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1 half
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.) pol, polovica2) (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.) polčas2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) napoly3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičný3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) napoly2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) napoly•- 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* * *• polovica• polovicný• napoly -
2 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) odstránenie2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) (voľný) priestor3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) povolenie* * *• vôla• výpredaj• vzdialenost• výmaz• vymazanie• vycistenie• medzera -
3 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) miesto; medzera2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) priestor; miesto3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) mimozemský priestor2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) rozmiestniť- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *• volné miesto• vzdialenost• výplnok• sedadlo• urobit medzery• priestor• interval• inzertná plocha• cast pre reklamu• doba• chvíla• diera• plastické znázornenie• prázdna plocha• prázdny priestor• prázdne miesto• lôžko• lehota• medzera• medzera medzi slovami• miesto na sedenie• miesto• miesto na parkovanie• odstup• okamžik• obdobie
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