half-past in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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and
mon père et ma mère
my father and mother
et lui et son frère sont alcooliques
both he and his brother are alcoholics
une écharpe rouge et blanche
a red and white scarf
il est grand et fort
he's tall and strong
un homme grand et fort
a tall strong man
une vieille femme laide et acariâtre
an ugly cantankerous old woman
elle sait lire et écrire
she can read and write
trois et deux (font) cinq
three and two makes five
il est tombé et s'est cassé la jambe
he fell and broke his leg
il n'est pas venu, et c'est aussi bien
he didn't come, and it's just as well
allez chercher un docteur, et faites vite
go and get a doctor, and be quick about it
et voilà qu'il sort un couteau de sa poche!
and next thing he whips a knife out of his pocket!
il y a expert et expert (ils ne se valent pas tous)
there are experts and experts
et tu en es fier? (exprimant la désapprobation)
and you're proud of it?
et les enfants de rire! liter
and the children laughed
et moi de répondre … liter
so I replied …
et le pourboire (alors)?
what about the tip?
et si on allait au cinéma?
how ou what about going to the cinema?
et moi alors?
what about me, then?
je ne les connais pas, et toi?
I don't know them, do you?
moi j'y vais, et toi?
I'm going, are you? ou what about you?
et alors?, et après?
so what?
je ne l'aime pas; il est laid et d'un, il est avare et de deux
I don't like him: for one thing he's ugly and for another he's stingy
elle riait et lui pleurait
she was laughing and he was crying
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minuit et demi
half past twelve, half past midnight
il est trois heures et demie
it's half past three
il est déjà la demie, dépêche-toi!
it's already half past, hurry up!
midi et demi
half past twelve

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half-past in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-past in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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at half past nine
à neuf heures et demie

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

à neuf heures et demie
at half past nine
métro
The Parisian métro is one of the oldest in Europe (since 1900). All the lines run from around 5.30 a.m. until about half past midnight. The newest underground line 14, Meteor, is featuring driverless trains and fully automatic systems from the arrival at the platform to the closing of the doors.
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A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal.
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In the 72 hours following the announcement, over half a million ticket requests were received.
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Later images show him as a beardless, sensuous, naked or half-naked androgynous youth: the literature describes him as womanly or man-womanish.
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Cf, which is available in relatively large quantities due to its long half-life (2.65 years).
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Approximately 500 staff, or almost half the total, entered the armed forces.
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It is an annual herb taking an erect or spreading form up to half a meter long or forming a mat or dense tangle.
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In the northern half of the state, a series of rivers rise on the western side of the Great Dividing Range.
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In fact, half the airstaff did not even attend this meeting and were told through a conference call.
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He deployed roughly half of the Ethiopian army to contain the struggle.
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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.
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