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1 halfway house
half·way ˈhousen* * *nGasthaus nt auf halbem Weg; (= hostel) offene Anstalt; (fig) Zwischending ntwe could stop off at the King's Head, that's a halfway house it is a halfway house between democracy and... (non-temporal) — wir können im "King's Head" einkehren, das liegt auf halbem Wege das ist ein Zwischending zwischen Demokratie und... es nimmt eine Zwischenstellung zwischen Demokratie und... ein
* * *1. auf halbem Weg gelegenes Gasthaus2. Rehabilitationszentrum n (für Strafentlassene oder aus einer Entziehungsanstalt entlassene Drogenabhängige)3. fig Zwischenstufe f, -station f4. fig Kompromiss m -
2 halfway
1. adjectivehalfway house — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; Mittelweg, der
2. adverbhalfway line — (Footb.) Mittellinie, die
die Hälfte des Weges [begleiten, fahren]* * *half·ˈwayI. adj attr, inv Mittel-, halbat \halfway point of the race nach der Hälfte des Rennensby the \halfway stage of the final round his lead had fallen to three in der Mitte der letzten Runde war seine Führung auf drei Punkte zurückgegangen\halfway state Zwischenstadium ntYork is \halfway between Edinburgh and London York liegt auf halber Strecke zwischen Edinburgh und Londonshe started feeling sick \halfway through dinner mitten beim Abendessen wurde ihr übelhe's incapable of producing anything even \halfway decent er bekommt nicht einmal etwas halbwegs Anständiges zustandethe management's proposals don't even go \halfway towards meeting our demands die Vorschläge der Geschäftsleitung erfüllen unsere Forderungen nicht einmal halbwegsto meet sb \halfway ( fig) jdm [auf halbem Weg] entgegenkommen\halfway down in der Mitte + genthe diagram is \halfway down page 27 das Diagramm befindet sich auf Seite 27 Mitte\halfway through the year nach der ersten Jahreshälfte\halfway up auf halber Höhe\halfway up the mountain she began to feel tired als sie den Berg zur Hälfte bestiegen hatte, wurde sie langsam müde* * *['hAːf"weɪ]1. adj attrmeasures halbat the halfway stage of the Tour de France — in der Mitte der Tour de France
when we reached the halfway stage or point on our journey — als wir die Hälfte der Reise hinter uns (dat) hatten
he was at the halfway stage in his musical career — er befand sich in der Mitte seiner musikalischen Karriere
2. advher hair reached halfway down her back — die Haare gingen ihr bis weit über die Schultern
we drove halfway to London — wir fuhren die halbe Strecke or den halben Weg nach London
halfway between two points — (in der Mitte or genau) zwischen zwei Punkten
he went halfway round the world to find her — er reiste um die halbe Welt, um sie zu finden
this money will go halfway toward(s) the cost of the car — diese Summe wird die Hälfte der Kosten für das Auto decken
* * *A adj1. auf halbem Weg oder in der Mitte (liegend):we have reached the halfway point wir haben die Hälfte geschafft2. halb, teilweise:halfway measures Halbheiten, halbe SachenB adv1. auf halbem Weg, in der Mitte:meet sb halfway bes fig jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen;meet trouble halfway sich schon im Voraus Sorgen machen2. bis zur Hälfte oder Mitte3. teilweise, halb(wegs)* * *1. adjectivehalfway point — Mitte, die
halfway house — (compromise) Kompromiss, der; Mittelweg, der
2. adverbhalfway line — (Footb.) Mittellinie, die
die Hälfte des Weges [begleiten, fahren]* * *adv.teilweise adv.
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