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half

Pronunciation: /hɑːf/

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German translation of half

A. n. (pl. halves /hɑːvz/)

  • 1 Hälfte half [of sth.] = die Hälfte [von etw.] half of Europe = halb Europa one and a half hours, one hour and a half = anderthalb od. eineinhalb Stunden divide sth. in half or into halves = etw. halbieren she is three and a half = sie ist dreieinhalb
  • 2 [Footb. etc.] (period) Halbzeit

B. adj.

  • halb half the house/books/time = die Hälfte des Hauses/der Bücher/der Zeit half an hour = eine halbe Stunde

C. adv.

  • 1 zur Hälfte; halb [schließen, aufessen, fertig, voll, geöffnet]; (almost) fast [ersticken, tot sein] half as much/many = halb so viel/viele only half hear what … = nur zum Teil hören, was …
  • 2half past or (coll.) half one/two/three etc. = halb zwei/drei/vier usw. half past twelve = halb eins

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