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1. n половинаthree and a half hours, three hours and a half — три с половиной часа
at halves — пополам, на двоих
in half, in halves — пополам
by halves — не совсем, частично, наполовину
half past two, two thirty — половина третьего, два тридцать
half time worker — рабочий, занятый половину рабочего дня
2. n семестр, полугодие3. n часть, доля4. n разг. полстопки, полпорцииhow about the other half? — ну как, повторим?
5. n спорт. половина игры, тайм6. n спорт. половина поляbetter half — дражайшая половина, жена
7. n спорт. равный счёт8. n спорт. юр. сторона9. n спорт. как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину10. a половинныйhalf board — полупансион, половинный пансион
11. a равный половине12. a неполный, частичный; половинчатый13. adv наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностьюhalf empty — наполовину пустой, полупустой
half laughing, half crying — не то смеясь, не то плача
cut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину
14. adv в значительной степени, почти15. adv эмоц. -усил. очень, ужасно16. adv эмоц. -усил. совсем, вовсе, отнюдьhe is not half good enough for you — он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара
Синонимический ряд:midway (other) equidistant; fifty percent; half the distance; halfway; in the middle; in the midst; middlemost; midway; to the point of no return
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