half-empty in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for half-empty in the Italian»English Dictionary

semivuoto [semiˈvwɔto] ADJ

semivuoto bottiglia:

semivuoto

half-empty

half-empty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half-empty in the English»Italian Dictionary

half-empty ADJ

half-empty glass:

half-empty

mezzo, -a vuoto, -a

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half empty/full

mezzo vuoto/pieno

Translations for half-empty in the Italian»English Dictionary

mezzo¹ (-a) [ˈmɛd·dzo] ADJ

1. mezzo (metà):

mezzo (-a)

half

mezzo litro di acqua/di olio

half a liter of water/oil

-a giornata

half a day

mezz'ora

half an hour

-a pensione

half-board

2. mezzo (dopo numerale):

mezzo (-a)

half

tre litri e mezzo

three and a half liters

sei mesi e mezzo

six and a half months

otto anni e mezzo

eight and a half years

3. mezzo (nelle ore):

mezzo (-a)

half

le nove e mezza [o mezzo]

half-past nine

4. mezzo (intermedio):

mezzo (-a)

middle

a -a strada

halfway

di mezza età

middle-aged

-a stagione

spring and fall

5. mezzo (davanti a aggettivo):

mezzo (-a)

half

la porta è -a chiusa

the door is half-closed

un teatro mezzo vuoto

a half-empty theater

essere mezzo morto fig

to be half-dead

6. mezzo inf (quasi intero):

mezzo (-a)

a bit of a

avere una -a idea

to have a vague idea

un mezzo scandalo

a bit of a scandal

non dire neanche mezzo parola

to not even open one's mouth

mi dai mezzo minuto?

can I have just a minute?

mezzo mondo

everybody and his uncle

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

semivuoto (-a)

half empty

un bicchiere semivuoto

a half-empty glass

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

mezzo vuoto/pieno

half empty/full

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The college had 350 students in 1977, and students enjoyed half-empty dormitory buildings.

en.wikipedia.org

The company is also actively seeking other tenants for what today is a half-empty mall that hasn't been updated for decades.

www.kamloopsnews.ca

Charter flights -- geared up ready for the summer peak -- often run half-empty, and most hotels have plenty of rooms to spare.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Instead, we should celebrate the negative: life's problems, its grumbles, the half-empty glass.

www.dailymail.co.uk

But getting residents of half-empty towns to accept newcomers can also be a challenge.

www.metronews.ca

Without money, he also picked up the half-empty tubes left by careless students and used them to paint.

en.wikipedia.org

Atmosphere does not benefit from giant, half-empty stadiums.

www.sportsjoe.ie

If you were the glass half-empty type, you might be tempted to say the problem was intractable.

www.canberratimes.com.au

Some schools are half-empty, while others in growing suburban areas are crowded.

ottawacitizen.com

The building is half-empty now, with hanging wires, dust, empty display cases and wooden crates where artifacts will soon rest.

time.com