corta la naranja por la mitad

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

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

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

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

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

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

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

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

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

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

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

half a cup — media taza f

half a day — medio día m

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

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

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

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

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

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

• half a dozen — media docena f

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

• half an hour — media hora f

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

• half a moment! * —

• half a second! * — ¡un momento!

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

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

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

first/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m

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

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

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

• half as, half as much — la mitad

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

• half asleep — medio dormido

• half done — a medio hacer

• he half got up — se levantó a medias

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

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

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

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

half fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)

half note N — (US) (Mus) blanca f

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

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

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

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

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

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

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

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

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

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

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

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)