halves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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halves [Brit hɑːvz, Am hævz] N npl

halves → half

See also half

I.half <pl halves> [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] N

4. half SPORTS → half back

II.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADJ

III.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] PRON

IV.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADV

half full, over, asleep, drunk, cooked, dressed, eaten, hidden, understood, remembered:

half
à moitié
to half close one's eyes/the window
fermer les yeux/la fenêtre à moitié
it's half the price/the size
c'est moitié moins cher/moins grand
half as much money/as many people
moitié moins d'argent/de personnes
half as big/as heavy
moitié moins grand/lourd
half as much/as many again
moitié plus
half as tall again
moitié plus grand
he's half my age
il est moitié moins âgé que moi
she's half Italian
elle est à moitié italienne
he's half Spanish half Irish
il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais
the word is half Latin half Greek
le mot est moitié latin moitié grec
half woman half fish
mi-femme mi-poisson, moitié femme moitié poisson
he was only half serious
il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux
half disappointed half relieved
mi-déçu mi-soulagé
to be only half right
n'avoir qu'à moitié raison
to be only half listening
n'écouter qu'à moitié
if it was half as easy as they say
si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit
I was half hoping that …
j'espérais presque que …
I half expected it
je m'y attendais plus ou moins
not half old/half big
pas jeune/petit iron
he wasn't half angry/surprised inf
il était drôlement en colère/surpris inf
it doesn't half stink inf!
ça pue drôlement! inf
not half inf!
et comment!
not half bad inf
pas mauvais or mal du tout

V.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf]

I.half <pl halves> [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] N

4. half SPORTS → half back

II.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADJ

III.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] PRON

IV.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADV

half full, over, asleep, drunk, cooked, dressed, eaten, hidden, understood, remembered:

half
à moitié
to half close one's eyes/the window
fermer les yeux/la fenêtre à moitié
it's half the price/the size
c'est moitié moins cher/moins grand
half as much money/as many people
moitié moins d'argent/de personnes
half as big/as heavy
moitié moins grand/lourd
half as much/as many again
moitié plus
half as tall again
moitié plus grand
he's half my age
il est moitié moins âgé que moi
she's half Italian
elle est à moitié italienne
he's half Spanish half Irish
il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais
the word is half Latin half Greek
le mot est moitié latin moitié grec
half woman half fish
mi-femme mi-poisson, moitié femme moitié poisson
he was only half serious
il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux
half disappointed half relieved
mi-déçu mi-soulagé
to be only half right
n'avoir qu'à moitié raison
to be only half listening
n'écouter qu'à moitié
if it was half as easy as they say
si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit
I was half hoping that …
j'espérais presque que …
I half expected it
je m'y attendais plus ou moins
not half old/half big
pas jeune/petit iron
he wasn't half angry/surprised inf
il était drôlement en colère/surpris inf
it doesn't half stink inf!
ça pue drôlement! inf
not half inf!
et comment!
not half bad inf
pas mauvais or mal du tout

V.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf]

See also half back

Translations for halves in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

halves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for halves in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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I.half <-halves> [hɑ:f, Am hæf] N

III.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADV

Translations for halves in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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un demi
a half
trois demis
three halves

halves Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut sth into halves
couper qc en deux
half and half
moitié-moitié
to go halves on sth
partager qc
to not do things by halves
ne pas faire les choses à moitié
half man, half beast
mi-homme, mi-animal
to fly a flag at half-mast
monter son pavillon en berne
to sell sth off at half price
brader qc à moitié prix
half a loaf is better than none prov
faute de grives on mange des merles prov
not to do things by halves
ne pas faire les choses à moitié
to listen with half an ear
n'écouter que d'une oreille
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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.
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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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They were made in two halves, which hinged on the sides of the tank.
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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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Several lobsters have been caught with different colorings on their left and right halves.
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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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The first was the change from a game consisting of two 30 minute halves to three 20 minute periods.
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He also efficiently camouflages the saggy little portions in both the halves of his movie with crisply written dialogues.
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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 helmet's fabric covers are made out of water-repellent wool that are cut in halves and stitched together to give the helmet a distinctive centred, front-to-back seam.
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