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• velipuoli* * *nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) velipuoli, sisarpuoli -
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• puoli• puoliksi• puolittain• puoleksi• puolinainen• puolikas• puoli-• puolisko• puolet* * *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.) puoli, puolisko2) (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.) puoliaika2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) puoli2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) puoliksi3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) puolinainen3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) puoliksi2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) melkein, puoli-•- 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
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3 half-sister
• sisarpuoli* * *nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) velipuoli, sisarpuoli
См. также в других словарях:
half brother — Brother Broth er (br[u^][th] [ e]r), n.; pl. {Brothers} (br[u^][th] [ e]rz) or {Brethren} (br[e^][th] r[e^]n). See {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[=o][eth]or; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. br[=o][eth]ir, Sw. &… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Half-brother — Half broth er ( br[u^]th [ e]r), n. A brother by one parent, but not by both. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-brother — half .brother n a brother who is the son of only one of your parents →↑half sister … Dictionary of contemporary English
half-brother — (or half sister) ► NOUN ▪ a brother (or sister) with whom one has only one parent in common … English terms dictionary
half-brother — Half brothers or sisters share only one parent. The relationship is rarely alluded to vocatively, but a young man in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, makes use of ‘half brother’, to his step brother as it happens. The latter relationship … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
half brother — half ,brother noun count a brother who has either the same mother or the same father as you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half brother — n. a brother through one parent only … English World dictionary
half-brother — half brothers N COUNT Someone s half brother is a boy or man who has either the same mother or the same father as they have … English dictionary
half brother — noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you • Syn: ↑stepbrother, ↑half brother • Hypernyms: ↑brother, ↑blood brother * * * noun Etymology: Middle English … Useful english dictionary
half brother — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half brother : singular half brother plural half brothers a brother who has either the same mother or the same father as you … English dictionary
half-brother — noun a brother who has only one parent in common with you (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑stepbrother, ↑half brother • Hypernyms: ↑brother, ↑blood brother … Useful english dictionary