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.) halv(del), halv-

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.) omgang, periode

2. adjective

1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) halv

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) halvparten/-delen

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) halv-

3. adverb

1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) halvt

2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) nesten, halvveis, så smått

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- half-

- 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

halv

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halvdel

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subst. (flertall: halves) \/hɑːf\/

1) halv, halvdel, halvpart

• half of ten is five

halvparten av ti er fem

• half of them were bad

halvparten (av dem) var dårlige

• an hour and a half

en og en halv time

• four and a half hours

fire og en halv time

• cut in half

dele i to halve

2) (sport) omgang, periode

3) (amer. fotball, basketball) pause, halvspilt kamp, to omganger

4) (britisk, hverdagslig, spesielt om øl) en kvartliter øl (en halv pint, ca. 2,5 dl)

• half a Guinnes, please

5) (hverdagslig) forklaring: billett til halv pris, spesielt for et barn

do something by halves gjøre noe halvhjertet

go halves with someone dele likt med noen

how the other half lives hvordan de fattige eller de rike (den andre delen av befolkningen) lever

• her job at Ascot gave her some real insight into how the other half lives

jobben hennes ved Ascot gav henne et godt innblikk i hvordan de rike lever

one half of halvparten av, den ene halvparten, halve

too clever by half (spøkefullt) litt for smart

• I don't trust Jimmy, he's too clever by half

jeg stoler ikke på Jimmy, han er litt for smart

II

adj. \/hɑːf\/

halv

• half the men

halvparten av mennene

• I have half a mind to try

jeg kunne nesten ha lyst til å forsøke

half a crown (historisk) 2 1\/2 shilling (1\/8 pund)

half an hour en halvtime, en halv time

half of halvparten av

half title (typografi, også half-title)

smusstittel

III

adv. \/hɑːf\/

1) halvt, halveis, halv-

• the potatoes were half cooked

• half as much again

halvparten så mye

• at half past five

(klokken) halv seks

• he didn't half swear

han bannet så det lyste

• you haven't half got a cheek!

du er ikke lite frekk!

2) halvt om halvt, nesten

• I half wish he was here

jeg skulle nesten ønske at han var her

not half (hverdagslig) ikke i det hele tatt, langt ifra

• not half bad

slett ikke så ille

not half! (hverdagslig eller spøkefullt) det kan du banne på!

• he was not half good!

gjett om han var bra!