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• puoli• puoliksi• puolittain• puoleksi• puolinainen• puolikas• puoli-• puolisko• puolet* * *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.) puoli, puolisko2) (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.) puoliaika2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) puoli2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) puoliksi3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) puolinainen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) puoliksi2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) melkein, puoli-•- 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 -
2 half-
a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea.) puoli- -
3 half-and-half
adverb, adjective (in equal parts: We can split the costs between us half-and-half.) puoliksi -
4 half-hourly
adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) puolitunneittain -
5 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) lukukausivapaa -
6 half-way
• puolimatka• puolimatkassa• puolitie• puolitiehen• puolitiessä* * *adjective, adverb (of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end: We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.) puolitiessä -
7 half-yearly
• puolivuotinen• puolivuosittainen• puolivuosittain* * *adjective, adverb (done etc every six months: a half-yearly report; We balance our accounts half-yearly.) puolivuotinen, puolivuosittain -
8 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) puoli -
9 half-brother
• velipuoli* * *nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) velipuoli, sisarpuoli -
10 half-hearted
• innoton• epäröivä• vaisu• puolinainen• penseä• laimea* * *adjective (not eager; done without enthusiasm: a half-hearted cheer/attempt.) puolinainen -
11 half-holiday
noun (a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.) iltapäivälupa -
12 half-sister
• sisarpuoli* * *nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) velipuoli, sisarpuoli -
13 half-time
• puoliaika* * *noun (a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc): the players ate oranges at half-time.) puoliaika -
14 half-back
noun (in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards.) tukimies -
15 half-caste
• sekarotuinen* * *noun (a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.) puoliverinen -
16 half-heartedly
adverb puolinaisesti -
17 half-heartedness
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18 half-wit
noun (a fool or idiot.) idiootti -
19 half-witted
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20 half a century
• puolivuosisata
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half — [ hæf ] (plural halves [ hævz ] ) function word, quantifier *** Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a, the, this, or his ): We live half a mile up the road. I have to spend half my time taking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Half — (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half — 1. Half functions as a noun or pronoun (the first half of the year / I ve still got half), an adjective (a half share) or predeterminer (i.e. placed before another determiner such as the, half the audience), and an adverb (He ll come half way / I … Modern English usage
half — ► NOUN (pl. halves) 1) either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) either of two equal periods into which a match or performance is divided. 3) Brit. informal half a pint of beer. 4) informal a half… … English terms dictionary
half — [haf, häf] n. pl. halves [ME < OE healf, part, half, akin to ON halfr, Ger halb < IE (s)kelep , lit., divided < base * (s)kel , to cut > SCALP, SKILL, HELM2] 1. a) either of the two equal parts of something [the top half of the sixth… … English World dictionary
half — HALF, halfi, s.m. (Rar; la fotbal) Mijlocaş. – Din engl. half. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 HALF s. v. mijlocaş. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime half s. m., pl. halfi … Dicționar Român
half — O.E. half, halb (Mercian), healf (W. Saxon) side, part, not necessarily of equal division (original sense preserved in behalf), noun, adjective, and adverb all in O.E., from P.Gmc. *khalbas something divided (Cf. O.S. halba, O.N. halfr, O.Fris.,… … Etymology dictionary
Half — (h[aum]f), n.; pl. {Halves} (h[aum]vz). [AS. healf. See {Half}, a.] 1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] The four halves of the house. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Half — Half, adv. In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half colored, half done, half hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. Half loth and half consenting. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Their children… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half — hȁlf m <N mn ovi, G ōvā> DEFINICIJA sport zast. pretežno obrambeni igrač u nekim momčadskim igrama loptom (nogomet, hokej i sl.) zadužen da sprečava protivničke napadače u izvođenju napada i da se uključuje u ofenzivne akcije vlastite… … Hrvatski jezični portal
half- — sharing one parent, from HALF (Cf. half). Half brother is attested from early 14c.; half sister from c.1200 … Etymology dictionary