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1 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) a tăia în două, a înjumătăţi2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) a reduce la jumătate -
2 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) jumătate2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) jumătate; repriză2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) jumătate (de)2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) jumătate3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) (pe) jumătate3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pe jumătate2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) aproape•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half
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