half-measure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for half-measure in the French»English Dictionary

demi-mesure <pl demi-mesures> [d(ə)mim(ə)zyʀ] N f lit, fig

demi-mesure

half-measure

se contenter de demi-mesures

to make do with half-measures

half-measure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-measure in the French»English Dictionary

demi-mesure <demi-mesures> [d(ə)mim(ə)zyʀ] N f

demi-mesure

half-measure

Translations for half-measure in the English»French Dictionary

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half-measure Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

demi-mesure f

half measure

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English

Collectivization however was seen by the communist leadership as a half-measure when compared to full state ownership.

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I don't like to do things by half-measure.

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Having cold centres during frigid weather is a good thing however this is a half-measure.

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No half-measure "uppish", this had to be called "upper", because it came from that kind of drawer.

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Many saw the treaty as something of a half-measure, but it's important to value what we have.

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But there is no laughing off all the slapdash preparations and equally half-measure fixes any more.

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What we have now is a half-measure.

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But the mask is a half-measure that masks the real solution.

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The thing is, it doesn't feel like a half-measure between those two ideas, even though that's exactly what it is.

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I did not don sneakers or workout raiment -- that seemed a half-measure.

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