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half1〈de〉1 half♦voorbeelden:————————half21 [de helft zijnde] half2 [voor een (groot) deel; niet helemaal] half3 [met betrekking tot het punt waar de andere helft begint] halfway up/down/along/through♦voorbeelden:een halve cirkel • a semicirclehalve dagen werken • work half timevoor half geld/tegen de halve prijs • (for/at) half pricevier en een halve mijl • four and a half milesde klok slaat hele en halve uren • the clock strikes the (full) hours and the half hoursgeen halve maatregelen • no half measuresde halve stad spreekt ervan • half the town is talking about itiets met een half woord aanduiden • (barely) hint at somethinghij hoeft maar een half woord te zeggen • half a word is enougher is een bus telkens om vier minuten vóór het halve uur/vóór half • there is a bus every four minutes to the half hourhet is half elf • it is half (past) tenhet is vijf voor half elf • it is twenty-five past ten¶ een halve gare • a fool/halfwit/BtwitII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [voor een deel] half♦voorbeelden:het hek is half wit en half groen geverfd • the fence is painted half white, half greenje weet niet half hoe erg het is • little do you know how serious it ismijn werk is half af • my work is half donehalf zo groot als ik • half as tall as mehalf en half tot iets besloten zijn • have more or less decidediemand iets half en half beloven • half promise someone somethingik ben er half en half van op de hoogte • I have not yet been fully informedhalf en half/half om half • half and half2 met het raam half dicht • with the window halfway down/opende deur stond half open • the door was ajarik kan het maar half geloven • I can hardly believe ithalf lachend, half huilend • torn between laughing and cryingiets maar half verstaan • understand only half of it -
2 in tweestrijd staan
in tweestrijd staanbe torn between (two things), be in two minds (about something)Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in tweestrijd staan
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3 overwegen
overwegen1 [overdenken] consider ⇒ think over/out♦voorbeelden:het overwegen waard • worth consideringwij overwegen een nieuwe auto te kopen • we are thinking of/considering buying a new caralles overwegende doe ik er beter aan om … • all things considered I had better …ernstig overwogen worden • be under serious considerationik heb mijn antwoord goed overwogen • I have given careful thought/consideration to my responseeen goed overwogen oplossing • a carefully thought-out solutioniets goed/grondig overwegen • turn something over in one's mindhet nog eens goed overwegen • reconsider (the matter)〈 juridisch〉 overwegende, dat … • considering that …♦voorbeelden:1 zij werd verscheurd door woede en angst, maar uiteindelijk overwoog de angst • she was torn between anger and fear, but in the end fear prevailed -
4 tweestrijd
1 → link=tweegevecht tweegevecht2 [inwendige strijd] internal conflict♦voorbeelden:2 in tweestrijd staan • be torn between (two things), be in two minds (about something) -
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См. также в других словарях:
torn between — phrase unable to decide which of two people or things you want most Many women feel torn between having a family or a career. Thesaurus: indecision and undecidedsynonym Main entry: tear … Useful english dictionary
torn between — unable to decide which of two people or things you want most Many women feel torn between having a family or a career … English dictionary
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torn between A and B — be torn (between A and B) idiom to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings • I was torn between my parents and my friend. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
Torn Between Two Lovers (Mary MacGregor album) — Infobox Album Name = TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Type = Album Longtype = Artist = Mary MacGregor Released = 1976 Label = Ariola AmericaSMAS 50015 Producer = Peter Yarrow Barry BeckettMary MacGregor s 1st album. Currently out of print and never issued … Wikipedia
be torn between A and B — be torn (between A and B) idiom to be unable to decide or choose between two people, things or feelings • I was torn between my parents and my friend. Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
torn — adj. divided (cannot stand alone) torn between (he was torn between his family and his job) * * * [ divided ] (cannot stand alone) torn between (he was torn between his family and his job) … Combinatory dictionary
torn — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] 1) Torn is the past participle of tear. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ between pl n If you are torn between two or more things, you cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled. Robb is torn between … English dictionary
Torn (LeToya Luckett song) — Infobox Single Name = Torn Artist = LeToya from Album = LeToya Released = March 21, 2006 (U.S.) September 2, 2006 (AUS) September 25, 2006 (UK) April 15, 2008 (CAN, PR Format = CD single, 7 vinyl single Recorded = 2006 Genre = R B Length = 4:22… … Wikipedia
torn — /tɔn / (say tawn) verb 1. past participle of tear2. –phrase 2. that s torn it, everything is ruined. 3. torn between, unable to choose between (conflicting desires, duties, etc.) …
