halfway

halfway
halfway [{{t}}hɑ:f'weɪ]
1 adverb
(a) (between two places) à mi-chemin;
it's halfway between Rennes and Cherbourg c'est à mi-chemin entre Rennes et Cherbourg;
we had got halfway to Manchester nous étions arrivés à mi-chemin de Manchester;
they have now travelled halfway to the moon ils sont maintenant à mi-chemin de leur voyage vers la lune;
we had climbed halfway up the mountain nous avions escaladé la moitié de la montagne;
we had got halfway down the mountain nous avions descendu la moitié de la montagne;
the path stops halfway up le chemin s'arrête à mi-côte;
there's a blockage halfway up the pipe il y a un bouchon à mi-hauteur du tuyau;
the ivy reaches halfway up the wall le lierre monte jusqu'à la moitié du mur;
her hair hangs halfway down her back ses cheveux lui arrivent jusqu'au milieu du dos;
he kicked the ball halfway into the French half il a shooté dans le ballon et l'a envoyé à la moitié du camp français;
I've got halfway through chapter 6 je suis arrivé à la moitié du chapitre 6;
halfway through the programme/film à la moitié de l'émission/du film;
to meet sb halfway retrouver qn à mi-chemin; {{}}figurative{{}} couper la poire en deux, faire un compromis;
{{}}figurative{{}} I'm willing to meet you halfway je veux bien couper la poire en deux, je suis prêt à t'accorder un compromis;
we're almost halfway there (in travelling, walking etc) nous sommes presque à mi-chemin, nous avons fait presque la moitié du chemin; (in work, negotiations) nous sommes presque à mi-chemin;
this will go halfway towards covering the costs cela couvrira la moitié des dépenses;
it's halfway between an alsatian and a collie c'est (à mi-chemin) entre le berger allemand et le colley
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (more or less)
a halfway decent salary un salaire à peu près décent;
don't you have something halfway presentable to wear? tu n'as rien d'à peu près présentable à porter?
2 adjective
work has reached the halfway stage le travail est à mi-chemin;
at the halfway point of his career au milieu de sa carrière;
they're at the halfway mark (in race) ils sont à mi-course
►► halfway house (on journey) (auberge f) relais m; (for rehabilitation) centre m de réadaptation (pour anciens détenus, malades mentaux, drogués etc); {{}}figurative{{}} (halfway stage) (stade m de) transition f; (compromise) compromis m;
{{}}Sport{{}} halfway line ligne f médiane

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