halve

Senso (Inglese)

1. (transitive) To reduce to half the original amount.
2. (transitive) To divide into two halves.
3. (transitive) To make up half of.
4. (transitive) To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.
5. (transitive) In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.

Concetti

dimezzare

smezzare

bipartire

bisecare

tagliare a metà

ridurre della metà

pareggiare

vuotare di una meta

sinonimi

bisect

split

divide

split in half

divide into two

split in two

cut in half

dispense

distribute

fork

line segment

rip

separate

share

smash

tear apart

cut in two

dichotomise

reduction by half

crack

divide equally

divide in halves

share equally

make less

drink up a half

eat up a half

bifurcate

reduce by a half

break

cut

cut across

deal

dichotomize

dilute

Traduzioni

halbieren

halveren

fendre

diviser en deux

διχάζω

partir por la mitad

dimidiar

zweiteilen

couper en deux

dédoubler

réduire de moitié

διχοτομώ

dividir ao meio

mear

demediar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/hɑːv/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: halven

Ereditato da inglese antico: hilfan

Affine olandese medio: halven

Affine tedesco medio alto: halben

Affine frisone occidentale: helte

Affine olandese: halveren

Affine tedesco: halbieren

Affine danese: halvere

Affine svedese: halvera

In summary

From Middle English halven, helven, from Old English hilfan, helfan, *hielfan (“to halve, divide in two”), from Proto-West Germanic *halbijan, from Proto-Germanic *halbijaną (“to halve”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”).
Cognate with Middle Dutch halven (“to halve”), Middle High German halben, helben (“to halve”). Compare also West Frisian helte (“to halve”), Dutch halveren (“to halve”), German Low German halberen (“to halve”), German halbieren (“to halve”), Danish halvere (“to halve”), Swedish halvera (“to halve”).