half

half
1. plural - halves; noun
1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) mitad
2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) parte, mitad, tiempo

2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) medio
2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) mitad, medio
3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) medio

3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) medio
2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) medio, casi
- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half

half1 adj medio
I waited half an hour esperé media hora
he bought half a kilo of tomatoes compró medio kilo de tomates
half2 adv medio
he's half asleep está medio dormido
half past y media
it's half past two son las dos y media
half3 n
1. mitad / medio
cut the orange in half corta la naranja por la mitad
she bought a kilo and a half of potatoes compró un kilo y medio de patatas
the second half of the film is more exciting la segunda mitad de la película es más emocionante
2. tiempo
Beckham scored in the second half Beckham marcó en el segundo tiempo
El plural de half es halves
half4 pron mitad
that's too much; I can only eat half eso es demasiado; sólo puedo comer la mitad
half
tr[hɑːf]
noun (pl halves)
1 mitad nombre femenino
she gave me half me dio la mitad
a kilo and a half un kilo y medio
2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (period) parte nombre femenino, mitad nombre femenino, tiempo
3 (beer) media pinta
adjective
1 medio,-a
children usually pay half fare on public transport normalmente los niños pagan media tarifa en los transportes públicos
he's been gone for half an hour lleva fuera media hora
adverb
1 medio, a medias
they left him half dead lo dejaron medio muerto
she's half Spanish es medio española
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
and a half familiar muy bueno,-a
that was a meal and a half ¡vaya comida que nos hemos pegado!
in half por la mitad
not half familiar (very) muy 2 (emphatic reply) ¡y tanto!, ¡ya lo creo!, ¡ni que lo digas!
it isn't half cold today! ¡vaya frío que hace hoy!
she isn't half ugly es feísima
do you fancy a beer? --not half! ¿te apetece una cerveza? --¡y tanto!
it doesn't half use some petrol gasta muchísima gasolina
she can't half sing canta fenomenal
to do things by halves hacer las cosas a medias
to go halves on pagar a medias
first half primer tiempo
half measures medias tintas nombre femenino plural
half ['hæf, 'haf] adv
: medio, a medias
half cooked: medio cocido
half adj
: medio, a medias
a half hour: una media hora
a half truth: una verdad a medias
half n, pl halves ['hævz, 'havz]
1) : mitad f
half of my friends: la mitad de mis amigos
in half: por la mitad
2) : tiempo m (en deportes)
half
adj.
a medias adj.
medio, -a adj.
mitad adj.
adv.
medio adv.
n.
(§ pl.: halves) = medio s.m.
mitad s.f.
tiempo s.m.

I hæf, hɑːf
noun (pl halves)
1)
a) (part) mitad f

half of the sugar — la mitad del azúcar

the upper half of the body — la parte superior del cuerpo

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

how the other half lives — cómo viven los demás

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too ... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

b) (Math) medio m
c) (elliptical use)

an hour and a half — una hora y media

it's half past ten — son las diez y media

the train leaves at half past — el tren sale a y media

... and a half! — (colloq)

that was a party and a half! — eso sí que fue una fiesta!

2) (Sport)
a) (period) tiempo m

the first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo

b) (of pitch) campo m
c) (interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)
3) (of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f (de cerveza)
4) (fare) (BrE)

one and two halves — un adulto y dos niños


II
pronoun la mitad

I only want half — sólo quiero la mitad

the half of it — (colloq)

you haven't heard the half of it — y eso no es nada


III
adjective medio, -dia

half a pint of milk — media pinta de leche

one and a half hours — una hora y media

half my salary goes on the mortgage — la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca

she's going out with a man half her age — sale con un hombre al que dobla en edad

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era


IV
adverb medio

the work is only half done — el trabajo está a medio hacer

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

I half expected to find him here — en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí

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

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta

[hɑːf] (pl halves)
1. N
1) (gen) mitad f

give me half — dame la mitad

half of my friends — la mitad de mis amigos

half man half beast — mitad hombre mitad animal

half a cup — media taza f

half a day — medio día m

a pound and a half, one and a half pounds — libra f y media

three and a half hours — tres horas y media

we have a problem and a half * — tenemos un problema mayúsculo, vaya problemazo que tenemos

one's better half *hum su media naranja *

by half, better by half — con mucho el mejor

it has increased by half — ha aumentado en la mitad

he's too clever by half * — se pasa de listo

he doesn't do things by halves — no hace las cosas a medias

half a dollar(=value) medio dólar m

half a dozen — media docena f

to go halves (with sb) (on sth) — ir a medias (con algn) (en algo)

half an hour — media hora f

to cut/break sth in half — cortar/partir algo por la mitad

half a moment! *

half a second! * — ¡un momento!

one's other half *hum su media naranja *

they don't know the half of it * — no saben de la misa la media

she's asleep half the timeiro se pasa la mitad del tiempo dormida

See:
AVERAGE, HALF in average
2) (Sport) [of match] tiempo m ; (=player) medio m

first/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m

3) (Brit) [of beer] media pinta f
4) (=child's ticket) billete m de niño

one and two halves, please — un billete normal y dos para niños, por favor

2.
ADJ [bottle, quantity] medio

a half-point cut in interest rates — una reducción de medio punto en los tipos de interés

I have a half share in the flat — la mitad del piso es mío or de mi propiedad

halfback, half-brother, half-sister
3. ADV
1) (gen) medio, a medias

I was half afraid that ... — medio temía que ...

half as, half as much — la mitad

half as big — la mitad de grande

they paid half as much again — pagaron la mitad más

their garden is half as big again — su jardín es la mitad más grande (que este)

there were only half as many people as before — había solamente la mitad de los que había antes

it wasn't half as bad as I had thought *[interview, trip to the dentist] no lo pasé ni con mucho or ni de lejos tan mal como había imaginado

half asleep — medio dormido

half done — a medio hacer

he half got up — se levantó a medias

half laughing, half crying — medio riendo, medio llorando

I only half read it — lo leí solo a medias

I was only half serious when I said that — aquello solo lo dije medio en broma

half-baked
2) (time)

half past four — las cuatro y media

come at half three * — ven a las tres y media

3) (with neg)
(Brit) *

not half! — ¡y cómo!, ¡ya lo creo!

he didn't half run — corrió muchísimo, corrió como un bólido

it didn't half rain! — ¡había que ver cómo llovía!

it wasn't half dear — nos costó un riñón, fue carísimo

it isn't half hot — hace un calor de miedo

4.
CPD

half fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)

to travel half fare — viajar pagando medio pasaje

half note N(US) (Mus) blanca f

half term N(Brit) (Scol) vacaciones fpl de mediados del trimestre

* * *

I [hæf, hɑːf]
noun (pl halves)
1)
a) (part) mitad f

half of the sugar — la mitad del azúcar

the upper half of the body — la parte superior del cuerpo

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

how the other half lives — cómo viven los demás

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too ... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

b) (Math) medio m
c) (elliptical use)

an hour and a half — una hora y media

it's half past ten — son las diez y media

the train leaves at half past — el tren sale a y media

... and a half! — (colloq)

that was a party and a half! — eso sí que fue una fiesta!

2) (Sport)
a) (period) tiempo m

the first/second half — el primer/segundo tiempo

b) (of pitch) campo m
c) (interval) (AmE) descanso m, medio tiempo m (AmL)
3) (of beer) (BrE) (colloq) media pinta f (de cerveza)
4) (fare) (BrE)

one and two halves — un adulto y dos niños


II
pronoun la mitad

I only want half — sólo quiero la mitad

the half of it — (colloq)

you haven't heard the half of it — y eso no es nada


III
adjective medio, -dia

half a pint of milk — media pinta de leche

one and a half hours — una hora y media

half my salary goes on the mortgage — la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca

she's going out with a man half her age — sale con un hombre al que dobla en edad

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era


IV
adverb medio

the work is only half done — el trabajo está a medio hacer

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

I half expected to find him here — en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí

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

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

do you like it? - not half! — ¿te gusta? - no me gusta, me encanta


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