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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.) polbrat, polsestra* * *[há:fbrʌðə]nounpolbrat -
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.) 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 -
3 half-blood
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4 half-sister
nouns (a brother or sister by one parent only: My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.) polbrat, polsestra* * *[há:fsistə]nounpolsestra -
5 man
[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) mož2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) človek3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) moški4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) človek5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) vojak6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) figura2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) oskrbeti z moštvom- - man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *I [mæn]noun(plural men) mož, človek, človeštvo; sluga, vojak, mornar; figura (šah, dama); history vazal; plural vojaki, mornarji, delavci, moštvoman alive! — človek božji!as one man — kot en mož, enoglasnoto be only half a man — biti nemožat, biti samo pol možainner man — duša, humorously želodeca man of straw — lutka, človek zvenečega imena a brez denarjaman about town — lahkoživec, gizdalinold man — botany božje drevce, nautical slang kapitanII [mæn]transitive verbmilitary & nautical oskrbeti z moštvom (posadko, vojaki, mornarji); nautical sklicati (mornarje) na mesta; zasesti delovno mesto, biti zaposlen s čim; figuratively okrepiti, ojunačitito man o.s. — ojunačiti seIII [mæn]adjectivemoškega spola (npr. man cook kuhar)
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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