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1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) μισό2) (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.) ημίχρονο2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.)2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.)3) (not full or complete: a half smile.)3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) ως τη μέση,μισο-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) σχεδόν,μισο-•- 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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first half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… … Financial and business terms
first-half — ˈfirst half adjective [only before a noun] ACCOUNTING FINANCE first half profits, losses, sales etc are ones made in the first six months of the financial year: • Shares in the UK electronics group increased in price after they reported a 41%… … Financial and business terms
first half — n the first of two equal periods of time that a sports match is divided into … Dictionary of contemporary English
first half — noun count * the first part of a sports match … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
first half — noun the first of two halves of play (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑half * * * first half UK US noun [countable] [singular first half plural … Useful english dictionary
first half */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms first half : singular first half plural first halfs the first part of a sports match … English dictionary
first-half — adjective Occurring in the first half Polansky scored a first half goal to level the scores at 2 2 … Wiktionary
first-half — adj. First half is used with these nouns: ↑penalty … Collocations dictionary
first-half loss — ➔ loss * * * first half loss UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a company s loss calculated for the first half of its financial year: »The drug company announced on Monday that it is likely to make a greater than expected first half loss.… … Financial and business terms
first-half profit — UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE a company s profit calculated for the first half of its financial year: »The company s first half profit quadrupled as network sales continued to boom. announce/post/report first half profits »The company… … Financial and business terms
first-half, first-quarter profit — first half, first quarter, etc. profit ► profits for the first half, first quarter, etc. of a financial year: »The US entertainment giant showed how second quarter profits had more than doubled. Main Entry: ↑profit … Financial and business terms