dia

half a pint of milk — media pinta de leche

one and a half hours — una hora y media

half my salary goes on the mortgage — la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca

she's going out with a man half her age — sale con un hombre al que dobla en edad

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

IV

adverb medio

the work is only half done — el trabajo está a medio hacer

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

I half expected to find him here — en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí

she is half Italian, half Greek — es hija de italianos y griegos

they are paid half as much as we are — les pagan la mitad que a nosotros

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)

do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta

[hɑːf] (pl halves)
1. N

1) (gen) mitad f

give me half — dame la mitad

half of my friends — la mitad de mis amigos

half man half beast — mitad hombre mitad animal

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

three and a half hours — tres horas 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

it has increased by half — ha aumentado en la mitad

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

he doesn't do things by halves — no hace las cosas a medias

• 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

See:

AVERAGE, HALF in average

2) (Sport) [of match] tiempo m ; (=player) medio m

first/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m

3) (Brit) [of beer] media pinta f

4) (=child's ticket) billete m de niño

one and two halves, please — un billete normal y dos para niños, por favor

2.

ADJ [bottle, quantity] medio

• 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
halfback, half-brother, half-sister
3. ADV

1) (gen) medio, a medias

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

• half as, half as much — la mitad

half as big — la mitad de grande

they paid half as much again — pagaron la mitad más

their garden is half as big again — su jardín es la mitad más grande (que este)

there were only half as many people as before — había solamente la mitad de los que había antes

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
half-baked
2) (time)

half past four — las cuatro y media

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

3) (with neg)
(Brit) *
not half! — ¡y cómo!, ¡ya lo creo!

he didn't half run — corrió muchísimo, corrió como un bólido

it didn't half rain! — ¡había que ver cómo llovía!

it wasn't half dear — nos costó un riñón, fue carísimo

it isn't half hot — hace un calor de miedo

4.

CPD

half fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)

to travel half fare — viajar pagando medio pasaje

half note N — (US) (Mus) blanca f

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

* * *

I [hæf, hɑːf]
noun (pl halves)

1)

a) ( part) mitad f

half of the sugar — la mitad del azúcar

the upper half of the body — la parte superior del cuerpo

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

how the other half lives — cómo viven los demás

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)

b) ( Math) medio m

c) ( elliptical use)

an hour and a half — una hora y media

it's half past ten — son las diez y media

the train leaves at half past — el tren sale a y media

... and a half! — (colloq)

that was a party and a half! — eso sí que fue una fiesta!

2) ( Sport)

a) ( period) tiempo m

the first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo

b) ( of pitch) campo m

c) ( interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)

3) ( of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f ( de cerveza)

4) ( fare) (BrE)

one and two halves — un adulto y dos niños

II

pronoun la mitad

I only want half — sólo quiero la mitad

the half of it — (colloq)

you haven't heard the half of it — y eso no es nada

III

adjective medio, -dia

half a pint of milk — media pinta de leche

one and a half hours — una hora y media

half my salary goes on the mortgage — la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca

she's going out with a man half her age — sale con un hombre al que dobla en edad

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

IV

adverb medio

the work is only half done — el trabajo está a medio hacer

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

I half expected to find him here — en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí

she is half Italian, half Greek — es hija de italianos y griegos

they are paid half as much as we are — les pagan la mitad que a nosotros

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)

do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta

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not bad — or[not so bad] or[not half bad] {adj.}, {informal} Pretty good; all right; good enough. * /The party last night was not bad./ * /It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go./ * /The show was not half bad./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not bad — or[not so bad] or[not half bad] {adj.}, {informal} Pretty good; all right; good enough. * /The party last night was not bad./ * /It was not so bad, as inexpensive vacations go./ * /The show was not half bad./ … Dictionary of American idioms

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