second half in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for second half in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

II.half [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] PRON

III.half [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] ADJ

half
medio / media
he won half a million pounds
ganó medio millón de libras
half a pint of milk
media pinta de leche
one and a half hours
una hora y media
half the school knows about it already
ya lo sabe medio colegio
half the amount has been raised already
ya hemos recaudado la mitad del dinero
half my salary goes on the mortgage
la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca
he's half her age
ella le dobla la edad
the planning is half the fun
los preparativos son casi tan divertidos como la fiesta (or el viaje etc.) en sí
she isn't half the player/singer she used to be inf
no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era
she isn't half the player/singer she used to be inf
no es ni sombra de lo que era inf
the shirt had half sleeves
la camisa era de manga corta
she managed a half smile
apenas logró esbozar una sonrisa
to have a half share in sth
tener la mitad de algo

IV.half [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] ADV

half
medio
the meat is half cooked
la carne está medio cruda or a medio cocer
the work is only half done
el trabajo está a medio hacer
she was half asleep
estaba medio dormida or semidormida
the door was half closed
la puerta estaba entreabierta
I half expected to find him here
en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí
I was only half listening
no estaba prestando mucha atención
she said it half jokingly
lo dijo medio en broma
half walking, half running
medio caminando, medio corriendo
half man, half horse
mitad hombre, mitad caballo
she is half Italian, half Greek
es hija de italianos y griegos
they are paid half as much as we are
les pagan la mitad que a nosotros
that will cost you half as much again
le costará un 50% más
the movie isn't half as good as the book inf
la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
not half Brit inf as intensifier he isn't half clever
es inteligentísimo
do you like it? — not half!
¿te gusta? — no me gusta, me encanta
it isn't half cold today
hoy hace un frío de los demonios inf

I.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADJ

II.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADV

III.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

IV.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] VB trans (support)

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second2 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

second3 [Am səˈkɑnd, Brit sɪˈkɒnd] VB trans

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second half in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second half in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves N

II.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves ADJ

III.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves ADV

IV.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves PRON

IV.second1 [ˈsekənd] VB trans

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second2 [ˈsekənd] N (unit of time)

second3 [sɪˈkɒnd, Am -ˈkɑ:nd] VB trans Brit, Aus

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And it misreads the whole of the second half of the 17th century.
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The second half of the work symbolises the rapid development of the newborn and suggests the sequence of an intermezzo, scherzo and finale.
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There is photographic evidence to suggest the ruins were prettified during the second half of the 19th century, with eroded parapets rebuilt, and new window tracery inserted.
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It wasn't nervy in the second half, the team was so close and compact.
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Beside its medical establishments, the beach quarter catered to the moneyed classes in the second half of the 19th century and slowly filled with grandiose villas, hotels and amenities.
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They lost the second match 1-0, Albania scored the only goal of the match in the second half from a penalty kick.
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The second half of the story unfolds in the period after 2 years.
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In the second half of the 20th century, burdock achieved international recognition for its culinary use due to the increasing popularity of the macrobiotic diet, which advocates its consumption.
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Watch the first half and laugh your total head-off, but at the second half, try to enjoy a damp squib!
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Unusually, he then left the stadium, not staying to watch the second half.
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