halves [Am hævz, Brit hɑːvz] pl of
half
I. half <pl halves> [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] SUBST
1.1. half (part):
- half
- mitad f
- half of the sugar
- la mitad del azúcar
- the upper half of the body
- la parte superior del cuerpo
- to break/divide sth in half
- romper/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos
- it's interesting to see how the other half lives
- es interesante ver cómo viven los demás
- to do things by halves ugs
- hacer las cosas a medias
- to go halves ugs
- pagar a medias
- we go halves on the rent
- pagamos el alquiler a medias
- too … by half Brit ugs she's too clever by half
- se pasa de lista ugs
1.2. half MATH:
- half
- medio m
1.3. half (elliptical use):
- an hour and a half
- una hora y media
- I wear a 37 and a half
- calzo (un) 37 y medio
- you get time and a half on Sundays
- te pagan el 50% más los domingos
- it's half past ten
- son las diez y media
- the train leaves at half past
- el tren sale a y media
- the half-past train
- el tren de las y media
- … and a half! ugs that was a party and a half!
- ¡eso sí que fue una fiesta!
- that's a dog and a half!
- ¡menudo perrazo! ugs
2.1. half SPORT (period):
- half
- tiempo m
- the first/second half
- el primer/segundo tiempo
2.2. half SPORT (of pitch):
- half
- campo m
2.3. half SPORT Am (interval):
- half
- descanso m
- half
- medio tiempo m LatAm
3. half (of beer) Brit:
- half ugs
- media pinta f (de cerveza)
4. half (fare) Brit:
- one and two halves
- un adulto y dos niños
5. half (spouse) ugs, scherzh:
- my/his better/other half
- mi/su media naranja ugs, scherzh
II. half [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] PRON
- half
- la mitad
- I only want half
- solo quiero la mitad
- half of that money is mine
- la mitad de ese dinero es mía
- the half of it ugs you haven't heard the half of it
- y eso no es nada
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 ugs
- no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era
- she isn't half the player/singer she used to be ugs
- no es ni sombra de lo que era ugs
- 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 ugs
- la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
- not half Brit ugs 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 ugs
center half, centre half Brit <pl halfs or halves> SUBST
- center half
- medio mf centro
I. half <pl halves> [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] SUBST
1.1. half (part):
- half
- mitad f
- half of the sugar
- la mitad del azúcar
- the upper half of the body
- la parte superior del cuerpo
- to break/divide sth in half
- romper/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos
- it's interesting to see how the other half lives
- es interesante ver cómo viven los demás
- to do things by halves ugs
- hacer las cosas a medias
- to go halves ugs
- pagar a medias
- we go halves on the rent
- pagamos el alquiler a medias
- too … by half Brit ugs she's too clever by half
- se pasa de lista ugs
1.2. half MATH:
- half
- medio m
1.3. half (elliptical use):
- an hour and a half
- una hora y media
- I wear a 37 and a half
- calzo (un) 37 y medio
- you get time and a half on Sundays
- te pagan el 50% más los domingos
- it's half past ten
- son las diez y media
- the train leaves at half past
- el tren sale a y media
- the half-past train
- el tren de las y media
- … and a half! ugs that was a party and a half!
- ¡eso sí que fue una fiesta!
- that's a dog and a half!
- ¡menudo perrazo! ugs
2.1. half SPORT (period):
- half
- tiempo m
- the first/second half
- el primer/segundo tiempo
2.2. half SPORT (of pitch):
- half
- campo m
2.3. half SPORT Am (interval):
- half
- descanso m
- half
- medio tiempo m LatAm
3. half (of beer) Brit:
- half ugs
- media pinta f (de cerveza)
4. half (fare) Brit:
- one and two halves
- un adulto y dos niños
5. half (spouse) ugs, scherzh:
- my/his better/other half
- mi/su media naranja ugs, scherzh
II. half [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] PRON
- half
- la mitad
- I only want half
- solo quiero la mitad
- half of that money is mine
- la mitad de ese dinero es mía
- the half of it ugs you haven't heard the half of it
- y eso no es nada
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 ugs
- no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era
- she isn't half the player/singer she used to be ugs
- no es ni sombra de lo que era ugs
- 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 ugs
- la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
- not half Brit ugs 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 ugs
half- [Am hæf, Brit hɑːf] PREFIX
- half-starved
- medio muerto de hambre
- half-glimpsed
- entrevisto
- half-yearly reports
- informes mpl semestrales
half-and-half [Am ˈˌhæf ən ˈhæf, Brit ˌhɑːf(ə)nˈhɑːf] SUBST U
1. half-and-half (cream and milk):
- half-and-half Am
- mezcla de crema y leche
2. half-and-half (beer and stout):
- half-and-half esp Brit
- mezcla de cerveza rubia y negra
half-brother, half brother SUBST
- half-brother
- hermanastro m
- half-brother
- medio hermano m
half-sister, half sister SUBST
- half-sister
- hermanastra f
- half-sister
- media hermana f
scrum half SUBST
- scrum half
- medio melé mf
second half SUBST SPORT
- second half
- segundo tiempo m
half-assed [ˈhæfæst] ADJ Am sl
- half-assed
- papanatas ugs
- half-assed
- chambón LatAm ugs
- half-assed attempt
- torpe
I. half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves SUBST
1. half (equal part):
- half
- mitad f
- half an apple
- media manzana
- in half
- por la mitad
- half and half
- mitad y mitad
- to cut sth into halves
- partir algo por la mitad
- a kilo and a half
- un kilo y medio
- to go halves (on sth) ugs
- pagar (algo) a medias
- to go halves with sb
- ir a medias con alguien
- to do things by halves
- hacer las cosas a medias
- my other half übtr
- mi media naranja
- first/second half SPORT
- primer/segundo tiempo
- the first/second half of a century
- la primera/segunda mitad de un siglo
- that was a game and a half! übtr
- ¡menudo partido!
2. half Brit ugs (of beer):
- half
- media pinta f
Wendungen:
- to be too clever by half
- pasarse de listo
II. half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves ADJ
- half
- medio, -a
- half a pint
- media pinta
- half an hour, a half hour
- media hora
- half the country
- medio país
- she's half the player she used to be
- esta jugadora no es ni sombra de lo que era
III. half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves ADV
1. half (almost):
- half
- casi
- to be half sure
- estar casi seguro
2. half (partially):
- half
- a medias
- half asleep
- medio dormido
- half cooked
- medio crudo
- half done
- a medio hacer
- half naked
- medio desnudo
- half empty/full
- medio vacío/lleno
3. half (by fifty percent):
- half as many/much
- la mitad
- half as much again
- la mitad más
4. half ugs (most):
- half
- la mayor parte
- half (of) the time
- la mayor parte del tiempo
5. half (thirty minutes after):
- half past three
- las tres y media
- (at) half past nine
- a las nueve y media
- at half past Brit ugs
- a y media
6. half Brit ugs (intensifies negative statement):
- not half
- no poco
- he wasn't half handsome
- era guapísimo
- do you like it? — not half!
- ¿te gusta? — ¡no me gusta, me encanta!
IV. half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] halves PRON
- half
- la mitad
- half and half
- mitad y mitad
half-breed SUBST, half-caste SUBST
- half-breed
- mestizo, -a
half-title SUBST
1. half-title (first printed page):
- half-title
- portadilla f
2. half-title (title):
- half-title
- titulillo m
half-crown SUBST HIST
- half-crown
- media corona f
half-timbered ADJ
- half-timbered
- con entramado de madera
half-price ADJ
- at half-price
- a mitad de precio
I. half-yearly ADJ
- half-yearly
- semestral
II. half-yearly ADV
- half-yearly
- semestralmente
half-brother SUBST
- half-brother
- hermanastro m
half-dozen ADJ
- half-dozen
- media docena f
I. half <halves> [hæf] SUBST (equal part)
- half
- mitad f
- half an apple
- media manzana
- in half
- por la mitad
- to cut sth into halves
- partir algo por la mitad
- a pound and a half
- una libra y media
- to go halves (on sth) ugs
- pagar (algo) por mitades
- to go halves with sb
- ir a medias con alguien
- my better half übtr
- mi media naranja
- first/second half SPORT
- primer/segundo tiempo
- the first/second half of a century
- la primera/segunda mitad de un siglo
II. half [hæf] ADJ
- half
- medio, -a
- half a pint
- media pinta
- half an hour [or a half hour]
- media hora
- she's half the player she used to be
- esta jugadora no es ni sombra de lo que era
III. half [hæf] ADV
1. half (almost):
- half
- casi
- to be half sure
- estar casi seguro
2. half (partially):
- half
- a medias
- half asleep
- medio dormido
- half cooked
- medio crudo
- half dead
- medio muerto
- half dead übtr (exhausted)
- medio muerto
- half done
- a medio hacer
- half naked
- medio desnudo
- half empty/full
- medio vacío/lleno
3. half (by fifty percent):
- half as many/much
- la mitad
- half as much again
- la mitad más
4. half ugs (most):
- half
- la mayor parte
- half (of) the time
- la mayor parte del tiempo
5. half (thirty minutes after):
- half past three
- las tres y media
- (at) half past nine
- a las nueve y media
- at half past
- a y media
IV. half [hæf] PRON
- half
- la mitad
- only half of them came
- sólo vino la mitad de ellos
half-and-half SUBST
- half-and-half
- leche f con crema
half and half ADJ
- to split sth half and half
- dividir algo mitad y mitad
half-dollar SUBST
- half-dollar
- moneda f de cincuenta centavos de dólar estadounidense
half-empty ADJ
half-empty glass:
- half-empty
- medio vacío, -a
half-caste SUBST offensive
- half-caste
- mestizo(-a) m (f)
half-baked ADJ
1. half-baked food:
- half-baked
- medio cocido, -a
2. half-baked ugs plan:
- half-baked
- sin sentido
- half-baked
- estúpido, -a
half-dozen ADJ
- half-dozen
- media docena f
half-breed SUBST
- half-breed
- mestizo, -a
half brother SUBST
- half brother
- hermanastro m
- media carcasa
- half shell
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