demi

Meaning

Adj

half

Noun

1. half (fraction)
2. half (half-hour)
3. a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race
4. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume
5. bathroom

Concepts

half

half-pint

center

centre

demi

halfback

halfway

halves

middle

midfielder

morsel

partly

peewee

piece

pint

runt

semi

shrimp

🦐

ago

one-half

beer

🍺

Synonyms

moitié

avorton

bière

🍺

crevette

🦐

il y a

mi

milieu de terrain

morceau

partiellement

semestre

voici

demie

et demie

mi-chemin

partie

semi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/də.mi/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius.

Sentences

Toutefois , le Sanctuaire lui-même fut achevé en un an et demi .

However, the Sanctuary itself was completed in a year and a half.

Le pays dispose d'un délai de deux ans et demi pour ratifier ce changement .

The country has two and a half years to ratify this change.