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more than half dead

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1 more than half dead

Общая лексика: едва живой, чуть живой

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > more than half dead
2 more than half dead with fear

чуть живой от страха

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > more than half dead with fear
3 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
4 half

1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
1. половина

half a dozen - полдюжины

half the profits - (примерно) половина прибылей

half of the profits - ровно половина прибылей

half an hour - полчаса

half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

one and a half - полтора

three and a half - три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

at halves - пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

to fold in half - свернуть пополам

to cut in half - разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half - уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time - я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

too much by half - чересчур много

too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

2. семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

to stay at school three halves - проучиться в школе полтора года

3. часть, доля ( одна из двух примерно равных)

your half is bigger than mine - твоя часть больше моей

the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

5. разг.

1) = half-crown

2) = half-dollar

6. разг. = half-back

7. спорт.

1) половина игры, тайм

2) половина поля

in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

3) равный счёт ( гольф)

8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)

9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

half-measure - полумера

half-moon - полумесяц

half-done - сделанный наполовину

half-educated - недостаточно образованный

half-cooked - недоваренный

half-hearted - нерешительный

half-mast - приспускать ( флаг)

♢ not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

half an eye - плохое зрение

to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

I have half a mind to go there - я не прочь пойти туда

to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба
2. [hɑ:f] a
1. 1) половинный

to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

2) равный половине

2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject - недостаточное знание предмета

half light - неполный свет

half rhyme - неполная рифма

half conviction - отсутствие полной уверенности

he is on half pay - он работает на полставки

♢ half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо
3. [hɑ:f] adv
1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

he half got up - он приподнялся

he half opened the door - он приоткрыл дверь

he is half persuaded - его наполовину убедили

I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

2. в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up - мой отпуск подходит к концу

3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)

1) очень, ужасно

she isn't half clever - она очень умна

he didn't half swear - он ругался на чём свет стоит

he isn't half a liar - он ужасный лгун

they licked him and not half - они здорово его вздули

2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

I don't half like it - мне это совсем не нравится

not half bad! - недурно!

he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

♢ half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

he gets half as much money as you - он зарабатывает вдвое меньше вашего

half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]
4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

НБАРС > half
5 half

I [haːf] n
(pl halves [haːvz]) половина, половинка, одна вторая

I want only a half. — Я хочу только половину.

It is only half of what I want to say. — Это еще не все/только половина того, что я хочу сказать.

I'll give him half of my share. — Я дам ему половину моей доли.

I'll be back in half a second. — Я вернусь через минуту.

- right half
- bigger half
- equal halves
- half dollar
- half a pound
- half a kilogram
- half an hour
- half the city
- half the distance
- first half of the day
- fairer half of the nation
- three and a half
- hour and a half
- at half past two
- about a half
- in half an hour
- take half of smth
- do things by halves
- buy smth at half its value
- go halves with smb
- cut smth into two halves
- split in half
- split into two halves
- half of ten is five
USAGE:

(1.) Числительные, оканчивающиеся на слово half, употребляются с существительным во множественном числе: one and a half miles, two and a half pounds of apples, there were two and a half pounds of sugar in the bag. Русским словосочетаниям "вдвое меньше (времени, студентов)" соответствуют: half as much (time), half as many (students). (2.) Русское "вдвое меньше" передается английской конструкцией half the + существительное: half the distance (the time, the money, the number, the size) вдвое меньше расстояние (вдвое меньше времени, денег.). Английские сочетания half the price (half the height или half as high, half the length или half as long) соответствуют русским "вдвое дешевле (вдвое ниже, вдвое короче)". (3.) Русское сочетание "половина чего-либо" может передаваться беспредложным сочетанием half + существительеное или сочетанием half of + существительное: half his life или half of his life, half his drink или half of his drink. Форма глагола согласуется с существительным, следующим за словом half. Перед местоимениями употребляется только предложное сочетание half of it (them). С существительными меры употребляется беспредложное сочетание: half a mile, half an hour
II [haːf] adv
наполовину, неполностью, недостаточно, не доконца, полу-

The glass was half full of milk. — Стакан был наполовину наполнен молоком.

He half ran to the door. — Он чуть не бегом кинулся к двери.

Well begun is half done. — ◊ Доброе начало полдела откачало. /Лиха беда - начало.

- half-done
- half-written
- half-ready
- half empty
- half dead
- half wet
- half burnt
- more than half dead with fear
USAGE:

Наречие меры half обычно стоит перед определяемым прилагательным или причастием: he was half asleep он почти/наполовину спал; the glass was half full стакан был заполнен наполовину; it was not half bad это было совсем неплохо

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > half
6 half

1. n половина

half a dozen — полдюжины

half the profits — половина прибылей

half of the profits — ровно половина прибылей

half an hour — полчаса

half past ten — половина одиннадцатого

one and a half — полтора

three and a half — три с половиной

three and a half hours, three hours and a half — три с половиной часа

the first half of the year — первое полугодие

at halves — пополам, на двоих

to rent at halves — снимать на двоих

to farm on halves — вести хозяйство вдвоём

in half, in halves — пополам

to fold in half — свернуть пополам

to cut in half — разрезать пополам

to cut the cost in half — уменьшить расходы вдвое

I can do it in half the time — я могу сделать это вдвое быстрее

to divide into two halves — разделить пополам

too much by half — чересчур много

too clever by half — слишком умный

by halves — не совсем, частично, наполовину

half past two, two thirty — половина третьего, два тридцать

half time worker — рабочий, занятый половину рабочего дня

half his work is undone — половина его работы не сделана

half the candle had burnt away — половина свечи сгорела

only half full — налитый или заполненный до половины

2. n семестр, полугодие

to enter school in the winter half — поступить в школу в первом полугодии

3. n часть, доля

your half is bigger than mine — твоя часть больше моей

4. n разг. полстопки, полпорции

how about the other half? — ну как, повторим?

5. n спорт. половина игры, тайм

the latter half of the year — вторая половина года

half model — блок-модель половины корпуса корабля

cover half — неподвижная половина пресс-формы

thirteen and a half — тринадцать с половиной

half size — в половину натуральной величины

6. n спорт. половина поля

in our half — на нашей половине поля

the other half — вторая половина

half ebb — половина отливного цикла

better half — дражайшая половина, жена

drag half of mold — нижняя половина формы

give me half of them — дайте мне половину

7. n спорт. равный счёт

he anted up his half of the bill — он оплатил свою половину счёта

8. n спорт. юр. сторона

9. n спорт. как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину

half-measure — полумера

half-moon — полумесяц

half-done — сделанный наполовину

half-educated — недостаточно образованный

half-cooked — недоваренный

half-hearted — нерешительный

half-mast — приспускать

half an eye — плохое зрение

I have half a mind to go there — я не прочь пойти туда

half close — половинная каденция

dotted half — половинная с точкой

half image — компонент стереопары

half cadence — половинная каденция

at half response — на половинном уровне

10. a половинный

to own a half share in a business — владеть половиной капитала в деле

half note — половинная нота

half rest — половинная пауза

half stock — половинная акция

half board — полупансион, половинный пансион

half case — наборная касса половинной ширины

11. a равный половине

pattern half — половина модели

half bat — половина кирпича

half wing — половина крыла

12. a неполный, частичный; половинчатый

a half knowledge of the subject — недостаточное знание предмета

half light — неполный свет

half rhyme — неполная рифма

half time — с неполным рабочим днем

half deck — неполная палуба

13. adv наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

half empty — наполовину пустой, полупустой

half laughing, half crying — не то смеясь, не то плача

half right — пол-оборота направо

more than half dead — чуть живой

he half got up — он приподнялся

cut by half — сокращать наполовину; сокращенный наполовину

cutting by half — сокращение наполовину

by as many as half — наполовину

by half — наполовину

14. adv в значительной степени, почти

my leave is half up — мой отпуск подходит к концу

half as large — в два раза меньше

half inverted hang — вис согнувшись

half - reversed suspension — вис согнувшись

straddle half lever — упор углом ноги врозь вне

half seat circle — из упора сзади спад в вис согнувшись

15. adv эмоц. -усил. очень, ужасно

they licked him and not half — они здорово его вздули

16. adv эмоц. -усил. совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

not half bad! — недурно!

he 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

English-Russian base dictionary > half
7 half

[hɑːf] 1. сущ.; мн. halves
1)

а) половина, одна вторая (чего-л.)

half (of) the city — полгорода

half the distance — половина расстояния

half an hour / half-hour time — полчаса

half a year — полгода

in half the time — в два раза быстрее

at half (an hour) past twelve — в полпервого

at half (an hour) after twelve амер. — в полпервого

half an inch, half a yard, half a mile — полдюйма, пол-ярда, полмили

by half — в два раза, вдвое

to divide in(to) two halves — делить, разделять пополам, надвое

What is half of six? — Сколько будет, если шесть разделить пополам?

- in half

Syn:

moiety

б) половина ( с числительными)

one and a half — полтора (чего-л.)

one (pint / minute / pack etc.) and a half — полторы (пинты, минуты, пачки)

two and a half — два с половиной

half a dozen — полдюжины, шесть

2) половина (чего-л. парного, состоящего из двух частей); один из пары ( о людях)

to go (on) halves with smb. in smth. — делить пополам ( расходы); входить в равную долю (в каком-л. деле)

to rent at halves — снимать (дом, квартиру) вдвоём, на двоих; платить аренду пополам вдвоём

3) уст. напарник, партнёр; совладелец

Syn:

partner, co-sharer

4) полугодие, семестр

fall half — амер. осенний семестр

the first / second half of the year — первый / второй семестр, полугодие

This half I'm going to study well. — В этом семестре я буду учиться нормально.

She spent five halves at school. — Она проучилась в школе два с половиной года.

Syn:

semester

5) спорт. тайм, половина игрового времени ( в футболе)

the first / second half of the time — первый / второй тайм

The score was tied at the half. — После первой половины встречи счёт был ничейный.

6) часть, доля (чего-л.; одна из двух приблизительно равных)

larger half — большая часть

better half — лучшая часть, лучшая половина; шутл. лучшая половина ( о супруге)

worser half — худшая часть, половина; шутл. худшая половина ( о супруге)

7) разг. полдоллара ( 50 центов); полфунта ( 10 шиллингов)

8) разг. полстопки, полпорции; полпинты; четверть пинты ( половина от полупинты)

two halves of ale — две полупинты пива

9) редк. полуботинок

I just saw a nice pair of halves. — Только что мне попалась пара неплохих полуботинок.

Syn:

half-boot

10) спорт. полузащитник, хавбек (в футболе, регби)

Syn:

half-back

11) спорт. полмили ( на скачках)

Syn:

half-mile

12) юр. сторона ( в договорах)

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- by halves
- half in half
- by half
- and a half
- half of it
- cry halves
- have half a mind to do smth.
- half-and-half

- half-baked

- half blood
- half-court
Gram:

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2. прил.
1) равный половине, одной второй (чего-л.); половинный

half share — половина капитала

half million — полмиллиона

half sheet of paper — листок бумаги в половину обычного формата

to be on half pay — работать на полставки

2) закрывающий, прикрывающий только половину; доходящий только до половины, середины (чего-л.)

half window — полуокно

half mask — маска прикрывающая пол-лица

3) половинчатый, неполный, недостаточный

to speak with half convince — говорить неуверенно; излагать свои мысли неубедительно

half knowledge of smth. — недостаточное знание, понимание (чего-л.)

half measures — половинчатые меры

half light — смутный, неясный свет

half smile — полуулыбка

half lunch — лёгкий завтрак

Syn:

incomplete, imperfect, partial

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half one thing, half another — ни то, ни сё; ни рыба, ни мясо
3. нареч.
1) наполовину; неполностью, недостаточно

half burnt — полусгоревший

half wet — наполовину промокший

half asleep — вялый, полусонный, одурманенный, бездеятельный

to be half afraid — опасаться (чего-л.)

more than half dead with fear — чуть живой от страха

He half ran to the door. — Он чуть не бегом кинулся к двери.

The door was left half shut. — Дверь была полуприкрыта.

Half breathing he was gasping for some air. — С трудом дыша, он хватал воздух ртом.

Half naked she was walking all around the house. — Он ходила полуголой по всему дому.

2) почти, уже почти

to be half out of order — почти полностью выйти из строя

My patience wears half thin. — Моему терпению уже почти настал предел.

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half as much again — в полтора раза больше

half as much — в два раза меньше, наполовину меньше

- not half
- half once
- half again as

Англо-русский современный словарь > half
8 ♦ half

♦ half /hɑ:f/
A n. (pl. halves)

1 metà; mezzo: ( The) half of eight is four, la metà di otto è quattro; Two halves make a whole, due mezzi fanno un intero; in half, a metà: She cut the apple in half, ha tagliato la mela a metà; He wants half (of) the money [the profits], vuole la metà del denaro [dei profitti]; Half (of) the people I met, la metà della gente che incontrai; The film isn't half as good as the original play, il film non è bello neanche la metà (o vale molto meno) della commedia originale; the latter half, la seconda metà

2 ( calcio, rugby, ecc., = halfback) mediano; laterale; giocatore di fascia

3 (fam., = half-pint) mezza pinta: A half of bitter, please!, mezza pinta di birra amara, per favore!

4 ( fino al 1985; halfpenny) mezzo penny

5 semestre ( mezzo anno scolastico, finanziario, ecc.)

6 ( sport) tempo: first [second] half, primo [secondo] tempo: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They played okay in the first half, hanno giocato bene nel primo tempo NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-

7 ( sport) metà campo: to receive the ball in one's own half, ricevere un passaggio nella propria metà campo

8 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) girone: first half of the football season, girone di andata del campionato di calcio

9 (trasp.) biglietto a metà prezzo ( per bambini e cani)

B a.

1 mezzo; semi-; (la) metà (di): a half length, una mezza lunghezza; a half share, una mezza parte; una metà; half a pound, mezza libbra; half an hour [a mile], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio]; a half-hour [half-mile, half-day], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio, mezza giornata]; He wastes half his time, spreca metà del suo tempo; half lustre, semilucido

2 incompleto; imperfetto; (fatto) a metà; mezzo: a half smile, un mezzo sorriso

3 (fam., dicendo le ore) e mezza: half eight [nine], le otto [nove] e mezza

C avv.

1 a mezzo; a metà; mezzo: The chicken was only half cooked, il pollo era cotto soltanto a metà; half dead, mezzo (o quasi) morto; stanco morto; half educated, che ha poca istruzione; (fam.) I was half convinced, ero mezzo convinto; half past two [three], le due [le tre] e mezza

2 (fam.) fino a un certo punto; quasi: I half wish I had gone with them, vorrei quasi essere andato con loro

● ( un tempo) half a crown, mezza corona (1/8 di sterlina) □ half-and-half, (agg.) mezz'e mezzo; (avv.) metà e metà; (sost.) (arc.) miscela di birra chiara e birra scura; ( USA) miscela di latte e panna □ (scherz.) bisessuale □ half-and-half policy, politica delle mezze misure (o del compromesso) □ (geom.) half-angle, semiangolo □ (volg. ingl.) half-arsed, incompetente, inefficiente, mediocre; goffo, malfatto □ half as much, la metà: He ate half as much as me, ha mangiato la metà di me □ half as much again, una volta e mezza; il 50% in più: Our company produces half as much again as our main rival, la produzione della nostra azienda è una volta e mezza quella della nostra maggiore concorrente □ (volg. USA) half-assed = half-arsed ► sopra □ half-baked, cotto a metà, mezzo crudo; (fig.) incompleto; difettoso; immaturo; sciocco: a half-baked scheme, un piano incompleto (o che non sta in piedi); half-baked ideas, idee sciocche □ half-ball ( stroke), ( biliardo) colpo a mezza bilia; ( golf, ecc.) colpo a mezza palla □ half-binding, rilegatura in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-blood, parentela (o parente) per parte di un solo genitore; (antiq. o offensivo) meticcio, meticcia; ( di cavallo) mezzosangue □ half-blooded, parente per parte di un solo genitore; ( d'uomo, antiq. o offensivo) di razza mista; ( d'animale) ibrido, bastardo □ ( sport: a Oxford e Cambridge) half-blue, sostituto, rimpiazzo □ (tur.) half board, mezza pensione: half-board accommodation, sistemazione a mezza pensione □ half-boot, stivaletto; stivale al polpaccio □ ( di libro) half-bound, rilegato in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-bred, di sangue misto; meticcio, bastardo □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-breed, persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia □ half-brother, fratellastro □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-caste, (sost.) persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia; (agg.) di sangue misto, meticcio □ (fon.) half-closed, semichiuso □ (mil.) half cock, mezzo cane, cane alzato per metà ( d'arma da fuoco): to go off at half cock (o half-cocked) sparare a mezzo cane; (fig.) scattare anzitempo, agire o parlare troppo presto (e fallire) □ half-cocked, ( d'arma da fuoco) a mezzo cane; (fig.) prematuro, avventato; male preparato; goffo; sciocco □ half-cooked, mezzo cotto □ ( basket, tennis, ecc.) half-court line, linea di metà campo □ ( un tempo) half crown = half a crown ► sopra □ ( nelle corse) half distance, metà gara □ ( pallanuoto) half distance line, linea di metà campo □ half dollar, ( USA) mezzo dollaro □ half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; ( per indicare genericamente un numero esiguo anche) cinque o sei □ half-duplex, (telef.) semiduplex; (comput.) half-duplex ( comunicazione che avviene in un solo verso alla volta) □ (ferr., ecc.) half-fare ticket, biglietto a tariffa ridotta □ half-finished, finito a metà □ (ind.) half-finished product, (prodotto) semilavorato □ half-grown, a metà dello sviluppo □ (bot.) half-hardy ► hardy (1) □ half-hearted, fiacco; flebile; tiepido (fig.); poco convinto; svogliato: a half-hearted attempt, un fiacco (o timido) tentativo; un tentativo poco convinto □ half-heartedly, con scarso entusiasmo; svogliatamente; con scarsa convinzione □ half-heartedness, mancanza di entusiasmo; fiacchezza; scarsa convinzione □ (naut.) half-hitch, mezzo collo ( nodo) □ half-holiday, mezza festa □ half-hose, calza corta; calzino □ half-hourly, (agg.) di mezzora; che avviene (passa, ecc.) ogni mezzora; (avv.) ogni mezzora □ half-inch, mezzo pollice (misura inglese di lunghezza: cfr. inch /1/, def. 1) □ half-length, di metà lunghezza; ( di quadro) a mezzo busto; (sost.) mezza figura, mezzobusto □ half-lie, mezza bugia □ (scient.) half-life, tempo di dimezzamento; emivita; semivita □ half-light, mezza luce; semioscurità; penombra □ (geom.) half-line, semiretta □ ( sport) half-marathon, mezza maratona □ half mast, posizione di mezz'asta ( di una bandiera): at half-mast, a mezz'asta; (GB scherz.) (di cravatta, ecc.) penzolante □ ( di bandiera) half-mast high, a mezz'asta □ (fam.) half-masters, calzoni a mezza gamba; calzoni che si sono fatti corti □ half measures, mezze misure; compromessi □ half moon, mezza luna; (astron.) semilunio; ( per estens.) oggetto a mezzaluna □ half-moon, (fatto) a mezzaluna □ half mourning, mezzo lutto □ half-naked, seminudo □ (mus., USA) half-note, minima □ (fam.) the half of it, metà della storia: That is only the half of it, questa è solo metà della storia; But you don't know the half of it, ma questa non è che una parte della storia; ma questo è solo l'inizio □ (fon.) half-open, semiaperto □ (ind., mil.) half pay, mezza paga □ half pint, mezza pinta; (fig. fam.) tappo, mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ ( sport) half-pipe ► half pipe □ (geom.) half-plane, semipiano □ half-price, a metà prezzo □ (scult.) half-relief, mezzorilievo □ ( poesia) half-rhyme, rima imperfetta □ (fam. antiq.) half-seas-over, brillo; mezzo ubriaco □ half-sibling, fratellastro; sorellastra □ half-sister, sorellastra □ half-size, ( di capo di vestiario) mezza taglia; ( di scarpa) mezza misura □ half-slip, sottogonna □ half sole, soprassuola □ (stor.) half-sovereign, mezza sovrana ( moneta d'oro ingl.) □ (naut.) half speed ahead!, avanti a mezza forza! □ ( USA) half staff = half mast ► sopra □ (mus., USA) half-step, semitono □ (in GB) half term (= half-term holiday), breve vacanza di metà quadrimestre ( a scuola) □ (archit.) half-timbered, in legno e muratura ( come una casa elisabettiana) □ half-time, orario ridotto ( di lavoro); ( sport) intervallo ( fra due tempi di una partita), «metà partita»: half-time score, punteggio alla fine del primo tempo □ a half-time job, un lavoro «part time»; un lavoro a mezza giornata □ half-timer, chi lavora a mezza giornata; studente lavoratore □ (tipogr.) half-title, occhiello □ half-tone ► halftone □ (spec. mil.) half-track, semicingolato (sost.) □ (spec. mil.) half-tracked, semicingolato (agg.) □ half-truth, mezza verità □ ( sport) half volley, demi-volée; mezza volée □ half-wit, stupido, idiota, imbecille; (psic.) frenastenico □ half-witted, stupido, scemo; (psic.) frenastenico □ half year, semestre □ half-yearly, semestrale; semestralmente □ (fam.) and a half, non plus ultra: That was a party and a half, questa sì che è stata una festa! □ at half strength, (mil. e sport) a ranghi dimezzati; ( anche) diluito al 50% □ (scherz.) one's better half, la propria (dolce) metà ( la moglie o il marito) □ by half, a metà; della metà; (fam., GB) ( con disapprovazione) di gran lunga; davvero: We are planning to reduce fees by half, progettiamo di ridurre le tariffe della metà (o di dimezzare le tariffe); He's too talkative by half, è davvero troppo loquace □ to cry halves, reclamare la metà (di qc.) □ to go halves (o half and half), fare metà e metà; ( nel pagare il conto) fare alla romana; DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- Let's go halves on the bill, facciamo alla romana □ more than half, una buona metà □ (fam.) not half, affatto, del tutto, moltissimo; ( anche) per niente: not half bad, niente male (fam.); ottimo, eccellente; It isn't half windy, altro che se tira vento!; «Did you like the film?» «Not half», «T'è piaciuto il film?» «Eccome!» (o «Altro che!») □ not to do anything (o things) by halves, non lasciare le cose a metà; fare le cose perbene □ (trasp.: negli orari) on the half hour, ogni mezzora; ai trenta (all'1.30, 2.30, ecc.) □ one's other half = one's better half ► sopra □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, bisogna prendere quello che passa il convento; qualcosa è meglio di niente □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è alla metà dell'opera.
NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ half
9 half

{ha:f}
I. 1. половин (к) а
a good HALF, fully a HALF поне половината
more than HALF (of) the time разг. повечето време, почти винаги
to go halves with someone деля на половина по равно с някого
bigger/smaller by HALF с половина по-голям/по-малък
too clever by HALF прекалено хитър
to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина/половинчато/не както трябва
HALF as much на половината
HALF as much again толкова и още половината отгоре
2. семестър, срок, полувреме
3. футб. разг. half-back
4. четвърт литър
5. половин долар
6. билет с 50% намаление
7. юр. страна (в договор, спор)
that was a match and a HALF това беше мач и половина
how the other HALF lives как живеят хората
II. a половин, полу
HALF (a) mile половин миля
HALF conviction незатвърдено убеждение
HALF smile лека усмивка
one can see with HALF an eye съвсем очевидно е
III. 1. наполовина
HALF cooked полусварен
HALF as far на половината път, два пъти по-близо
2. почти, доста, донякъде
HALF dead полумъртъв, полужив, разг. изтощен, капнал
to be HALF inclined to почти съм склонен да
I HALF wish донякъде ми се иска
3. с not означава недостатъчна степен далеч, много
not HALF long enough далеч, недостатъчно дълъг, къс
not HALF sweet enough недостатъчно сладък, разг. съвсем не, никак
not HALF bad много/доста добър
sl. и още как, ама че
he didn't HALF get angry! ама се ядоса! they didn't lick them, not HALF напердашиха ги и още как
me do that, not HALF! аз да направя това? ами, как не! никога!

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{ha:f} n (pl haives {ha:vz}) 1. половин(к)а; a good half, fully a(2) {ha:f} а половин, полу; half (a) mile половин миля; half convictio{3} {ha:f} adv 1. наполовина; half cooked полусварен; half as far на п

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почти; наполовина;

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1. a good half, fully a half поне половината 2. bigger/smaller by half с половина по-голям/по-малък 3. half (a) mile половин миля 4. half as far на половината път, два пъти по-близо 5. half as much again толкова и още половината отгоре 6. half as much на половината 7. half conviction незатвърдено убеждение 8. half cooked полусварен 9. half dead полумъртъв, полужив, разг. изтощен, капнал 10. half smile лека усмивка 11. he didn't half get angry! ама се ядоса! they didn't lick them, not half напердашиха ги и още как 12. how the other half lives как живеят хората 13. i half wish донякъде ми се иска 14. i. половин (к) а 15. ii. a половин, полу 16. iii. наполовина 17. me do that, not half! аз да направя това? ами, как не! никога! 18. more than half (of) the time разг. повечето време, почти винаги 19. not half bad много/доста добър 20. not half long enough далеч, недостатъчно дълъг, къс 21. not half sweet enough недостатъчно сладък, разг. съвсем не, никак 22. one can see with half an eye съвсем очевидно е 23. sl. и още как, ама че 24. that was a match and a half това беше мач и половина 25. to be half inclined to почти съм склонен да 26. to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина/половинчато/не както трябва 27. to go halves with someone деля на половина по равно с някого 28. too clever by half прекалено хитър 29. билет с 50% намаление 30. половин долар 31. почти, доста, донякъде 32. с not означава недостатъчна степен далеч, много 33. семестър, срок, полувреме 34. футб. разг. half-back 35. четвърт литър 36. юр. страна (в договор, спор)
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half [ha:f] I. n (pl halves [ha:vz]) 1. половина, половинка; one and a \half едно (един) и половина; an hour and a \half (one and a \half hours) час и половина; a good \half (fully a \half) of поне половината от; more than \half (of) the time разг. повечето време; to fold ( cut) in \half ( in halves) сгъвам (разрязвам) на две (наполовина); to go halves with s.o. деля наполовина (поравно) с някого; to cry halves искам своя дял (част); искам да деля наполовина; \half and \half наполовина, наравно; и да, и не; bigger ( smaller) by \half по-голям (по-малък) с половина; много по-голям (по-малък); too clever by \half прекалено хитър; to do things by halves върша нещата наполовина (половинчато, не както трябва); my better \half разг. половинката ми, благоверната ми, жена ми; outward \half, return \half половинка за отиване, половинка за връщане (от билет за отиване и връщане); 2. уч. семестър, срок; сп. полувреме; 3. билет с 50% намаление (напр. детски); 4. страна (в спор, договор и пр.); 5. разг. нещо значително, изключително; it was a party and a \half беше купон и половина; 6. сп. = halfback; II. аdj 1. половин; полу-; \half a mile ( a yard, an hour etc.) половин миля (ярд, час и пр.); one can see with \half an eye очевидно е; \half a loaf is better than no bread човек трябва да се задоволява с каквото му дават; a \half share половин дял; to have \half a mind to решил съм да, мисля да; 2. недостатъчен; a \half conviction непълно (незатвърдено) убеждение; to go off at \half cock провалям се поради недомислие (прибързаност); III. adv 1. наполовина; донякъде; he only \half understands той разбира само донякъде; \half as much наполовина; \half as much again толкова и още половината отгоре; \half dead ( asleep) полумъртъв (полузаспал); \half as far на половината път; два пъти по-близо; she was \half crying, \half laughing тя хем плачеше, хем се смееше; 2. почти; доста; he felt \half dead with tiredness той беше полужив от умора; he isn't \half lucky той е голям късметлия; not \half bad доста добър; 3. грубо за усилване ама че; not \half и още как; ирон. хич, и таз добра; they did not lick them, not \half напердашиха ги и още как, ама че ги напердашиха! me do that, not \half! аз да направя това? и таз добра!

English-Bulgarian dictionary > half
10 ♦ dead

♦ dead (1) /dɛd/
A a.

1 morto ( anche fig.): a dead woman, una (donna) morta; a dead body, un morto; un cadavere; dead leaves, foglie morte; dead flowers, fiori appassiti; dead languages, lingue morte; He had been dead for twelve hours, era morto da dodici ore; to drop dead, cadere a terra morto; morire all'improvviso; He was shot dead, è stato ucciso ( con una fucilata, con un colpo di pistola, ecc.); She was raped and left for dead, è stata violentata e lasciata che sembrava morta; Many are feared dead after a massive earthquake, si teme che numerose persone siano morte in un violentissimo terremoto; The attack left 90 people dead, l'attentato ha fatto 90 morti; Her parents are long dead, i suoi genitori sono morti da molto tempo; When they found him he was more dead than alive, quando lo hanno trovato, era più morto che vivo; Everyone said Communism was dead, tutti dicevano che il comunismo era morto; to play dead, fare finta d'essere morto, fare il morto; clinically dead, clinicamente morto NOTA D'USO: - morire-

2 inanimato; senza vita: dead matter, materia inanimata; a dead planet, un pianeta senza vita; dead soil, terreno sterile

3 spento: a dead fire, un fuoco spento; a dead match, un fiammifero usato

4 ( di colore) smorto; spento: dead white, bianco spento

5 ( di suono) smorzato; sordo: a dead sound, un suono smorzato

6 ( di espressione, voce) spento: a dead voice, una voce spenta; dead eyes, uno sguardo spento

7 ( di luogo, periodo, situazione) morto; monotono: The town is pretty dead at night, di sera la città è pressoché morta; dead season, stagione morta; In the second half the match was dead, nella seconda metà la partita è stata monotona

8 ( di parte del corpo) insensibile; intirizzito: My fingers are dead with cold, ho le dita intirizzite dal freddo; My leg has gone dead, non mi sento più la gamba

9 (tecn.) inerte; inattivo; ( di apparecchio) che non funziona; ( di batteria) scarico, a terra: a dead microphone, un microfono che non è in funzione; to go dead, spegnersi; (di radio, TV, ecc., anche) tacere di colpo; ( di telefono) diventare muto; (autom.) My battery is dead, ho la batteria a terra; The engine was completely dead, il motore era completamente morto

10 (elettr.) neutro; senza tensione: a dead wire, un filo neutro

11 ( di bicchiere, bottiglia, ingl.) vuoto

12 (solo attr.) assoluto; perfetto: dead calm, calma assoluta; (naut.) calma piatta; bonaccia; dead certainty, certezza assoluta; dead silence, silenzio assoluto; silenzio di tomba; the dead centre of the target, il centro esatto del bersaglio; on a dead level, perfettamente piano, in pari; The train slowed down and then came to a dead stop, il treno ha rallentato e poi si è fermato del tutto

13 (solo pred.) (fam.) stanco morto; a pezzi: By the end of the walk we were half dead, alla fine della camminata, eravamo mezzi morti dalla stanchezza; to be dead on one's feet, reggersi in piedi a stento (dalla stanchezza)

14 (solo pred.) (fam.) spacciato: If she finds you here you're dead, se ti trova qui, sei spacciato

15 ( sport: del terreno) pesante; allentato

B n.

1 (al pl.) – the dead, i morti; i defunti: to bury the dead, seppellire i morti; the dead and injured, i morti e i feriti; (relig.) office for the dead, ufficio dei defunti; ufficio funebre; Let the dead bury their dead, che i morti seppelliscano i morti

2 [u] – in the dead of night [of winter], nel cuore della notte [dell'inverno]

● ( banca) dead account, conto estinto □ dead air, aria viziata ( nelle miniere) □ (edil.) dead-air space, intercapedine chiusa □ (fam. GB) dead-alive (o dead and alive), monotono; noioso; ( di persona) inerte, moscio □ dead and buried, ( di cosa, situazione) finito da un pezzo; morto e sepolto □ dead and gone, morto da un pezzo, morto e sepolto; ► sopra dead and buried □ (fin.) dead assets, attività non realizzabili □ (autom., mecc.) dead axle, asse portante □ ( sport) dead ball, palla ferma; ( rugby) pallone morto □ ( rugby) dead-ball line, linea di pallone morto; linea di fondo □ dead bolt, catenaccio ( di serratura) □ ( Borsa) dead cat bounce, rimbalzo ‘del gatto morto’ ( piccolo e temporaneo, in un andamento generale ribassista) □ dead centre, ( di motore) punto morto (del manovellismo); (mecc.: di tornio, ecc.) contropunta fissa; (fig.) punto morto □ (fam. GB) to be a dead cert, ( di evento) essere garantito; ( di persona) vincere sicuramente: Tax rises are a dead cert for the next year, aumenti delle tasse sono garantiti il prossimo anno; He is a dead cert for the Oscar, vincerà sicuramente l'Oscar □ (fam.) dead duck, cosa fallita o destinata al fallimento; persona finita, spacciata □ dead end, vicolo cieco ( anche fig.) □ dead-end (agg.), senza prospettive; senza sbocchi: a dead-end job, un lavoro senza prospettive; a dead-end situation, una situazione senza via d'uscita □ (comm., naut.) dead freight, nolo «vuoto per pieno»; nolo morto □ (fam.) dead from the neck up, deficiente; cretino integrale □ (mil., ecc.) dead ground, angolo morto; terreno in cui si è al coperto □ (leg.) dead hand, manomorta □ ( sport: atletica) dead heat, risultato di parità: It's a dead heat between them, sono in parità; a dead-heat finish, l'arrivo alla pari di due concorrenti □ dead-house, camera mortuaria; obitorio □ dead in the water, fermo, a un punto morto □ (med., sport) dead leg, sensazione di insensibilità alla coscia ( dovuta a contusione) □ dead letter, lettera in giacenza; (fig.) lettera morta □ dead-letter drop (o box), nascondiglio dove una spia può lasciare un messaggio, ecc. ( per non incontrare il destinatario faccia a faccia); cassetta delle lettere □ (fis.) dead level, livello costante □ ( teoria delle costr.) dead load, carico fisso □ dead loss, (fin.) perdita netta (o secca); (fig. fam.) incapace; schiappa □ (bot.) dead man's fingers (o dead man's thumb), ( Orchis morio) pan di cuculo; ( Orchis maculata) manine □ ( USA) the dead-man's float, il morto ( nel nuoto) □ dead man's handle, leva di arresto automatico; (ferr.) (dispositivo di) uomo morto □ dead march, marcia funebre □ (fam. USA) dead marine, bottiglia vuota □ (fam.) to be dead meat, essere finito (o spacciato); essere un uomo morto □ (fin.) dead money, denaro infruttifero □ (bot.) dead nettle ( Lamium), lamio; ortica bianca □ dead oil, olio inerte ( estratto dal catrame) □ (fam.) dead on, perfetto; azzeccato □ (med.) dead on arrival (abbr. DOA), giunto cadavere ( all'ospedale) □ dead or alive, vivo o morto: They want him dead or alive, lo vogliono vivo o morto □ (fam. USA) dead pigeon = dead duck ► sopra □ (mecc.) dead point, ( del motore) punto morto □ dead pull (o lift), sforzo vano ( per sollevare o spostare un peso eccessivo) □ (naut. e fig.) dead reckoning, determinazione del punto stimato □ (fam.) dead ringer, ritratto vivente; copia esatta: He's a dead ringer for his father, è la copia esatta di suo padre □ dead set, ( nella caccia) punta, ferma □ (antiq. GB) to make a dead set at sb., fare una corte accanita a q. □ dead shot, tiratore infallibile □ dead sleep, sonno profondo □ (fam.) dead soldier, bottiglia vuota □ dead stock, (econ.) scorte morte; (fin.) capitale azionario inutilizzato; (comm.) giacenze di merce difficile a vendersi □ dead storage, custodia temporanea a pagamento (spec. di un veicolo) □ (idraul.) dead storage capacity, capacità morta □ (elettron., cronot.) dead time, tempo morto □ (fam.) dead to rights, in flagrante; sul fatto □ dead to all feeling, sordo a ogni emozione; insensibile □ (fam.) dead to the world, addormentato della grossa □ (ferr.) dead track, binario morto; binario isolato □ (tipogr.) dead type, piombo fermo □ (edil.) dead wall, muro cieco □ dead water, acqua morta □ dead weight ► deadweight □ (scherz. USA) Dead White European Male (abbr. DWEM), grande figura maschile della tradizione culturale europea □ (naut.) dead wind, vento di (o in) poppa; vento di (o in) prua; vento contrario □ dead wood, legna secca; (fig.) persone o cose inutili □ as dead as the dodo, morto e sepolto; defunto da secoli □ as dead as a doornail, morto stecchito □ (fam.) over my dead body!, preferirei morire! □ (fam.) I wouldn't be seen (o caught) dead in clothes like that, non mi farei vedere vestita così neanche morta □ from the dead, dal regno dei morti; dall'aldilà: to come back from the dead, tornare dall'aldilà □ (prov.) Dead men tell no tales, i morti non parlano.
NOTA D'USO: - dead e morto- dead (2) /dɛd/
avv.

1 assolutamente; totalmente: dead certain, assolutamente sicuro; sicurissimo; dead (o dead-set) against st., totalmente contrario a qc.; dead set on st., decisissimo a ottenere qc.; You're dead right, hai assolutamente ragione

2 perfettamente; esattamente: dead level, perfettamente in piano; dead on time, puntualissimo; dead ahead, diritto davanti a qc.; (naut.) dritto di prua

3 (fam. GB) molto; proprio: dead easy, facilissimo; dead clever, proprio furbo; dead good, eccezionale

● (fam.) dead beat, distrutto, esausto: I only got home after midnight and I was dead beat, sono arrivato a casa solo dopo mezzanotte ed ero distrutto □ dead broke, senza il becco di un quattrino; in bolletta (fam.) □ dead drunk, ubriaco fradicio □ (autom.) «Dead slow» ( cartello), «a passo d'uomo» □ to stop dead, fermarsi di botto.

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dead [ded]

mort ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c)-(e), 1 (g), 1 (i), 3 engourdi ⇒ 1 (b) éteint ⇒ 1 (c) hors jeu ⇒ 1 (f) terne ⇒ 1 (h) exactement ⇒ 2 (a) complètement ⇒ 2 (b)

1 adjective

(a) (not alive → person, animal, plant) mort; (→ flower) fané;

∎ dead man (person) mort m; British familiar (empty bottle) cadavre m;

∎ dead woman morte f;

∎ the dead woman's husband le mari de la défunte;

∎ he has been dead for five years il est mort ou décédé il y a cinq ans, cela fait cinq ans qu'il est mort;

∎ to be dead on arrival être mort ou décédé avant l'arrivée à l'hôpital;

∎ dead or alive mort ou vif;

∎ more dead than alive plus mort que vif;

∎ half dead with hunger/exhaustion/fear à demi mort de faim/d'épuisement/de peur;

∎ also figurative dead and buried mort et enterré;

∎ they are all dead and gone now ils sont tous morts maintenant;

∎ stone dead raide mort;

∎ to drop (down) or to fall down dead tomber raide mort;

∎ to shoot sb dead tuer qn (avec une arme à feu), abattre qn;

∎ to leave sb for dead laisser qn pour mort;

∎ familiar we're just British flogging or American beating a dead horse nous nous dépensons en pure perte^□, nous nous acharnons inutilement^□ ;

∎ familiar you're a dead man tu es un homme mort;

∎ familiar figurative you're dead or dead meat if he finds out s'il l'apprend, tu es mort;

∎ familiar drop dead! va te faire voir!;

∎ familiar dead as a doornail or a dodo on ne peut plus mort;

∎ to step into a dead man's shoes être promu à la suite du décès de son supérieur;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead in that restaurant je ne mettrai jamais les pieds dans ce restaurant^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead wearing something like that jamais de la vie je ne mettrai quelque chose comme ça^□ ;

∎ familiar I wouldn't be seen dead with him plutôt mourir que de me montrer en sa compagnie^□ ;

∎ proverb dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas;

∎ dead in the water mort dans l'œuf

(b) (lacking in sensation → fingers, toes etc) engourdi;

∎ to go dead s'engourdir;

∎ dead to all sense of honour insensible à tout sentiment d'honneur;

∎ he is dead to reason il ne veut pas entendre raison;

∎ familiar she's dead from the neck up elle n'a rien dans la tête;

∎ familiar to be dead to the world dormir d'un sommeil de plomb

(c) (not alight → fire) mort, éteint; (→ coals) éteint; (→ match) usé

(d) (lacking activity → town) mort; (→ business, market) très calme; Banking & Finance (→ account) inactif;

∎ this place is dead in winter cet endroit est mort l'hiver

(e) (language) mort

(f) Sport (out of play → ball) hors jeu (inv)

(g) Electricity (battery) mort, à plat; (wire) hors ou sans tension; Telecommunications (phone, line) coupé;

∎ the line went dead la ligne a été coupée;

∎ the phone is or has gone dead il n'y a pas de tonalité

(h) (dull → colour) terne, fade; (→ sound) sourd

(i) familiar (tired out) mort, crevé

(j) (finished with → cigar) entièrement fumé;

∎ familiar are these glasses dead? est-ce que vous avez fini avec ces verres^□ ?

(k) familiar (no longer working → TV, fridge etc) foutu

(l) (idioms)

∎ in dead earnest (be) très sérieux; (speak) très sérieusement;

∎ familiar he's the dead spit of his father c'est son père tout craché;

∎ she fell to the floor in a dead faint elle tomba à terre, inconsciente;

∎ on a dead level with sth exactement au même niveau que qch;

∎ British old-fashioned to make a dead set at sb (romantically) jeter son dévolu sur qn

2 adverb

(a) (precisely)

∎ dead ahead tout droit;

∎ dead in the middle juste au milieu, au beau milieu;

∎ British to be dead level (with sth) être exactement au même niveau (que qch);

∎ British dead on time juste à l'heure;

∎ British to arrive dead on the hour arriver à l'heure pile ou juste à l'heure;

∎ dead on target British (hit something) en plein dans le mille;

∎ British familiar you're dead right tu as entièrement raison^□ ;

∎ British familiar you're dead on c'est exactement ça^□

(b) familiar (very) super;

∎ dead beat crevé, mort;

∎ dead broke complètement fauché;

∎ dead drunk ivre mort;

∎ dead easy super facile, fastoche;

∎ British dead good super bon;

∎ British it was dead lucky c'était un super coup de bol ou de pot;

∎ dead tired mort, crevé

(c) (completely)

∎ the sea was dead calm la mer était parfaitement calme;

∎ to be dead against sb/sth être absolument contre qn/qch;

∎ to be dead set on doing sth être fermement décidé à faire qch;

∎ to be dead set on sth tenir absolument ou à tout prix à qch;

∎ to be dead set against sb/sth être résolument opposé à qn/qch;

∎ Nautical wind dead ahead vent droit debout

(d) Cars

∎ dead slow (sign) au pas;

∎ humorous he has two speeds - dead slow and stop il est d'une lenteur!

(e) (idioms)

∎ to play dead faire le mort;

∎ to stop dead s'arrêter net;

∎ to stop sb dead arrêter qn net

3 plural noun

∎ the dead les morts;

∎ Religion to rise from the dead ressusciter d'entre les morts

4 noun

∎ (depth) in the dead of winter au cœur de l'hiver;

∎ in the or at dead of night au milieu ou au plus profond de la nuit

►► dead body cadavre m, corps m;

∎ familiar (it'll be) over my dead body! il faudra me tuer d'abord!;

∎ familiar you'll marry him over my dead body! moi vivant, tu ne l'épouseras pas!;

Nautical dead calm calme m plat;

Technology dead centre point m mort; (of lathe) centre m fixe;

British familiar dead cert (in race, competition) valeur f sûre^□ ;

∎ it's a dead cert that he'll be there il sera là à coup sûr;

Typography dead copy vieille épreuve f;

figurative dead duck (plan, proposal → which will fail) désastre m assuré^□, plan m foireux; (→ which has failed) désastre m, fiasco m;

∎ he's a dead duck c'en est fini de lui;

dead end (road) cul m de sac, voie f sans issue, impasse f;

∎ it's a dead end (job) il n'y a aucune perspective d'avenir; (line of investigation, research) cela ne mènera ou conduira à rien;

∎ to come to a dead end (street) se terminer en cul de sac;

∎ figurative to come to or to reach a dead end aboutir à une impasse;

dead hand

(a) (influence) mainmise f, emprise f;

∎ the dead hand of tradition le poids de la tradition

(b) Law mainmorte f;

dead heat = course dont les vainqueurs sont déclarés ex aequo; (horse race) dead-heat m;

∎ it was a dead heat (athletics race) les coureurs sont arrivés ex aequo;

dead letter Administration (letter that cannot be delivered) lettre f non distribuée, (lettre f passée au) rebut m; (law, rule) loi f ou règle f caduque ou tombée en désuétude;

∎ to become a dead letter (law, rule) tomber en désuétude;

∎ figurative it's a dead letter c'est mort et enterré;

British Commerce dead loss perte f sèche;

∎ British familiar to be a dead loss (person, thing) être complètement nul;

American Administration dead mail courrier m non distribuée;

dead man's fingers (coral) alcyon m;

Railways dead man's handle manette f d'homme-mort;

dead march marche f funèbre;

Nautical dead reckoning estime f;

∎ to navigate by dead reckoning naviguer à l'estime;

familiar dead ringer sosie^□ m;

∎ to be a dead ringer for sb être le sosie de qn;

the Dead Sea la mer Morte;

the Dead Sea Scrolls les manuscrits mpl de la mer Morte;

dead silence silence m complet ou de mort;

dead stock (UNCOUNT) Agriculture machines fpl agricoles;

dead stop arrêt m brutal;

∎ to come to a dead stop s'arrêter net;

dead weight poids m mort; Cars poids m utile;

∎ figurative he's a dead weight c'est un poids mort;

dead white European male = écrivain, musicien etc européen blanc mort depuis longtemps;

British dead wood (trees, branches) bois m mort; figurative (people) personnel m inutile;

∎ there is too much dead wood in this office il y a trop de gens payés à ne rien faire dans ce bureau

✾ Film 'Dead of Night' Hamer, Dearden et al 'Au cœur de la nuit'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Dead' Joyce, Huston 'Les Morts' (nouvelle), 'Les Gens de Dublin' (film)

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I [ded] n
мёртвые, мертвецы, умершие, покойники

- dead
- dead and the living
- rise from the dead
- raise smb from the dead
USAGE:

(1.) Субстантивированное прилагательное типа dead с определенным артиклем входит в группу собирательных существительных со значением множества, обозначая всех представителей данной группы. Оно согласуется с глаголом во множественном числе: the dead and the living живые и мертвые; the poor бедняки; the blind слепые; the rich богатые/богачи; we owe a debt to the dead who fought to preserve freedom and independence мы в долгу перед погибшими, которые сражались, отстаивая свободу и независимость. (2.) See unemployed, n
II [ded] adj
1) мёртвый, умерший, погибший, бездыханный, дохлый

He is dead. — Он умер. /Его нет в живых.

She was half dead with fear. — Она была полужива от страха.

She was more dead than alive with fright. — Она была ни жива ни мертва от испуга.

The battery is completely dead. — Батарейка кончилась/села.

I found her dead from the gas. — Я обнаружил ее, она задохнулась газом.

- a dead body

- dead person
- dead bird
- dead cat
- more dead than alive
- dead languages
- dead planet
- dead subject
- dead season
- dead weight
- dead failure
- dead calm
- Dead Sea
- almost dead with cold
- in the dead silence
- come to a dead stop
- come to a dead end
- be in dead earnest
- be half dead from fear
- be half dead with hunger
- be dead from wounds
- be dead to all morality
- be dead to all sense of honour
- go dead
- bring one dead or living
- shoot smb dead
- fall dead
2) засохший, сухой, увядший

- dead leaves
- dead tree
- dead bush
- dead branch
- dead flower
3) погасший, потухший

- dead cigar
- dead voice
- dead colours
- dead eye
- dead fire
- almost dead
- be dead to all reason
4) глубокий

- dead winter
- dead sleep
- dead hours of the night
- in the dead faint
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USAGE:

Русское предложение "он умер (его больше нет в живых)", сообщающее только сам факт без указания каких-либо обстоятельств, соответствует английскому he is dead. Аналогично: Are his parents alive? No, they are dead. Его родители живы? - Нет, умерли. В отличие от to be dead, глагол to die употребляется с обязательным обстоятельством времени, места и т. п.: he died in an accident он погиб (умер) в автомобильной катастрофе; in three years he died peacefully surrounded by all his loving family через три года он тихо скончался в кругу своей семьи

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[ded] 1. прил.
1) мёртвый; умерший; дохлый

dead rat — дохлая крыса

dead body — труп

to drop (down) dead — внезапно умереть

to shoot smb. dead — застрелить кого-л.

to play / sham dead — притворяться мёртвым

If there's danger, the animal will sham dead. — В случае опасности это животное притворяется мёртвым.

The doctor pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital. — Когда его доставили в больницу, врач констатировал смерть.

Pale and unconscious, he looked more dead than alive. — Он лежал без сознания; его бледное лицо казалось безжизненным.

Ant:

alive

2) изживший себя, погибший, кончившийся

dead language — мёртвый язык

The old custom is dead. — Этот старый обычай уже не соблюдают.

3) сухой; высохший, увядший ( о растениях)

dead leaves — засохшие листья

4) отмерший ( о частях или органах)

5) связанный с умершим, связанный со смертью

dead house — мертвецкая, морг

dead march — похоронный марш

6) потерявший чувствительность, онемевший

My fingers are dead. — У меня онемели пальцы.

7) разг. смертельно усталый, измотанный

to be (half) dead — быть измотанным, без сил

to be dead on one's feet — валиться с ног от усталости.

Syn:

exhausted, tired

8) тупой, непрерывный (о боли - в отличие от резкой, внезапной)

Syn:

dull

9) безжизненный, вялый, безразличный ( о человеке)

dead to all love — безразличный к любви

10) юр. лишённый прав, поражённый в правах

11) неживой, безжизненный; неодушевлённый

Scientists believe that Mercury is a dead planet. — Учёные полагают, что Меркурий - мёртвая планета.

Syn:

lifeless, inanimate

12) бесплодный; неплодородный ( о почве)

Syn:

barren, infertile

13) горн. пустой, не содержащий полезных ископаемых

14) утративший основное свойство

dead lime — гашёная известь

dead steam — отработанный пар

15) потухший, погасший

dead cigar — потухшая сигара

dead volcano — потухший вулкан

Syn:

extinct

16) эл. неподсоединённый

17) тусклый, бесцветный

dead gold — матовое золото

Syn:

dull, lacklustre

18) заглушённый, приглушённый, без обертонов

Syn:

dull, muffled, without resonance

19) неподвижный; стоячий

dead water — стоячая вода

The town is dead in the winter. — Зимой жизнь в городе замирает.

Syn:

inactive, inert, motionless, still, stagnant

20) горн. непроветриваемый, невентилируемый, с застойным воздухом

21) неисправный, недействующий, неработающий

The battery was dead and the car wouldn't start. — Аккумулятор сел, и машина никак не заводилась.

Syn:

inoperative, inactive

22) неэффективный, непродуктивный; неиспользуемый

dead capital — мёртвый капитал

Syn:

unproductive, ineffectual, unused, unemployed, unprofitable, stagnant

23) разг. необитаемый, нежилой ( о доме)

I dislike dead places and would rather look at a prosperous mill than a beautiful ruin. — Мне не нравятся заброшенные здания, вид процветающей фабрики обрадовал бы меня больше, чем прекрасные руины.

24) воен. мёртвый, непростреливаемый

25) полный, абсолютный; резкий, внезапный

a dead stop — резкая остановка

dead certainty — полная уверенность

dead faint — полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок

There was a dead pause. — Наступило гробовое молчание.

dead loss — чистый убыток; неудачник

Syn:

complete, absolute, abrupt, sudden

26) разг. обречённый

If the boss finds out about it, I am dead. — Если босс об этом узнает, мне конец.

Syn:

doomed

27) тех. мёртвый, неподвижный

dead point / centre — мёртвая точка ( крайнее положение поршня в цилиндре поршневой машины)

28) уверенный, точный, безошибочный

The arrow hit the dead centre of the target. — Стрела попала точно в яблочко.

Syn:

exact

29) спорт.

а) вышедший из игры ( о мяче)

б) расположенный настолько близко от лунки, что может быть точно загнан в неё последующим ударом ( о мяче в гольфе)

30) полигр. использованный, ненужный

••

dead air — тлв. тишина, молчание диктора ( во время трансляции в эфир)

dead leaf — авиа падение листом

dead marines, dead men — разг. пустые винные бутылки

dead presidents — амер.; разг. банкноты

over my dead body — только через мой труп; ни за что на свете

as dead as a doornail (as mutton, as a nit) — без каких-л. признаков жизни

dead above the ears — амер.; разг. тупой, глупый

wouldn't be caught / seen dead — разг. ни за что на свете

to be dead with hunger — умирать с голоду

to be dead and buried / gone — лежать в могиле; оставаться в (далёком) прошлом

to be dead to the world — находиться без сознания; крепко спать; быть мертвецки, в стельку пьяным

to flog / beat a dead horse — заниматься бесполезным делом, зря тратить силы, напрасно стараться

- be dead in the water
- dead meat
- dead season 2. сущ.
1)

а) покойник, мертвец

б) ( the dead) употр. с гл. во мн. умершие, покойники

- quick and the dead

2) глухая пора (время полной тишины, темноты, холода)

dead of night — глубокая ночь, глухая полночь

dead of winter — глубокая зима

3) горн. пустая порода ( особенно выброшенная или наваленная в процессе работы)

4) разг. не востребованное адресатом или не доставленное письмо

••

- on the dead
3. нареч.
1) абсолютно, полностью

to be dead sure / certain — быть абсолютно уверенным

- dead to rights

Syn:

absolutely, completely, very

2) точно, ровно; прямо

dead on time — вовремя, с точностью до секунды

dead ahead — мор. прямо по носу, по курсу

- dead against

Syn:

precisely

3) брит.; разг. очень, чрезвычайно

You were dead lucky to get that job. — Тебе чертовски повезло, что тебя взяли на эту работу.

Syn:

extremely, very, damn

Англо-русский современный словарь > dead
14 pe jumătate mort

(more than) half dead.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > pe jumătate mort
15 mai mult mort decât viu

more dead than alive

more than half dead.

Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai mult mort decât viu
16 едва живой

General subject: more than half dead, barely alive

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > едва живой
17 чуть живой

General subject: more than half dead

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чуть живой
18 mitad

adj.

one-half.

f.

1 half (parte).

la mitad de half (of)

la mitad del tiempo no está half the time he's not in

gana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I do

me costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost him

a mitad de precio at half price

mitad y mitad half and half

está mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted

2 middle (centro).

a mitad de camino halfway there

a mitad de (la) película halfway through the film

en mitad de in the middle of

(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut something) in half

* * *

mitad

► nombre femenino

1 half

■ me llevo la mitad I'll take half

■ estamos a mitad de camino we're halfway there

■ a mitad de precio half-price

■ llegó en mitad de la película he arrived halfway through the film

2 (medio) middle

■ en mitad de la plaza in the middle of the square

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FRASEOLOGÍA

partir algo por la mitad to cut/split something in half

* * *

noun f.

1) half

2) middle

* * *

SF

1) half

basta tomar la mitad de un comprimido — half a tablet is enough

me queda la mitad — I have half left

a mitad de precio — half-price

reducir en una mitad — to cut by half, halve; (Culin) to reduce by half

doblado por la mitad — folded in half

mitad (y) mitad — half-and-half

paguemos mitad y mitad — let's go halves

es mitad blanco y mitad rojo — it's half white and half red

- mi otra mitad

2) (Dep) half

la primera mitad — the first half

3) (=centro) middle

a mitad de la comida — in the middle of the meal, halfway through the meal

está a mitad de camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — it's halfway between Madrid and Barcelona

en mitad de la calle — in the middle of the street

el depósito está a la mitad — the tank is half empty

ya estamos a la mitad — we're halfway there

hacia la mitad de la película — about halfway through the film

atravesar de mitad a mitad — to pierce right through

cortar por la mitad — to cut in half

corta las uvas por la mitad — cut the grapes in half

- me parte por la mitad

* * *

femenino

1) ( parte) half

la primera mitad del partido — the first half of the game

¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?

a mitad de precio — half price

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo — she did it in half the time

mitad y mitad — half and half

2) (medio, centro)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

dividir algo por la mitad — to halve something

voy por la mitad del libro — I'm halfway through the book

dejar algo por la mitad — to leave something half finished

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

en la mitad de la película — halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía — it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

* * *

= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.

Ex. The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex. The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.

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* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].

* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* en mitad de = halfway through.

* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.

* mitad del barco = midship.

* mitad del verano = midsummer.

* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* mitad inferior = lower half.

* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).

* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.

* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

* * *

femenino

1) ( parte) half

la primera mitad del partido — the first half of the game

¿me das la mitad? — can I have half?

a mitad de precio — half price

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo — she did it in half the time

mitad y mitad — half and half

2) (medio, centro)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half

corta el papel por la mitad — cut the paper in half o down the middle

dividir algo por la mitad — to halve something

voy por la mitad del libro — I'm halfway through the book

dejar algo por la mitad — to leave something half finished

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión — in the middle of the meeting

en la mitad de la película — halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía — it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a alguien por la mitad — ver eje

* * *

la mitad

(n.) = 1/2 (half)

Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.

= half, middle, midpoint, moiety.

Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.

Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* de mitad de año = mid-year [midyear].

* de mitad de siglo = mid-century.

* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.

* en mitad de = halfway through.

* en mitad de la noche = in the dead of night.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* en mitad del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* mitad de + Fecha = mid + Fecha.

* mitad del barco = midship.

* mitad del verano = midsummer.

* mitad del verano, la = height of summer, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* mitad inferior = lower half.

* mitad, la = 1/2 (half).

* pararse a mitad de = stop in + midstream during.

* partir por la mitad = halve, break in + half.

* pasar por la mitad de = cut through.

* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, reduce by + half.

* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación = be only half (of) the equation.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre = half term vacation.

* vale la mitad = half the price.

* * *

mitad

feminine

A (parte) half

la primera mitad del siglo/partido the first half of the century/game

¿me das la mitad? can I have half?

lo compró a mitad de precio she bought it half price

nos bebimos más de la mitad de la botella we drank more than half the bottle

la mitad de los beneficios half the profits

lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time

¿cuánto queda? — la mitad how much is left? — half (of it)

mitad lana y mitad acrílico half wool, half acrylic

mitad y mitad half and half

B

(medio, centro): corta el pastel por la mitad cut the cake in half

dividámoslo por la mitad let's halve it

voy por la mitad del libro I'm halfway through the book

lo deja todo por la mitad she leaves everything half finished

llenar el vaso hasta la mitad half-fill the glass

a or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meeting

se salió en la mitad de la película she left halfway through the movie

queda a mitad de distancia entre tu casa y la mía it's halfway between your house and mine

partir a algn por la mitad: tener que trabajar el sábado me parte por la mitad having to work on Saturday really puts my plans out o upsets my plans o ( BrE colloq) really puts a spanner in the works

camino

* * *

mitad sustantivo femenino
1 ( parte) half;
◊ la mitad de la población half (of) the population;

solo quiero la mitad I only want half;
a mitad de precio half price;
lo hizo en la mitad del tiempo she did it in half the time;
mitad y mitad half and half
2 (medio, centro):
◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half;

dividir algo por la mitad to halve sth;
a or en (la) mitad de la reunión in the middle of the meeting;
a mitad de camino halfway;
en la mitad de la película/del libro halfway through the movie/the book
mitad sustantivo femenino
1 half: leí la mitad del libro, I read half of the book
2 (centro) middle: parte el pan por la mitad, cut the bread in half
♦ Locuciones: a mitad de: a mitad de camino, half-way
a mitad de precio, half price
en mitad de: en mitad de la carretera, in the middle of the road
' mitad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- Ecuador
- media
- medio
- camino
- corresponder
- cortar
- el
- llenar
- llevar
- partir
- separar
- tocar
English:
advance
- beat down
- comprise
- down
- fifty
- half
- half-way
- halve
- Hispanic
- in
- midterm
- midway
- price
- second half
- sell back
- slice
- split
- up
- wake up
- whom
- cut
- good
- middle

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mitad nf

1. [parte] half;

la mitad de half (of);

4 es la mitad de 8 4 is half of 8;

la primera/segunda mitad del partido the first/second half of the match;

la mitad del tiempo no está half the time she's not in;

gana la mitad que yo he earns half as much as I do;

me costó la mitad que a él it cost me half what he paid, it cost me half as much as it cost him;

a mitad de precio at half price;

mitad y mitad half and half;

el centauro es mitad hombre mitad caballo the centaur is half man half horse;

está mitad esperanzado mitad triste he's half hopeful, half down-hearted

2. [centro] middle;

a mitad de camino halfway there;

a la mitad del viaje decidieron regresar halfway through the journey they decided to turn back;

en mitad de in the middle of;

había un camión cruzado en mitad de la calle there was a truck across the middle of the road;

se marcharon en mitad de la ceremonia they left in the middle of o halfway through the ceremony;

a mitad de película halfway through the movie;

(cortar algo) por la mitad (to cut sth) in half

* * *

mitad

f half;

en mitad de calle, noche etc in the middle of;

a mitad del camino halfway;

a mitad de la película halfway through the movie;

a mitad de precio half-price;

mitad y mitad half and half

* * *

mitad nf

1) : half

mitad y mitad: half and half

2) medio: middle

a mitad de: halfway through

por la mitad: in half

* * *

mitad n half [pl. halves]

sólo comió la mitad del bocadillo he only ate half the sandwich

a / (la) mitad de halfway

estamos a la mitad del camino we're halfway there

a mitad de precio half price

en mitad de in the middle of

Spanish-English dictionary > mitad
19 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

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casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

* * *

adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

* * *

ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

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* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

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= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

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casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

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casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

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casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

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casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

* * *

casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

* * *

casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
20 полужив

half-dead, ( от страх) more dead than alive

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полужѝв,

прил. half-dead, (от страх) more dead than alive.

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half-dead, (от страх) more dead than alive

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