halves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for halves in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.half <halves> [hɑːf, Am hæf] N

1. half (equal part):

half

половина f

half an apple

половин ябълка

in half

наполовина

half and half

на равни части

to cut sth into halves

разрязвам нщ на половина

a kilo and a half

килограм и половина

to go halves (on sth) inf

деля (нщ) наполовина

to go halves with sb

деля наполовина с нкг

to do things by halves

върша нщ не както трябва

my other half fig

другата ми половинка fig

first/second half SPORTS

първо/второ полувреме

the first/second half of a century

първата/втората половина на века

that was a game and a half! fig

това беше страхотна игра!

2. half Brit inf (of beer):

half

малка бира

Phrases:

to be too clever by half

много съм умен

II.half [hɑːf, Am hæf] ADJ

half

половин

half a pint

половин пинта

half an hour, a half hour

половин час

half the country

половината страна

she's half the player she used to be

тя не е и наполовина толкова добър играч, колкото беше преди

III.half [hɑːf, Am hæf] ADV

1. half (almost):

half

почти

to be half sure

почти съм сигурен

2. half (partially):

half

полу

half asleep

полузаспал

half cooked

полусготвен

half done

свършен наполовина

half done

полуопечен

half naked

полугол

half empty/full

полупразен/полупълен

3. half (by fifty percent):

half as many/much

наполовината

half as much again

още път и половина повече

4. half inf (most):

half

най-много/най-вече

half (of) the time

повечето време

5. half (thirty minutes after):

half past three

три и половина

(at) half past nine

в девет и половина

at half past Brit inf

в и половина

6. half Brit inf (intensifies negative statement):

not half

никак

he wasn't half handsome

той съвсем не беше красив

Phrases:

that is half the battle

това е само половината битка

I would go to Europe given half a chance

бих отишъл в Европа при най-малката възможност

IV.half [hɑːf, Am hæf] ADJ

half

половин

half and half

наполовина от едно и наполовина от друго

half-breed [hɑːfbriːd, Am hæf-] N, half-caste [hɑːfkɑːst, Am hæfkæst] N

half-breed

метис m

half board N no pl

half board

полупансион m

half-empty ADJ

half-empty

полупразен

half-brother N

half-brother

доведен [o. заварен] брат

half-term N no pl Brit

half-term

кратка ваканция между сроковете

half-time [ˌhɑːfˈtaɪm, Am ˌhæf-] N

1. half-time SPORTS:

half-time

полувреме nt

at half-time

на полувремето

2. half-time ECON:

half-time

полудневна работа

to be on half-time

работя половин ден

scrum half N

scrum half

ръгби играч m , който хвърля топката

half-hearted [ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪd, Am ˌhæfˈhɑːrt̬ɪd] ADJ

half-hearted

колеблив

a half-hearted attempt

колеблив опит

Translations for halves in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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разполовявам

divide into halves

halves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

half and half

на равни части

to cut sth into halves

разрязвам нщ на половина

to go halves (on sth) inf

деля (нщ) наполовина

to go halves with sb

деля наполовина с нкг

to do things by halves

върша нщ не както трябва

half an hour, a half hour

половин час

half and half

наполовина от едно и наполовина от друго

to go halves on sth

разделям си сметката

I spared half an hour for him

отделих му половин час

he did only half of the work

той докара работата наполовина

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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This feed system is divided into two equal halves and the two parts summed again to produce the original sum beam.

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The sets were symmetrical with a motor car at each end, and two kitchen cars serving their respective halves of the train.

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As the name suggests, it can be constructed by gyroelongating an octahedron (square bipyramid) by inserting a square antiprism between its congruent halves.

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

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

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

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The first was the change from a game consisting of two 30 minute halves to three 20 minute periods.

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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.

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