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half-pint
UK
/ˈhɑːf paɪnt/
US
/ˈhæf paɪnt/
Translations
UK
/ˈhɑːf paɪnt/
US
/ˈhæf paɪnt/
Countable noun; also informal for a small person or child.
The recipe calls for a half-pint of cream.
La recette demande une demi-pinte de crème.
Additional translations
Informal, typically attributive; used for a person or thing that is very small, weak, or insignificant.
It was a half-pint excuse for a plan.
C'était un prétexte minable pour un plan.
Definitions
The recipe calls for a half-pint of cream.
The coach dismissed him as a half-pint.
It was a half-pint excuse for a plan.