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half

/ˈhæf/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. consisting of a half

German	halb
French	demi
Portuguese	meio
Czech	poloviční
Italian	mezzo
Spanish	medio
Dutch	half
Swedish	halv
Latin	medius, dimidius, semicaudatus

2. consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half

German	halb
Portuguese	a parte
Spanish	medio
Dutch	half
Swedish	halv

3. having one parent in common

Swedish	halv

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half

/ˈhæf/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. in two equal parts or to an equal degree

German	halb
French	demi, à moitié, à demi
Czech	napůl, polo, napolo
Italian	mezzo
Spanish	medio
Dutch	half
Swedish	halvt

2. partially; imperfectly

Spanish	medio, parcialmente, fraccionariamente

3. half

German	die Hälfte, die Mitte
French	moitié
Portuguese	a metade
Czech	polovina, půlka
Italian	la metà
Spanish	mitad
Dutch	de helft
Swedish	halv

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half

/ˈhæf/ noun · plural: halves A1 (estimated)

1. half (one of two equal parts into which something may be divided)

German	die Hälfte
French	la moitié
Portuguese	a metade
Czech	polovina, polovice
Italian	la metà
Spanish	la mitad
Dutch	de helft
Swedish	en hälft, en halva, en halvlek
Latin	dimidium

2. one of two roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided

German	die Hälfte, die Spielhälfte
French	la moitié
Portuguese	a metade, o tempo
Czech	polovina, půlka, půle
Italian	la metà, la quindicina, il mezzo
Spanish	la mitad, el medio
Dutch	de helft, de weghelft
Swedish	en hälft, en halva, en halvlek
Latin	dimidium, medietas, dividium

3. half a standard measure

Latin	semis

4. math: fraction

French	le demi
Portuguese	a metade
Czech	polovina
Italian	la metà
Spanish	la mitad
Swedish	en halva

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