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n. (pl halves) 1. тал, тэн хагас, хоёр хуваасны нэг. \half an hour хагас цаг. divide in \half таллах, хоёр хуваах. at \half price тал үнээр. 2. спортын тоглолтын үе. No goals were scored in the first \half. Нэгдүгээр үед бөмбөг оруулсангүй. 3. хичээлийн жилийн хагас. 4. хүүхдийн тасалбар. Тwo and two halves to the city centre, please. Хотын төв орох том хүний ба хүүхдийн тасалбараас хоёр хоёрыг өгнө үү. adj., adv. тал, хагас. The work was only \half done. Ердөө ажлын хагасыг хийсэн байв. \half of the money is mine. Мөнгөний тэн хагас нь минийх. half-and-half adj. яг тэнцүү. half-back n. sport хагас хамгаалагч. half-baked adj. дутуу дулимаг, хагас дутуу, шүүрхий. half-brother n. эх юмуу эцэг нэгтэй ах/ дүү. half-caste (also half-breed) n., adj. эрлийз. half-hearted adj. хулчгар, шийдэмгий биш. half-hour (also half an hour) n. хагас цаг, гучин минут. half-light n. бүдэг гэрэл, бүрэнхий. half-mast n. at half-mast туг бөхийлгөх. half moon n. хавирган сар. half-price adv. хямд, тал үнээр. half-sister n. эх юмуу эцэг нэгтэй эгч/ дүү. half-yearly adj., adv. хагас жилийн, хагас жилд нэг удаа.
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half mast — noun The position of a flag partly lowered, in respect for the dead or in signal of distress • • • Main Entry: ↑half * * * ˌhalf ˈmast [half mast] noun Idiom: ↑at half mast … Useful english dictionary
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Half-mast — ( m[.a]st ), n. A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half mast (a token of mourning, etc.). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
half-mast — noun at half mast a flag that is at half mast has been lowered to the middle of a pole, often in order to show respect for someone who has died … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
half-mast — 1620s, from HALF (Cf. half) + MAST (Cf. mast) (n.1) … Etymology dictionary
half-mast — [haf′mast′] n. the position of a flag lowered about halfway down a mast, staff, etc., esp. as a sign of mourning vt. to fly (a flag) at half mast … English World dictionary
half-mast — half′ mast′ n. 1) naut. navig. a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base 2) to place (a flag) at half mast • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
half-mast — n. at half mast (the flags were flying at half mast) * * * [ˌhɑːf mɑːst] at half mast (the flags were flying at half mast) … Combinatory dictionary
half-mast — /haf ˈmast / (say hahf mahst) noun 1. a position which is lower than the normal position of a flag on a flagpole; the position where a flag is flown to indicate death or mourning, the tradition possibly based on the idea of allowing space for the …
half-mast — noun at half mast a) a flag that is at half mast has been put at the middle of the pole in order to show respect and sadness for someone important who has died b) BrE humorous if someone s trousers are at half mast, they are too short … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
half-mast — I. noun Date: 1588 a point some distance but not necessarily halfway down below the top of a mast or staff or the peak of a gaff II. transitive verb Date: 1891 to cause to hang at half mast < half mast a flag > … New Collegiate Dictionary
