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1 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) meio-irmão* * *half-broth.er[h'a:f br∧ðə] n meio-irmão.————————half-brothermeio-irmão. -
2 half-brother
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) meia-irmã, meio-irmão -
3 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. -
4 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 -
5 brother
1) (the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents: I have two brothers.) irmão2) (a fellow member of any group ( also adjective): brother officers.) camarada3) ((plural also brethren ['breƟrən]) a member of a religious group: The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.) irmão•- brother-in-law* * *broth.er[br'∧ðə] n 1 irmão. I have five brothers and sisters / tenho cinco irmãos. 2 amigo íntimo, companheiro. 3 membro de confraria. 4 religioso que ainda não é sacerdote. brother of the brush coll borra-tintas, pintor medíocre. half-brother meio-irmão. my brother officers meus camaradas (do mesmo regimento). uterine brother irmão uterino. -
6 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) meio-irmão* * *half-sis.ter[h'a:f sistə] n meia-irmã. -
7 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) meia-irmã, meio-irmão
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