half in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for half in the English»Italian Dictionary

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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, eaten, understood, remembered
a metà
half cooked, dressed, hidden
a metà, mezzo
to half close one's eyes, the window
chiudere gli occhi, la finestra a metà
it's half the price
è a metà prezzo
it's half the size
è grande la metà
half as much money, as many people
metà (del) denaro, (delle) persone
half as big, as heavy
grande, pesante la metà
half as much, as many again
ancora la metà or la metà in più
half as tall again
più alto della metà
he's half my age
ha la metà dei miei anni
she's half Italian
è per metà italiana
he's half Spanish half Irish
è per metà spagnolo e per metà irlandese
the word is half Latin half Greek
la parola è metà latina e metà greca
half woman half fish
metà donna metà pesce
he was only half serious
era serio solo a metà
half disappointed half relieved
metà deluso metà sollevato or in parte deluso e in parte sollevato
to be only half right
avere solo ragione a metà
to be only half listening
ascoltare solo a metà
if it was half as easy as they say
se fosse facile la metà di quello che dicono loro
I was half hoping that …
quasi speravo che …
I half expected it
me l'aspettavo quasi
not half old, half big
davvero vecchio, grande
he wasn't half angry, surprised inf
altroché se era arrabbiato, sorpreso
it doesn't half stink! inf
puzza eccome!
not half! inf
eccome! molto! altro che!
not half bad inf
niente male

V.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf]

half a minute
un minuto or un attimo
half a second
un minuto or un attimo
half a tick Brit inf
un minuto or un attimo
half a mo inf
un minuto or un attimo
how the other half lives (the rich)
come vivono i ricchi
how the other half lives (the poor)
come vivono i poveri
if given half a chance
se solo ne avessi la benché minima possibilità
to have half a mind to do
avere una mezza intenzione or idea di fare
one's better or other half
la propria (dolce) metà
that's not the half of it!
e questo è solo una parte! non è la parte più importante!
she doesn't know the half of it!
e non sa ancora il resto!
he doesn't know the half of using a computer
non sa neanche da che parte cominciare a usare il computer
to go halves with sb
fare a metà con qn
let's go halves
facciamo a metà
never to do things by halves
non fare mai le cose a metà
too clever by half inf
troppo intelligente or furbo per i miei, nostri ecc. gusti

See also half back

half back [Brit ˈhɑːfbak, Am ˈhæfˌbæk] N SPORTS

half-arsed [Brit], half-assed [ˌhæfˈæst] ADJ inf

I.half-and-half [Brit ˌhɑːf(ə)nˈhɑːf, Am ˈˌhæf ən ˈhæf] ADJ

II.half-and-half [Brit ˌhɑːf(ə)nˈhɑːf, Am ˈˌhæf ən ˈhæf] ADV

half nelson [Brit hɑːf ˈnɛls(ə)n] N (in wrestling)

half-staff [Am ˌhæfˈstæf] N Am

half-staff → half mast

See also half mast

half fare [ˌhɑːfˈfeə(r), ˌhæf-] N

half-moon [Brit ˌhɑːfˈmuːn, Am ˈhæf ˌmun] N

half-caste [Brit, Am ˈhæf ˌkæst] offens

half-caste → half-breed

See also half-breed

I.half-breed [Brit, Am ˈhæf ˌbrid] ADJ offens

II.half-breed [Brit, Am ˈhæf ˌbrid] N offens

wing half [ˈwɪŋhɑːf, -hæf] N (in soccer)

half-witted [Brit ˌhɑːfˈwɪtɪd, Am ˈhæfˌwɪdəd] ADJ inf, pej

half in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.half <halves> [hæf] N (equal part)

half Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have half a mind to …
avere una mezza intenzione di …
to split sth half and half
dividere qc a metà
the first/second half of a century
la prima/seconda metà di un secolo
half an hour [or a half hour]
mezz'ora
half a loaf is better than none prov
meglio di niente
in the latter half of the year
nella seconda metà dell'anno
to be half an hour early
essere in anticipo di mezz'ora
to be too clever by half
voler fare il furbo
I've half a mind to come to
quasi quasi vengo anch'io
to have half a mind to …
avere una mezza idea di … inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Its original features include the monitor roof, half-moon windows, and porcelian-enameled base.
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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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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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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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In the second half of the 19th century, steam was harnessed to laundry purposes and commercial laundries used steam-powered mangles or ironers.
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Half of the funds in the $7.3 billion budget for the next fiscal year will go toward citywide personnel costs.
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Approximately 500 staff, or almost half the total, entered the armed forces.
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He disappears and reappears, gets cut in half, makes audience members vanish and others levitate.
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In the 72 hours following the announcement, over half a million ticket requests were received.
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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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