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I . half <halves> [hɑ:f] N

2. half Brit inf (half pint of beer):

half

3. half Brit (child's ticket):

4. half FBALL:

half (midfield player)
half (period)

II . half [hɑ:f] ADJ

half
half [a] per cent
a half pint of lager

III . half [hɑ:f] ADV

1. half (almost):

half
half

3. half (time):

[at] half past nine
at half past on the dot

5. half (intensifies negative statement) Brit:

not half inf

half-ˈboard N Brit

ˈhalf-breed N

1. half-breed offens (person):

ˈhalf-broth·er N

ˈhalf-doz·en N, half a ˈdoz·en N

half-ˈemp·ty ADJ

half-ˈfull ADJ

half-ˈmast N at half-mast

ˈhalf-moon ADJ

ˈhalf note N Am MUS

half note

half-ˈprice ADJ ADV

ˈhalf-sister N

half-ˈtime

half-time SPORTS N:

ˈhalf-wit N pej

half-ˈyear·ly ADJ ADV

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A more accurate term for the left pedal on an upright piano is the half-blow pedal.
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He was a strong competitor at centre half-back and also occasionally played the ruck.
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The foot is often compared to a musical measure and the long and short syllables to whole notes and half notes.
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He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement.
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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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It is an annual herb taking an erect or spreading form up to half a meter long or forming a mat or dense tangle.
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He deployed roughly half of the Ethiopian army to contain the struggle.
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Its original features include the monitor roof, half-moon windows, and porcelian-enameled base.
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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.
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A few half-hearted agrarian laws were passed such as the seed certification law, a land rental law and a moderate land reform law.
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