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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.) polovica, pol2) (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.) pol3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol•- 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* * *I [ha:f, haæf]noun(plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically strankaone's better half — boljša polovica, ženathe larger half — večja polovica, večji delto do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj nareditito go halves with s.o. — razdeliti si s kom na polin half, in halves — razpolovljenII [ha:f, hæf]adjectivepolovičen; površen, nepopolnat half the price — za pol cene, po polovični cenito gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol delahalf a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehito see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega trudanautical half three — tri in pol sežnjaIII [ha:f, hæf]adverbpol, na pol; precej; skorajnot half — kar se da, strašnocolloquially not half bad — precej dobronot half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč nedo you like whisky? Oh, not half! — imate radi viski? Pa še kako!nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno -
2 battle
['bætl] 1. noun(a fight between opposing armies or individuals: the last battle of the war.) bitka2. verb(to fight.) boriti se- battleship* * *I [baetl]nounbitka, bojto do battle — bojevati, vojskovati sethat's half the battle — to je že polovica uspeha, to je ugodnoto fight s.o.'s battles for him — spuščati se v prepir za drugegabattle royal — hud prepir, boj na življenje in smrtII [baetl] -
3 beginning
noun začetek* * *I [bigíniŋ]nounzačetek, nastanek, izvor, izhodiščea bad beginning makes a bad ending — kakor boš sejal, tako boš želto give a beginning to s.th. — povzročiti kajII [bigíniŋ]adjectivezačeten, izviren
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half the battle — Anything that brings one well on the way to success • • • Main Entry: ↑battle * * * half the battle phrase the most important part of what you have to do in order to achieve something Winning people’s trust is half the battle. Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
half the battle — {n.phr.} A large part of the work. * /When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle./ * /To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self improvement./ … Dictionary of American idioms
half the battle — {n.phr.} A large part of the work. * /When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle./ * /To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self improvement./ … Dictionary of American idioms
half the battle — half of the task completed, half of the job done You ve done the research for the report. That s half the battle … English idioms
half the battle — the most important part of what you have to do in order to achieve something Winning people s trust is half the battle … English dictionary
half the battle — a part of the effort or work needed. With so many search engines on the Web, deciding which is the best one is half the battle. Half the battle was simply convincing my mother that she couldn t be alone any more. Usage notes: sometimes used in… … New idioms dictionary
half\ the\ battle — n.phr. A large part of the work. When you write an essay for class, making the outline is half the battle. To see your faults and decide to change is half the battle of self improvement … Словарь американских идиом
half the battle — a large part of the work Sending the letters out will be half the battle. We can finish the rest of the work next week … Idioms and examples
half the battle — partway to victory, half of the battle has been fought … English contemporary dictionary
be half the battle won — be half the battle (won) to be the most difficult part of a process so that once you have completed this part, you have almost succeeded. When you re training a dog, getting it to trust you is half the battle … New idioms dictionary
be half the battle — (won) to be the most difficult part of a process so that once you have completed this part, you have almost succeeded. When you re training a dog, getting it to trust you is half the battle … New idioms dictionary