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1 half-caste
noun (a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.) mestizotr['hɑːfkɑːst]1 mestizo,-a1 mestizo,-aadj.• mestizo, -a adj.n.• mestizo s.m.noun (often offensive) mestizo, -za m,f['hɑːfkɑːst]1.ADJ mestizo2.N mestizo(-a) m / f* * *noun (often offensive) mestizo, -za m,f -
2 half-caste
adj.1 mestizo, de sangre mezclada, en especial cuando el padre o la madre es de raza blanca.2 híbrido, cholo.s.mestizo, mulato.s. & adj.mestizo(a). -
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.) mitad2) (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.) parte, mitad, tiempo
2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) medio2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) mitad, medio3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) medio
3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) medio2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) medio, casi•- 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
half1 adj mediohalf2 adv mediohalf3 n1. mitad / medio2. tiempohalf4 pron mitadthat's too much; I can only eat half eso es demasiado; sólo puedo comer la mitadtr[hɑːf]1 mitad nombre femenino3 (beer) media pinta1 medio,-a■ children usually pay half fare on public transport normalmente los niños pagan media tarifa en los transportes públicos1 medio, a medias\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand a half familiar muy bueno,-a■ that was a meal and a half ¡vaya comida que nos hemos pegado!in half por la mitad■ it isn't half cold today! ¡vaya frío que hace hoy!■ do you fancy a beer? --not half! ¿te apetece una cerveza? --¡y tanto!to do things by halves hacer las cosas a mediasto go halves on pagar a mediasfirst half primer tiempohalf measures medias tintas nombre femenino pluralhalf ['hæf, 'haf] adv: medio, a mediashalf cooked: medio cocidohalf adj: medio, a mediasa half hour: una media horaa half truth: una verdad a medias1) : mitad fhalf of my friends: la mitad de mis amigosin half: por la mitad2) : tiempo m (en deportes)adj.• a medias adj.• medio, -a adj.• mitad adj.adv.• medio adv.n.(§ pl.: halves) = medio s.m.• mitad s.f.• tiempo s.m.
I hæf, hɑːf1)a) ( part) mitad fto break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos
not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias
to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias
my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja
too... by half — (BrE colloq)
b) ( Math) medio mc) ( elliptical use)... and a half! — (colloq)
2) ( Sport)a) ( period) tiempo mthe first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo
b) ( of pitch) campo mc) ( interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)3) ( of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f ( de cerveza)4) ( fare) (BrE)
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pronoun la mitadthe half of it — (colloq)
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adjective medio, -diashe isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era
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adverb medioshe was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida
she is half Italian, half Greek — es hija de italianos y griegos
the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)
[hɑːf] (pl halves)do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta
1. N1) (gen) mitad fhalf a cup — media taza f
half a day — medio día m
we have a problem and a half * — tenemos un problema mayúsculo, vaya problemazo que tenemos
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one's better half * — hum su media naranja *•
by half, better by half — con mucho el mejor•
to go halves (with sb) (on sth) — ir a medias (con algn) (en algo)•
to cut/break sth in half — cortar/partir algo por la mitad•
half a moment! * —•
half a second! * — ¡un momento!•
one's other half * — hum su media naranja *•
she's asleep half the time — iro se pasa la mitad del tiempo dormidaSee:AVERAGE, HALF in average2) (Sport) [of match] tiempo m ; (=player) medio mfirst/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m
3) (Brit) [of beer] media pinta f4) (=child's ticket) billete m de niñoone and two halves, please — un billete normal y dos para niños, por favor
2.ADJ [bottle, quantity] medio•
a half- point cut in interest rates — una reducción de medio punto en los tipos de interéshalfback, half-brother, half-sister•
I have a half share in the flat — la mitad del piso es mío or de mi propiedad3. ADV1) (gen) medio, a medias•
I was half afraid that... — medio temía que...•
half as, half as much — la mitadit wasn't half as bad as I had thought * — [interview, trip to the dentist] no lo pasé ni con mucho or ni de lejos tan mal como había imaginado
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half laughing, half crying — medio riendo, medio llorando•
I only half read it — lo leí solo a mediashalf-baked•
I was only half serious when I said that — aquello solo lo dije medio en broma2) (time)3) (with neg)(Brit) *not half! — ¡y cómo!, ¡ya lo creo!
he didn't half run — corrió muchísimo, corrió como un bólido
it didn't half rain! — ¡había que ver cómo llovía!
it wasn't half dear — nos costó un riñón, fue carísimo
4.CPDhalf fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)
half note N — (US) (Mus) blanca f
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I [hæf, hɑːf]1)a) ( part) mitad fto break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos
not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias
to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias
my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja
too... by half — (BrE colloq)
b) ( Math) medio mc) ( elliptical use)... and a half! — (colloq)
2) ( Sport)a) ( period) tiempo mthe first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo
b) ( of pitch) campo mc) ( interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)3) ( of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f ( de cerveza)4) ( fare) (BrE)
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pronoun la mitadthe half of it — (colloq)
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adjective medio, -diashe isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era
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adverb medioshe was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida
she is half Italian, half Greek — es hija de italianos y griegos
the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)
do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta
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4 H
Multiple Entries: H h. H,
H, h f (letra) H, h 'h' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - H - pasar - S.A.R. - sabihonda - sabihondo - sabionda - sabiondo - h. - hache - hacienda English: A - alcohol - alcoholic - antihistamine - behalf - boyhood - brotherhood - coherent - cohesion - cohesive - courtship - cubbyhole - diehard - dojo - fish-hook - H - ha ha - habitual - habitually - haematology - haemoglobin - haemophilia - haemophiliac - half - half-a-dozen - half-baked - half-breed - half-brother - half-caste - half-closed - half-day - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-monthly - half-moon - half-naked - half-open - half-pay - half-pint - half-serious - half-sister - half-timeh eɪtʃ noun H, h f[eɪtʃ]N (=letter) H, h f* * *h [eɪtʃ] noun H, h f -
5 h
Multiple Entries: H h. H,
H, h f (letra) H, h 'h' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - H - pasar - S.A.R. - sabihonda - sabihondo - sabionda - sabiondo - h. - hache - hacienda English: A - alcohol - alcoholic - antihistamine - behalf - boyhood - brotherhood - coherent - cohesion - cohesive - courtship - cubbyhole - diehard - dojo - fish-hook - H - ha ha - habitual - habitually - haematology - haemoglobin - haemophilia - haemophiliac - half - half-a-dozen - half-baked - half-breed - half-brother - half-caste - half-closed - half-day - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-monthly - half-moon - half-naked - half-open - half-pay - half-pint - half-serious - half-sister - half-timeh eɪtʃ noun H, h f[eɪtʃ]N (=letter) H, h f* * *h [eɪtʃ] noun H, h f -
6 h.
h. (◊ hora) hr'h.' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - H - pasar - S.A.R. - sabihonda - sabihondo - sabionda - sabiondo - hache - hacienda English: A - alcohol - alcoholic - antihistamine - behalf - boyhood - brotherhood - coherent - cohesion - cohesive - courtship - cubbyhole - diehard - dojo - fish-hook - H - ha ha - habitual - habitually - haematology - haemoglobin - haemophilia - haemophiliac - half - half-a-dozen - half-baked - half-breed - half-brother - half-caste - half-closed - half-day - half-dead - half-dressed - half-empty - half-full - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-mast - half-monthly - half-moon - half-naked - half-open - half-pay - half-pint - half-serious - half-sister - half-timeABBR= hour(s) h, hs -
7 mestizo
mestizo
◊ -za adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino mestizo, person of mixed race
mestizo,-a
I adjetivo (persona) of mixed race
II sustantivo masculino y femenino mestizo, person of mixed race ' mestizo' also found in these entries: Spanish: acholada - acholado - mestiza - chino - ladino English: half-breed - half-caste - mongreladj.• ñapango, -a adj.n.• mameluco s.m.[mɪs'tiːzǝʊ]N (pl mestizos or mestizoes) (US) mestizo(-a) m / f -
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1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) bajar2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) bajarlower vb bajartr['ləʊəSMALLr/SMALL]1 inferior1 (in general) bajar; (price) rebajar2 (flag) arriar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lower oneself rebajarselower case caja baja, minúsculalower class clase nombre femenino bajaLower House Cámara Bajalower ['lo:ər] vt1) drop: bajarto lower one's voice: bajar la voz2) : arriar, bajarto lower the flag: arriar la bandera3) reduce: reducir, bajar4)to lower oneself : rebajarselower ['lo:ər] adj: inferior, más bajo, de abajoadj.• bajero, -a adj.• inferior adj.• más bajo adj.adv.• menos adv.n.• ceño s.m.• inferior s.m.v.• abaratar v.• abatir v.• agachar v.• amainar v.• arriar v.• bajar v.• rebajar v.
I 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)1) comp of low I,II2) (before n)a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferiorlower age limit — edad f mínima
b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajothe lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja
c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior3) ( Geog) bajo
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1. 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)1) ( let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos
2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajarto lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien
it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas
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v refl
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vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar
III 'laʊr, 'laʊə(r)intransitive verb (liter)a) ( darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarseb) ( frown) fruncir* el ceño
I ['lǝʊǝ(r)]1. ADJlow1) (=bottom) [part, section, floors, windows] de abajo, inferior; [slopes] inferior, bajo•
the lower half/ part of — la mitad/parte inferior de, la mitad/parte de abajo de2) (=less important) [level, rank, caste] inferior•
the lower chamber — (Parl) la cámara baja•
the lower court — (Jur) los tribunales inferiores3) (Anat) inferior•
the lower abdomen/ back — la parte inferior del abdomen/de la espalda•
she suffered severe cuts on her lower leg — sufrió cortes de gravedad en la parte inferior de la pierna4) (Zool) inferior5) (Geog) (in names)reach 3., 2)2.to lower o.s. — (fig) rebajarse
3.VI bajar4.CPDlower-caselower case N — (Typ) minúsculas fpl
lower class N —
lower-classthe lower class or classes — la clase baja
lower deck N — [of bus] piso m de abajo; (Naut) (=part of ship) cubierta f inferior
the lower deck * — (=personnel) los marineros
the Lower House N — (Parl) la Cámara Baja
lower sixth N — (Brit) ≈ 1º de Bachillerato f
lower vertebrates NPL — vertebrados mpl inferiores
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['laʊǝ(r)]VI [person] fruncir el entrecejo, fruncir el ceño; [sky] encapotarse* * *
I ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]1) comp of low I,II2) (before n)a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferiorlower age limit — edad f mínima
b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajothe lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja
c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior3) ( Geog) bajo
II
1. ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]1) ( let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*to lower one's eyes — bajar la vista or los ojos
2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajarto lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien
it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas
2.
v refl
3.
vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar
III ['laʊr, 'laʊə(r)]intransitive verb (liter)a) ( darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarseb) ( frown) fruncir* el ceño
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