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half
half [{{t}}hɑ:f]
moitié1(a), 2 mi-temps1(b) camp1(c) demi1(d), 1(e) à moitié5
(pl halves [{{t}}hɑ:vz])
1 noun
(a) (gen) moitié f; (of standard measured amount) demi(e) m,f; (of ticket, coupon) souche f;
half an hour une demi-heure;
half a dozen une demi-douzaine;
to cut/to break sth in half couper/casser qch en deux;
what's half of 13.72? quelle est la moitié de 13,72?;
two and two halves, please (on bus, train etc) deux billets tarif normal et deux billets demi-tarif, s'il vous plaît;
{{}}Railways{{}} outward/return half (of ticket) coupon m d'aller/de retour;
you can have the smaller half la plus petite moitié est pour toi;
she gave each of us half elle nous en a donné la moitié à chacun;
it cuts the journey time in half cela réduit de moitié la durée du voyage;
three and a half trois et demi;
three and a half pieces/years trois morceaux/ans et demi;
{{}}British{{}} bigger by half plus grand de moitié, moitié plus grand;
two halves make a whole deux moitiés ou demis font un tout;
to go halves with sb partager avec qn;
we'll go halves on partage;
they don't do things by halves ils ne font pas les choses à moitié;
{{}}British{{}} he always was too clever by half il a toujours été un peu trop malin;
{{}}British{{}} you're too cheeky by half! tu es bien trop effronté ou culotté!;
{{}}familiar{{}} a party/day/hangover and a half une sacrée nouba/journée/gueule de bois;
{{}}familiar{{}} that was a walk and a half! c'était une sacrée promenade!;
{{}}familiar{{}} I've got a headache and a half this morning! j'ai un sacré mal de tête ce matin!;
{{}}familiar{{}} and that's not the half of it et ce n'est que le début;
{{}}familiar{{}} you haven't heard the half of it! tu n'en sais pas encore le quart!;
it's sort of half and half c'est un peu de chaque;
{{}}humorous{{}} my better or other half ma (chère) moitié;
{{}}humorous{{}} to see how the other half lives voir comment on vit de l'autre côté de la barrière, voir comment vivent les autres
(b) {{}}Sport{{}} (period of sports match) mi-temps f inv;
France was in the lead in the first half la France menait pendant la première mi-temps
(c) {{}}Sport{{}} (area of football or rugby pitch) camp m
(d) {{}}Sport{{}} (rugby or football player) demi m
(e) {{}}British{{}} (half pint of beer) demi m (de bière)
2 pronoun
leave half of it for me laisse-m'en la moitié;
half of us were students la moitié d'entre nous étaient des étudiants
3 adjective
a half chicken un demi-poulet;
oysters on the half-shell huîtres fpl servies dans leurs coquilles;
at half speed au ralenti;
{{}}familiar{{}} to go off at half cock (plan) avorter;
{{}}familiar{{}} we don't want to go off at half cock on this one cette fois-ci on ne va pas faire les choses à moitié
4 predeterminer
half the time he seems to be asleep on a l'impression qu'il est endormi la moitié du temps;
half the time he isn't there les trois quarts du temps, il n'est pas là;
he's half a year older than me il a six mois de plus que moi;
{{}}familiar{{}} half a minute! une (petite) minute!;
{{}}familiar{{}} I'll be down in half a second je descends tout de suite ;
I'll be there in half an hour j'y serai dans une demi-heure;
just half a cup for me juste une demi-tasse pour moi;
he's not half the man he used to be il n'est plus que l'ombre de lui-même;
{{}}familiar{{}} to have half a mind to do sth avoir bien envie de faire qch ;
that was half the point of going there c'était tout l'intérêt d'y aller
5 adverb
(a) (finished, asleep, dressed) à moitié; (full, empty, blind) à moitié, à demi;
to be half full of sth être à moitié rempli de qch;
you're only half right tu n'as qu'à moitié raison;
half done (work) fait à moitié; (cooked meat etc) à moitié cuit;
a strange colour, half green, half blue une couleur bizarre, entre le vert et le bleu;
to be half English and half French être moitié anglais moitié français;
I half think that... je suis tenté de penser que...;
for a minute I half thought that... pendant une minute, j'ai presque pensé que...;
I was half afraid you wouldn't understand j'avais un peu peur que vous ne compreniez pas;
I was only half joking je ne plaisantais qu'à moitié;
half laughing, half crying moitié riant, moitié pleurant
(b) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (as intensifier)
they're not half fit ils sont en super-forme;
he's not half lazy il est drôlement ou rudement paresseux;
it's not half cold today! il fait rudement ou sacrément froid aujourd'hui!;
he didn't half yell il a hurlé comme un fou;
she can't half run elle court comme un lièvre;
you don't half put your foot in it sometimes! tu mets vraiment les pieds dans le plat parfois!;
they didn't half complain ils se sont plaints, et pas qu'un peu;
did you complain? - I didn't half! or not half! est-ce que vous vous êtes plaint? - et comment! ou pas qu'un peu!;
he's/it's not half bad il est/c'est vraiment bon
(c) (time) {{}}British{{}}
it's half past two, it's half two il est deux heures et demie;
{{}}American{{}} half after six six heures et demie
(d) (idioms)
to be half as big/fast as sb/sth être moitié moins grand/rapide que qn/qch;
the radio was only half as loud as before le son de la radio était moitié moins fort qu'avant;
to earn half as much as sb gagner moitié moins que qn;
to be half as big again (as sb/sth) être moitié plus grand (que qn/qch);
he earns half as much again as you do il gagne moitié plus que toi
►► {{}}Technology{{}} half bearing demi-palier m;
{{}}British{{}} half board
1 noun
demi-pension f
2 adverb
en demi-pension;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} half buck 50 cents mpl;
{{}}Computing{{}} half duplex semi-duplex m;
to send sth half duplex transmettre qch en semi-duplex;
half fare demi-tarif m;
to travel half fare voyager à demi-tarif;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Music{{}} half step demi-ton m;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}School{{}} half term = congé scolaire en milieu de trimestre;
{{}}Architecture{{}} & {{}}Building industry{{}} half timbering colombage m;
half year semestre m

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