half

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
2. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
3. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
4. (British) Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
5. Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
6. The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
7. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
8. (slang) A half sibling.
9. (UK, dated) A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
10. abbreviated form for half marathon.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of half-dollar.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
2. (not-comparable) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
3. (not-comparable) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
4. (not-comparable) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
2. (not-comparable) In some part approximating a half.
3. (not-comparable) Partially; imperfectly.
4. (not-comparable) Practically, nearly.

Verb

To halve.

Prep

1. (Ireland, UK) Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
2. (rare) A half-hour to (preceding) the next hour.

Intj

A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.

Concepts

moitié

demi

partie

moyen

à demi

division

d’un autre côté

hémisphère

milieu

morceau

par contre

partiellement

semestre

à moitié prix

demie

demi-tarif

et demie

mi-chemin

mi-temps

partager en deux

à part égale

l’autre côté

l’autre moitié

l’inverse

à moitié

au contraire

derrière

devant

Synonymes

part

middle

moiety

side

semi

halfway

division

piece

some

partially

partial

time

⌚

partly

one-half

bit

fraction

one of a pair

fifty-fifty

one side

portion

center

halftime

other side

half-and-half

contrary

five thousand

conduct

five hundred

front

gap

first half

component

midway

fifty

chip

bisection

articulated lorry

🚛

fetch

facet

centre

hind

hand

✋

imperfect

incomplete

leaf

evenness

midnight

midpoint

halved

half-year

Traductions

mitad

metà

Hälfte

halb

medio

mezzo

metade

helft

half

meitat

mig

μισό

meio

μισός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/hɑːf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: half

Hérité de ancien anglais: healf

Appartenant à Old Saxon: -

Appartenant à Old Frisian: -

Appartenant à néerlandais: half

Appartenant à frison occidental: heal

Appartenant à allemand: halb

Appartenant à suédois: -

Appartenant à danois: -

Appartenant à norvégien: halv

Appartenant à islandais: hálfur

Appartenant à gotique: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃

In summary

From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part', from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Cognates
Cognate with Old Saxon, Old Frisian, and Old Dutch half, West Frisian heal, Dutch half, German halb, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian halv, Icelandic hálfur and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs). Compare halve, behalf.

Phrases

We broke it in half .

Nous l'avons cassé en deux.

The girls have been here nearly half an hour waiting .

Les filles sont ici près d'une demi-heure en attendant.

We were only half a mile from the destination when the engine packed in .

Nous n'étions qu'à un demi-mile de la destination lorsque le moteur s'est emballé.

It was said that he could cross half of Spain without leaving his possessions .

Il a été dit qu'il pouvait traverser la moitié de l'Espagne sans quitter ses biens.

Half the proceeds of their begging is given to Brahmans .

La moitié du produit de leur mendicité est donnée aux Brahmanes.

The municipality invests close to half a million dollars in promoting its cultural assets .

La municipalité investit près d'un demi-million de dollars pour promouvoir ses actifs culturels.