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halve: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
half: I. noun II. adjective and adverb III. adverb
half-ˈbaked: adjective and adverb
half-ˈboard: noun
ˈhalf-breed: noun
ˈhalf-broth·er: noun
ˈhalf-doz·en: noun
half-ˈemp·ty: adjective and adverb
half-ˈfull: adjective and adverb
half-ˈheart·ed: adjective and adverb
half-ˈmast: noun
ˈhalf-moon: adjective and adverb
ˈhalf note: noun
half-ˈprice: adjective and adverb
ˈhalf-sister: noun
half-ˈterm: noun
half-ˈtim·bered: adjective and adverb
half-ˈtime
ˈhalf-wit: noun
half-ˈyear·ly: adjective and adverb

I . halve [hɑ:v] VB trans

1. halve (cut in two):

prepolavljati [perf prepoloviti]

2. halve (lessen by 50 per cent):

zmanjševati za 50 odstotkov

II . halve [hɑ:v] VB intr

prepolavljati se [perf prepoloviti se]

I . half <halves> [hɑ:f] N

1. half (fifty per cent):

half

half the amount

polovica količine

half an apple

half a dozen

half a dozen

šest

a kilo and a half

en kilogram in pol

a kilo and a half

ena kila in pol

to cut sth into halves

prerezati kaj na dvoje

to cut in half

to fold in half

prepogniti na pol

to divide sth by half

deliti kaj na pol

to reduce sth by half

zmanjšati za polovico

2. half Brit inf (half pint of beer):

half

malo pivo n (približno 0,28 l)

3. half Brit (child's ticket):

two adults and three halves, please!

dve vozovnici za odrasle in tri polovične, prosim!

4. half FBALL:

half (midfield player)

krilni igralec(igralka) m (f)

half (period)

polčas m

5. half:

inf you haven't heard the half of it yet!

[in] to še ni vse!

that's half the fun [of it]

to je samo pol zabave

half [of] the time

given half a chance

če bi le imel možnost [or priložnost]

to not do things by halves

ne delati stvari napol

a game/meal and a half

tekma/hrana in pol

to go halves [on sth] inf

razdeliti si stroške [za kaj]

I'll go halves with you

razdelila si bova na pol

how the other half lives prov

kako se drugim godi

half a second [or Brittick]

II . half [hɑ:f] ADJ

half

half [a] per cent

a half pint of lager

III . half [hɑ:f] ADV

1. half (almost):

half

napol

half

na pol

2. half (partially):

half

pol

it wasn't half as good

pol toliko ni bilo dobro

half asleep

to be half right person

imeti delno prav

to be half right thing

biti napol pravilen

3. half (time):

[at] half past nine

[ob] pol desetih

at half past on the dot

4. half (by fifty percent):

my little brother is half as tall as me

moj mlajši brat je za polovico manjši od mene

he is half my weight

za polovico je lažji od mene

5. half (intensifies negative statement) Brit:

not half inf

she didn't half shout at him

še zdaleč ni vpila nanj

half-ˈbaked ADJ fig inf

majav

na trhlih nogah

na majavih nogah

half-ˈboard N Brit

ˈhalf-breed N

1. half-breed offens (person):

mešanec(mešanka) m (f)

2. half-breed:

half-breed (animal)

half-breed (horse)

ˈhalf-broth·er N

half-brother

polbrat m

ˈhalf-doz·en N, half a ˈdoz·en N

half-ˈemp·ty ADJ

half-ˈfull ADJ

half-ˈheart·ed ADJ

half-hearted

medel

half-hearted

half-hearted

brez pravega navdušenja

half-ˈmast N at half-mast

spuščen na pol droga

ˈhalf-moon ADJ

ˈhalf note N Am MUS

half-ˈprice ADJ ADV

po polovični ceni

ˈhalf-sister N

half-sister

half-ˈterm N

semestralne počitnice f pl

at half-term

med semestralnimi počitnicami

half-ˈtim·bered ADJ

half-timbered

zgrajen iz lesenega ogrodja z vzidanim kamnom, opeko ali mavcem

half-ˈtime

half-time SPORTS N:

polčas m

ˈhalf-wit N pej

tepec(tepka) m (f)

butec m

half-ˈyear·ly ADJ ADV

half-yearly

Usage examples with halves

to go halves [on sth] inf

razdeliti si stroške [za kaj]

to not do things by halves

ne delati stvari napol

to cut sth into halves

prerezati kaj na dvoje

I'll go halves with you

razdelila si bova na pol

two adults and three halves, please!

dve vozovnici za odrasle in tri polovične, prosim!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have a dominant pack, a slick back line and with those halves improving all the time they are going places. www.theroar.com.au

Matches finishing in a draw after 80 minutes go to a golden goal overtime consisting of two 10 minute halves. en.wikipedia.org

In general, a conical surface consists of two congruent unbounded halves joined by the apex. en.wikipedia.org

Two halves may also be crimped together, resulting in a ridge around the middle. en.wikipedia.org

The match was played in a blizzard and both captains agreed to play halves of only 30 minutes each. en.wikipedia.org

Also, current in the joint is limited to the small region between the two tip halves and doesn't pass through the part being soldered. en.wikipedia.org

It resembles five deep spoons with the handles linked, or, alternately, the hammocks resemble five fig halves. en.wikipedia.org

The small market area is also cut into two halves, one on each side of the riverbed. en.wikipedia.org

The two halves of the craft were supposed to separate ten seconds after retrofire. en.wikipedia.org

A ripe pineapple is hollowed out by slicing the top off and removing the flesh or by cutting it lengthwise in two halves, the flesh is cut in small cubes. en.wikipedia.org

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