half
[ (UK) hɑ:f, (US) hæf]adjective
medio ( f media)
half a dozen/mile media docena/milla
half an hour media hora
half
[ (UK) hɑ:f, (US) hæf]adverb
| 1. | [generally]
half naked/Spanish medio desnudo/español half full/open medio lleno/abierto half and half mitad y mitad not half! (UK & inf) ¡y cómo! |
| 2. | [by half]
half as big (as) la mitad de grande (que) |
| 3. | [in telling the time]
half past nine, half after nine (US) las nueve y media it's half past son y media |
half
[ (UK) hɑ:f, (US) hæf]noun
| 1. | (pl
halves)
[one of two parts] mitad f one half of the group una mitad del grupo a pound/mile and a half una libra/milla y media by half en un cincuenta por ciento in half por la mitad, en dos he doesn't do things by halves no hace las cosas a medias to be too clever by half pasarse de listo ( f lista) to go halves (with somebody) ir a medias (con alguien) |
| 2. | (pl
halfs)
[fraction, halfback, child's ticket] medio m |
| 3. | (pl
halves)
[of sports match] tiempo m, mitad f |
| 4. | (pl
halfs)
[of beer] media pinta f |
half
[ (UK) hɑ:f, (US) hæf]pronoun
la mitad
half of it/them la mitad
