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1 half-empty
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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.) puse2) (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.) puslaiks2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pus-2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pus-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) daļējs; nepilns3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pus-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) daļēji; gandrīz•- 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* * *daļa; pusgads, semestris; bērnu biļete par puscenu; puslaiks; puse; pus; nepilns, daļējs; pa pusei, pus -
3 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) iztīrīšana; atbrīvošana; nojaukšana2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) sprauga3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) nomuitojums; pārskaitījums* * *iztīrīšana, atbrīvošana; līdums, izcirtums; novēršana; nomuitošana; pārskaitījums; atstarpe -
4 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) vieta2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) vieta; telpa3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) kosmoss; kosmiskā telpa2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) izveidot ar atstarpēm- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *telpa; kosmoss; platība, laukums; atstarpe, attālums; laika sprīdis; vieta; rindu skaits; intervāls; smiga; izkārtot ar atstarpēm
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