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half: I. noun II. adjective and adverb III. adverb
half-baked: adjective and adverb
half-breed: noun
half-brother: noun
half-hearted: adjective and adverb
half-life: noun
half-moon: adjective and adverb
half note: noun
half-price: adjective and adverb
half-sister: noun
half-timbered: adjective and adverb

I . half <halves> [hɑ:f, Am hæf] N

1. half (equal part):

half

pół nt

half

połowa f

in half

half [of] sth

połowa czegoś

to fold in half

składać [perf złożyć] na pół

2. half SPORTS (part of match):

half

połowa f

3. half SPORTS (player):

half

4. half (small):

half a beer

małe piwo nt

5. half Brit (child's ticket):

half

połówka f (biletu)

Phrases:

to be too clever by half

być zbyt sprytnym

not to do things by halves

nie robić niczego połowicznie

to go halves with sb [on sth] inf

dzielić [perf po-] się z kimś [czymś]

other [or better] half

lepsza połowa f (żona)

II . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

1. half (fifty per cent):

half

pół

half an hour [or a half hour]

half the country

he's half the player he used to be

nie jest już tak dobrym graczem jak kiedyś

2. half (thirty minutes):

half five

wpół do szóstej

Phrases:

it's half the battle

to już połowa sukcesu

half a dozen times

III . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADV

1. half (partially):

half

w znacznej mierze

half naked

to be half right

mieć częściowo rację

half cooked

half full

napełniony do połowy

2. half (thirty minutes after):

half past one

wpół do drugiej

3. half (by fifty percent):

half as tall/brave

w połowie tak wysoki/odważny

4. half Brit inf (for emphasis):

it wasn't half crowded

zatłoczony to za mało powiedziane

he wasn't half handsome

powiedzieć, że on był przystojny, to za mało

not half!

half-baked ADJ pej inf

half-breed N pej

half-brother N

half-brother

przyrodni brat m

half-hearted ADJ

half-hearted attempt:

half-hearted

pozbawiony entuzjazmu

half-life N CHEM, PHYS

okres m połowicznego rozpadu

half-moon ADJ

półksiężycowy

half note N AM MUS

half note

half-price ADJ

[at] half-price

za połowę ceny

half-sister N

half-sister

przyrodnia siostra f

half-timbered ADJ

half-timbered

z muru pruskiego

Usage examples with half

in half

half five

wpół do szóstej

half naked

half cooked

half full

napełniony do połowy

not half!

half an hour [or a half hour]

to try half measures

stosować [perf za-] półśrodki

to fold in half

składać [perf złożyć] na pół

it's half the battle

to już połowa sukcesu

half a dozen times

to be half right

mieć częściowo rację

it wasn't half crowded

zatłoczony to za mało powiedziane

he wasn't half handsome

powiedzieć, że on był przystojny, to za mało

half the people polled

połowa f ankietowanych

half a pint, please

małe piwo, proszę

half the battle

połowa sukcesu

half a mile

half [of] sth

połowa czegoś

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English

Approximately 500 staff, or almost half the total, entered the armed forces. en.wikipedia.org

A few half-hearted agrarian laws were passed such as the seed certification law, a land rental law and a moderate land reform law. en.wikipedia.org

After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s. en.wikipedia.org

In the northern half of the state, a series of rivers rise on the western side of the Great Dividing Range. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

In the 72 hours following the announcement, over half a million ticket requests were received. en.wikipedia.org

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