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half: I. noun II. adjective and adverb III. adverb IV. adjective and adverb
half-baked: adjective and adverb
half board: noun
half-breed: noun
half-brother: noun
half-crown: noun
half-dozen: noun
half-empty: adjective and adverb
half-fare: noun
half-full: adjective and adverb
half-hearted: adjective and adverb
half-mast: noun
half-moon: noun
half note: noun
half-price: adjective and adverb
half-sister: noun
half-term: noun
half-timbered: adjective and adverb
half-time: noun

I . half <halves> [hɑ:f, Am hæf] N

1. half (equal part):

half

полови́на f

half an apple

пол-я́блока

in half

попола́м

half and half

полови́на на полови́ну

to cut sth into halves

разре́зать что-ли́бо по́ровну

a kilo and a half

полтора́ килогра́мма

to go halves (on sth) inf

дели́ть по́ровну (что-ли́бо)

to go halves with sb

дели́ть по́ровну [или напопола́м] с кем-ли́бо

to do things by halves

де́лать что-ли́бо наполови́ну

my other half fig

моя́ втора́я полови́нка

first/second half sports

пе́рвый/второ́й тайм m

the first/second half of a century

пе́рвая/втора́я полови́на ве́ка

that was a game and a half! fig

э́то была́ отли́чная игра́!

2. half Brit inf (of beer):

half

полпи́нты

Phrases:

to be too clever by half

быть сли́шком у́мным

II . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

half

полови́нный

half

полови́нчатый

half

непо́лный

half a pint

полпи́нты

half an hour, a half hour

полчаса́

half the country

полстраны́

she's half the player she used to be

она́ и наполови́ну сейча́с не игра́ет так, как ра́ньше

III . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADV

1. half (almost):

half

to be half sure

быть почти́ уве́ренным

2. half (partially):

half

наполови́ну

half asleep

полусо́нный

half cooked

недова́ренный

half done

сде́ланный наполови́ну

half done

недожа́ренный

half naked

полуго́лый

half empty/full

полупусто́й/напо́лненный наполови́ну

3. half (by fifty percent):

half as many/much

вдво́е ме́ньше/в два ра́за ме́ньше

half as much again

в полтора́ ра́за бо́льше

4. half inf (most):

half

в значи́тельной сте́пени

half (of) the time

бо́льшую часть вре́мени

5. half (thirty minutes after):

half past three

полови́на четвёртого

(at) half past nine

(в) полови́не деся́того

at half past Brit inf

в полови́не (о вре́мени)

6. half Brit inf (intensifies negative statement):

not half

совсе́м не

he wasn't half handsome

он во́все не́ был краси́в

Phrases:

that is half the battle

э́то зало́г успе́ха

I would go to Europe given half a chance

я бы пое́хал в Евро́пу при пе́рвой возмо́жности

IV . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

half

ра́вный полови́не

half and half

в ра́вных частя́х

half-baked [hɑ:fbeɪkt, Am hæf-] ADJ

1. half-baked food:

недова́ренный

недожа́ренный

2. half-baked inf plan:

необду́манный

half board N no pl

half board

полупансио́н m

half-breed [hɑ:fbri:d, Am hæf-] N, half-caste [hɑ:fkɑ:st, Am hæfkæst] N

half-brother N

half-brother

единокро́вный брат m

half-crown [ˌhɑ:fˈkraʊn, Am ˌhæf-] N HISTORY

полкро́ны

half-dozen N

полдю́жины

half-empty ADJ

полупусто́й

half-fare N

полови́нная сто́имость f

half-full ADJ

напо́лненный наполови́ну

half-hearted [ˌhɑ:fˈhɑ:tɪd, Am ˌhæfˈhɑ:rt̬ɪd] ADJ

half-hearted

нереши́тельный

a half-hearted attempt

несме́лая попы́тка f

half-mast N

half-mast flag:

at half-mast

приспу́щенный флаг m

half-moon N

полуме́сяц m

half-moon shaped

в фо́рме полуме́сяца

half note N Am MUS

half note

полови́нная но́та f

half-price ADJ

at half-price

за полцены́

half-sister N

half-sister

единокро́вная сестра́ f

half-term N no pl Brit

коро́ткие кани́кулы мн (в середи́не семе́стра, че́тверти)

half-timbered [ˌhɑ:fˈtɪmbəd] ADJ

half-timbered

деревя́нно-кирпи́чный

half-time [ˌhɑ:fˈtaɪm, Am ˌhæf-] N

1. half-time sports:

переры́в m ме́жду та́ймами

at half-time

в полупери́од

2. half-time econ:

непо́лный рабо́чий день m

to be on half-time

рабо́тать непо́лный рабо́чий день

Usage examples with half

half and half

полови́на на полови́ну

half tone

полуто́н m

half open

приоткры́тый

half board

полупансио́н m

in half

попола́м

half asleep

полусо́нный

half cooked

недова́ренный

half done

сде́ланный наполови́ну

not half

совсе́м не

half naked

полуго́лый

half step

полуто́н

half an hour, a half hour

полчаса́

given half a chance …

при мале́йшей возмо́жности …

that's half the battle

э́то зало́г успе́ха [или побе́ды]

half the people polled

полови́на анкети́рованных

to be half sure

быть почти́ уве́ренным

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English

The foot is often compared to a musical measure and the long and short syllables to whole notes and half notes. en.wikipedia.org

Fill a wooden tub or half barrel with these bulbs and you have a fabulous show and interesting conversation piece for your garden. blogs.vancouversun.com

Two particularly poignant examples are the sixty-fourth note runs near the beginning, and the trembling half-step figure that appears at the beginning and end. en.wikipedia.org

A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal. en.wikipedia.org

Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years). en.wikipedia.org

He disappears and reappears, gets cut in half, makes audience members vanish and others levitate. en.wikipedia.org

He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement. en.wikipedia.org

He deployed roughly half of the Ethiopian army to contain the struggle. en.wikipedia.org

Half of the funds in the $7.3 billion budget for the next fiscal year will go toward citywide personnel costs. sfpublicpress.org

It is an annual herb taking an erect or spreading form up to half a meter long or forming a mat or dense tangle. en.wikipedia.org

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