halfway

Senso (Inglese)

Adv

1. (not-comparable) Half of the way between two points
2. (not-comparable) Moderately; somewhat.

Adj

Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.

Concetti

a metà strada

mezzo

metà vie

sinonimi

midway

middle

on the way

half

in between

center

central

unfinished

between

in the middle

midpoint

in-between

partway

by halves

half measures

half a ri

along the way

half-way point

average

half-baked

half-cocked

incomplete

intermediate

in the meantime

median

midst

partial

partly

semi

waist

Traduzioni

halbwegs

mi-chemin

à mi-chemin

halfweg

a medio camino

halverwege

intermedio

milieu

yetersiz

teilweise

à moitié chemin

mi-point

etwa 2 km

halber Rin

auf halbem Wege

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hæfweɪ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: halfwey

Ereditato da inglese antico: healfweġ

Affine saterfriesisch: hoolfwais

Affine olandese: halfweg

Affine tedesco: halbwegs

Affine danese: halvvejs

Affine svedese: halvvägs

In summary

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).