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half
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/hɑːf/
US
/hæf/
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half
noun
halves
pl
UK
/hɑːf/
US
/hæf/
moitié
She cut the apple into two halves.
Elle a coupé la pomme en deux moitiés.
Additional translations
mi-temps
Dans le domaine du sport.
Synonyms
division
fraction
segment
part
portion
half
pronoun
Used independently to denote 50 % of a group or amount (e.g. “Half were missing.”).
la moitié
Half were absent from the meeting.
La moitié étaient absents à la réunion.
half
adverb
UK
/hɑːf/
US
/hæf/
à moitié
He was only half convinced by the argument.
Il était seulement à moitié convaincu par l’argument.
Additional translations
pas mal
Dans la tournure négative half bad.
Synonyms
partly
kinda
kind of
sort of
not completely
incompletely
to a degree
to some extent
somewhat
halfway
partially
half
adjective
UK
/hɑːf/
US
/hæf/
demi
S’emploie surtout devant un nom.
She gave me a half portion of the dessert.
Elle m’a donné une demi-portion de dessert.
Additional translations
à moitié
Pour exprimer un état ou une qualité partiels.
Synonyms
incomplete
partial
semi
midway
part
Antonyms
whole
full
Definitions
half
noun
Either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
She cut the apple into two halves.
A period of play in a sports game, typically divided into two equal parts.
The team scored two goals in the first half.
One of two equal parts of a whole, especially in terms of time or quantity.
He spent the first half of the year traveling.
half
pronoun
An amount or number equal to fifty per cent of a whole, used without an accompanying noun.
Half were absent from the meeting.
half
adverb
Partly; to some extent; not completely.
He was only half convinced by the argument.
Used in negative or interrogative contexts as an intensifier meaning ‘very’ or ‘completely’.
The meal wasn’t half bad.
half
adjective
Consisting of one of two equal or nearly equal parts.
She gave me a half portion of the dessert.
Having some but not all of the qualities or features of something.
The room was painted in a half modern, half traditional style.
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