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half [hα:f](plural halves)1. nouna. (of one whole) moitié f• nearly half of all marriages end in divorce près de la moitié des mariages se terminent par un divorce• 100 employees, half of whom are part-time 100 employés, dont la moitié sont à temps partielb. (in numbers, calculations) demi m• to cut sth in half [+ object] couper qch en deux ; [+ costs, prices, workforce] réduire qch de moitiéc. ( = part of match) mi-temps f• the first/second half la première/seconde mi-temps2. adjective3. adverba. ( = 50%) a mixture of half milk, half cream un mélange moitié lait moitié crème• a PC costs half as much again in Europe as in America les PC coûtent une fois et demie plus cher en Europe qu'en Amériqueb. ( = partially) à moitié• half angry, half amused mi-fâché, mi-amuséc. ( = almost) un peu• I'm half afraid that... j'ai un peu peur que... ne + subj• I half suspect that... je soupçonne que...• not half! tu parles ! (inf)• what time is it? -- half past quelle heure est-il ? -- la demie4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━(US) ( = milk and cream) mélange mi-crème mi-lait• it took half-an-hour ça a pris une demi-heure ► half-baked adjective [plan, idea] à la noix (inf) ; [attempt] maladroit• to have a half-day (holiday) avoir une demi-journée (de congé) ► half-dead adjective à moitié mort• the clock struck the half-hour l'horloge a sonné la demie adjective [wait] d'une demi-heure ► half-life noun demi-vie f• there are no half measures with him il ne fait jamais les choses à moitié ► half-moon noun demi-lune f• children are admitted half price les enfants paient demi-tarif adjective• tickets are half price this week les billets sont à moitié prix cette semaine ► half-sister noun demi-sœur f• at half time à la mi-temps adjective• half-time score score m à la mi-temps ► half-truth noun demi-vérité f* * *[hɑːf], US [hæf] 1.1) ( one of two parts) moitié f2) ( fraction) demi m5) (colloq) GB ( half pint) demi-pinte f6) GB ( half fare) demi-tarif m2.3.a half-litre —
1) (50%) moitié fthat was a meal and a half! — (colloq) ça a été un sacré repas! (colloq)
2) ( in time) demi/-e m/fhalf past two — GB
4.half two — (colloq) deux heures et demie
1) à moitiéhalf as much money/as many people — moitié moins d'argent/de personnes
I was half hoping that... — j'espérais presque que...
2) (colloq) ( in phrases)not half old — pas jeune iron
he wasn't half surprised — (colloq) il était drôlement (colloq) surpris
it doesn't half stink! — (colloq) ça pue drôlement! (colloq)
not half! — (colloq) et comment!
not half bad — (colloq) pas mauvais or mal du tout
••half a minute ou second ou tick (colloq) GB ou mo (colloq) — une petite minute, un instant
one's better ou other half — sa (douce) moitié
too clever by half — (colloq) un peu trop malin/-igne
См. также в других словарях:
half-baked — adj informal a half baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned ▪ He s always coming out with these half baked ideas which will never work … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-baked — [ ,hæf beıkt ] adjective INFORMAL a half baked idea or plan is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half-baked — A half baked idea or scheme hasn t not been thought through or planned very well … The small dictionary of idiomes
half-baked — adjective Date: 1621 1. a. poorly developed or carried out < a half baked idea > < half baked research > b. lacking adequate planning or forethought < a half baked scheme for getting rich > c. lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
half-baked — adjective a half baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned: Education has been damaged by the half baked notions of theorists who ve never been in a classroom … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-baked — A half baked idea or scheme hasn t not been thought through or planned very well. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
half-baked — not well planned, not developed Satellite schools? Sounds like a half baked idea to me … English idioms
half-baked — foolish I didn t really like his half baked idea about the new delivery system … Idioms and examples
half-baked — UK [ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt] / US [ˌhæf ˈbeɪkt] adjective informal a half baked idea or plan is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully … English dictionary
half-baked — [ˌhɑːf ˈbeɪkt] adj informal a half baked idea is not practical because it has not been thought about carefully … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
half-baked — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe an idea or plan as half baked, you mean that it has not been properly thought out, and so is stupid or impractical. This is another half baked scheme that isn t going to work... I didn t want to … English dictionary