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half: I. noun II. adjective and adverb III. adverb IV. adjective and adverb
half-baked: adjective and adverb
half board: noun
half-breed: noun
half-brother: noun
half-crown: noun
half-dozen: noun
half-empty: adjective and adverb
half-fare: noun
half-full: adjective and adverb
half-hearted: adjective and adverb
half-mast: noun
half-moon: noun
half note: noun
half-price: adjective and adverb
half-sister: noun
half-term: noun
half-timbered: adjective and adverb
half-time: noun

I . half <halves> [hɑ:f, Am hæf] N

1. half (equal part):

half

полови́на f

half an apple

пол-я́блока

in half

попола́м

half and half

полови́на на полови́ну

to cut sth into halves

разре́зать что-ли́бо по́ровну

a kilo and a half

полтора́ килогра́мма

to go halves (on sth) inf

дели́ть по́ровну (что-ли́бо)

to go halves with sb

дели́ть по́ровну [или напопола́м] с кем-ли́бо

to do things by halves

де́лать что-ли́бо наполови́ну

my other half fig

моя́ втора́я полови́нка

first/second half sports

пе́рвый/второ́й тайм m

the first/second half of a century

пе́рвая/втора́я полови́на ве́ка

that was a game and a half! fig

э́то была́ отли́чная игра́!

2. half Brit inf (of beer):

half

полпи́нты

Phrases:

to be too clever by half

быть сли́шком у́мным

II . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

half

полови́нный

half

полови́нчатый

half

непо́лный

half a pint

полпи́нты

half an hour, a half hour

полчаса́

half the country

полстраны́

she's half the player she used to be

она́ и наполови́ну сейча́с не игра́ет так, как ра́ньше

III . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADV

1. half (almost):

half

to be half sure

быть почти́ уве́ренным

2. half (partially):

half

наполови́ну

half asleep

полусо́нный

half cooked

недова́ренный

half done

сде́ланный наполови́ну

half done

недожа́ренный

half naked

полуго́лый

half empty/full

полупусто́й/напо́лненный наполови́ну

3. half (by fifty percent):

half as many/much

вдво́е ме́ньше/в два ра́за ме́ньше

half as much again

в полтора́ ра́за бо́льше

4. half inf (most):

half

в значи́тельной сте́пени

half (of) the time

бо́льшую часть вре́мени

5. half (thirty minutes after):

half past three

полови́на четвёртого

(at) half past nine

(в) полови́не деся́того

at half past Brit inf

в полови́не (о вре́мени)

6. half Brit inf (intensifies negative statement):

not half

совсе́м не

he wasn't half handsome

он во́все не́ был краси́в

Phrases:

that is half the battle

э́то зало́г успе́ха

I would go to Europe given half a chance

я бы пое́хал в Евро́пу при пе́рвой возмо́жности

IV . half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

half

ра́вный полови́не

half and half

в ра́вных частя́х

half-baked [hɑ:fbeɪkt, Am hæf-] ADJ

1. half-baked food:

недова́ренный

недожа́ренный

2. half-baked inf plan:

необду́манный

half board N no pl

half board

полупансио́н m

half-breed [hɑ:fbri:d, Am hæf-] N, half-caste [hɑ:fkɑ:st, Am hæfkæst] N

half-brother N

half-brother

единокро́вный брат m

half-crown [ˌhɑ:fˈkraʊn, Am ˌhæf-] N HISTORY

полкро́ны

half-dozen N

полдю́жины

half-empty ADJ

полупусто́й

half-fare N

полови́нная сто́имость f

half-full ADJ

напо́лненный наполови́ну

half-hearted [ˌhɑ:fˈhɑ:tɪd, Am ˌhæfˈhɑ:rt̬ɪd] ADJ

half-hearted

нереши́тельный

a half-hearted attempt

несме́лая попы́тка f

half-mast N

half-mast flag:

at half-mast

приспу́щенный флаг m

half-moon N

полуме́сяц m

half-moon shaped

в фо́рме полуме́сяца

half note N Am MUS

half note

полови́нная но́та f

half-price ADJ

at half-price

за полцены́

half-sister N

half-sister

единокро́вная сестра́ f

half-term N no pl Brit

коро́ткие кани́кулы мн (в середи́не семе́стра, че́тверти)

half-timbered [ˌhɑ:fˈtɪmbəd] ADJ

half-timbered

деревя́нно-кирпи́чный

half-time [ˌhɑ:fˈtaɪm, Am ˌhæf-] N

1. half-time sports:

переры́в m ме́жду та́ймами

at half-time

в полупери́од

2. half-time econ:

непо́лный рабо́чий день m

to be on half-time

рабо́тать непо́лный рабо́чий день

Usage examples with half

half and half

полови́на на полови́ну

half tone

полуто́н m

half open

приоткры́тый

half board

полупансио́н m

in half

попола́м

half asleep

полусо́нный

half cooked

недова́ренный

half done

сде́ланный наполови́ну

not half

совсе́м не

half naked

полуго́лый

half step

полуто́н

half an hour, a half hour

полчаса́

given half a chance …

при мале́йшей возмо́жности …

that's half the battle

э́то зало́г успе́ха [или побе́ды]

half the people polled

полови́на анкети́рованных

to be half sure

быть почти́ уве́ренным

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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. en.wikipedia.org

He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

A few half-hearted agrarian laws were passed such as the seed certification law, a land rental law and a moderate land reform law. en.wikipedia.org

Fill a wooden tub or half barrel with these bulbs and you have a fabulous show and interesting conversation piece for your garden. blogs.vancouversun.com

Half of the funds in the $7.3 billion budget for the next fiscal year will go toward citywide personnel costs. sfpublicpress.org

In the 72 hours following the announcement, over half a million ticket requests were received. en.wikipedia.org

A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal. en.wikipedia.org

Approximately 500 staff, or almost half the total, entered the armed forces. en.wikipedia.org

Two particularly poignant examples are the sixty-fourth note runs near the beginning, and the trembling half-step figure that appears at the beginning and end. en.wikipedia.org

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