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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.) metade2) (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.) tempo2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) metade3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) quase•- 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* * *[ha:f; hæf] n (pl halves) 1 metade, meio. 2 semestre. 3 Sport tempo, parte. the first half is over / o primeiro tempo terminou. • adj 1 meio. 2 bastante, quase. 3 incompleto, parcial. • adv 1 meio, em parte, parcialmente. 2 consideravelmente. half a dozen meia dúzia. half an hour meia hora. half as broad again vez e meia de largura. half past four quatro e meia. he does things by halves ele faz as coisas pela metade. I liked it half and half gostei mais ou menos. let us go by halves vamos fazer o negócio meio a meio. my better half minha esposa, meu marido. too clever by half astuto, manhoso. -
2 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.) metade, meio2) (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.) primeiro/segundo tempo2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) meio2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) meio3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) meio3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) meio2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) meio•- 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 -
3 half-
a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea.) meio-(quilo, etc.) -
4 half-
a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea.) meio -
5 half
metadeEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > half
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6 half
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7 half cock
half cock[ha:f k'ɔk] n meio gatilho. to go off at half cock a) disparar muito cedo. b) falar ou agir sem o devido preparo. -
8 half-blood
half-blood[h'a:f bl∧d] n 1 relação entre duas pessoas tendo só um dos pais em comum. 2 pessoa assim relacionada. 3 mestiço.————————half-bloodmestiço. -
9 half a cup of milk
half a cup of milkmeia xícara de leite. -
10 half a dozen
half a dozenmeia dúzia. -
11 half a loaf is better than no bread
half a loaf is better than no breadantes pouco do que nada.English-Portuguese dictionary > half a loaf is better than no bread
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12 half a year
half a yearmeio ano. -
13 half an hour
half an hourmeia hora. -
14 half as broad again
half as broad againvez e meia de largura. -
15 half board
half board[ha:f b'ɔ:d] n meia-pensão. -
16 half boots
half bootsbotinas baixas. -
17 half dead
half dead[ha:f d'ed] adj 1 semimorto. 2 coll exausto. -
18 half dollar
half dol.lar[ha:f d'ɔlə] n Amer moeda antiga de 50 centavos. -
19 half eagle
half ea.gle[ha:f 'i:gəl] n Amer moeda de ouro antiga de 5 dólares. -
20 half face
half faceperfil.
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