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21 -half o mid?-
Nota d'usoPer indicare gli anni, i mesi, i giorni o le ore collocati verso la metà di un particolare periodo di tempo si usa l'aggettivo mid, non half: We'll be back in mid-June, torneremo a metà giugno; She's arriving mid-morning, arriverà a metà mattina; the mid-19th century, la metà del XIX secolo. -
22 half-dead adj
[ˌhɒːf'dɛd]half-dead (with) — mezzo (-a) morto (-a) (da or per)
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23 half-hearted adj
[ˌhɒːf'hɒːtɪd](effort) poco convinto (-a), svogliato (-a) -
24 half-mast n
[ˌhɒːf'mɒːst]at half-mast — (flag) a mezz'asta
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25 half-moon n
[ˌhaːf'muːn] -
26 half-price adv , adj
[ˌhɒːf'praɪs] -
27 half-witted adj
[ˌhɒːf'wɪtɪd](reply, action) da idiota -
28 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) e mezzo -
29 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) fratellastro; sorellastra -
30 half-hearted
[ˌhɑːf'hɑːtɪd] [AE ˌhæf-]* * *adjective (not eager; done without enthusiasm: a half-hearted cheer/attempt.) indifferente* * *[ˌhɑːf'hɑːtɪd] [AE ˌhæf-] -
31 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.) (mezza festa) -
32 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) fratellastro; sorellastra -
33 half-and-half adv
['hɒːfən'hɒːf] -
34 half holiday
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35 half term
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36 half volley
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37 half-baked adj
[ˌhɒːf'beɪkt]fig (fam: idea, scheme) mal combinato (-a), che non sta in piedi -
38 half-breed n
['hɒːfˌbriːd] -
39 half-brother n
['hɒːfˌbrʌðə(r)] -
40 half-caste n
['hɒːfˌkɒːst]
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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