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1 demi
demi, e [d(ə)mi]1. adjective2. prefix• demi-a. ( = moitié) une demi-livre half a poundb. ( = incomplet) c'est un demi-succès it's a partial success3. masculine nouna. ( = bière) glass of beer ≈ half-pint• demi gauche/droit left/right half4. feminine noun* * *
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nom masculin, féminin half
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nom masculin1) ( verre de bière) glass of beer, ≈ half-pint GB2) Sport half
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à demi locution adverbiale half
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demi- (in compounds)1) ( à moitié) half2) ( incomplet) partial* * *d(ə)mi demi, -e1. adjSee:2. nf1) (= heure)C'est déjà la demie? il faut que je me sauve. — Is it already half past? I must get going.
à la demie [partir] (en parlant de trains) — on the half-hour
2)et demie (= 50%) — and a half
trois heures et demie (durée) — three and a half hours, three hours and a half
trois bouteilles et demie — three and a half bottles, three bottles and a half
3. nm1) (= bière: 0.25 litre) half-pintUn demi, s'il vous plaît! — A beer please!
2) FOOTBALL half-back3) (= 50%)Il a trois ans et demi. — He's three and a half.
4) (= heure)5)* * *A et demi, et demie loc adj and a half; trois et demi pour cent three and a half per cent; trois kilos/jours et demi three and a half kilos/days; trois millions et demi de dollars/victimes three and a half million dollars/victims; il est trois heures et demie it's half past three; ⇒ malin.B nm,f half; cinq demis five halves; un jambon entier, c'est trop, achètes-en un demi a whole ham will be too much, just buy a half; je ne veux pas une bouteille entière, vous avez des demies? I don't want a whole bottle, have you got any half-bottles?C nm1 ( verre de bière) glass of beer, ≈ half-pint GB;D à demi loc adv half; je ne suis qu'à demi satisfait/convaincu/éveillé I'm only half satisfied/convinced/awake; elle ne fait pas les choses à demi she doesn't do things by halves.2 ( incomplet) partial; un demi-succès a qualified success; nous n'avons obtenu qu'une demi-victoire we only won a partial victory; cela n'a été qu'une demi-surprise it wasn't a total surprise.F demie nf ( d'heure) half hour; la demie vient de sonner the half hour has just struck; l'horloge sonne les demies the clock strikes on the half hour; il est déjà la demie, dépêche-toi! it's already half past, hurry up![dəmi] adjectif invariable (devant le nom, avec trait d'union)1. [moitié de] halfune demi-livre de pommes a half-pound of ou half a pound of apples2. [incomplet]cela n'a été qu'un demi-succès it wasn't a complete ou it was only a partial success————————[moitié] halfj'achète un pain? — non, un demi shall I buy a loaf? — no, just (a) half————————nom masculin1. [bière]2. SPORT3. (Suisse) [vin] half a litre of wine————————demie nom fémininà la demie de chaque heure every hour on the half hour, at half past every hour————————à demi locution adverbiale————————1. [dans une mesure] and a half2. [en annonçant l'heure]à trois heures et demie at three thirty, at half past three
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