Translation of half – English-Russian dictionary

half
noun, determiner
uk
/hɑːf/
us
plural halves
A2 [ C, U ]
one of two equal parts of something; 1/2
половина
Rice is eaten by half of the world's population.
Cut the lemons into halves.
It'll take half an hour to get there.
Jenny lived in Beijing for a year and a half.
break/cut/split sth in half
B1
to divide something into two equal parts
разламывать/разрезать/разделять что-либо пополам
Divide the dough in half and roll it out into two circles.
decrease/increase, etc sth by half
to make something smaller/larger, etc by half its size
уменьшать/увеличивать и т. д. вдвое
The drug reduces the risk of stroke by half.
half past one/two/three, etc mainly UK
A1
30 minutes past one o'clock/two o'clock/three o'clock, etc
половина второго/третьего/четвертого и т. д.
We got back to our hotel at half past seven.
half one/two/three, etc UK informal
A1
30 minutes past one o'clock/two o'clock/three o'clock, etc
половина второго/третьего/четвертого и т. д.
"What time does it start?" "About half six."
half
adverb
uk
/hɑːf/
us
B1
наполовину
half empty/full
Sophia is half Greek and half Spanish (= she has one Greek parent and one Spanish parent).
She was only half aware of what was happening.

(Translation of half from the Cambridge English–Russian Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of half

half
The act of oviposition was very quick, often lasting less than half a second.
Half of the participants took one form of the task and the other half took the other form.
Half-tone illustrations, requiring art paper plates, will be accepted in special circumstances.
If timber price were to fall by a third, then benefits are still comparable to half the proceeds of logging being invested.
The story is told that there are two personalities among psychologists, optimists and pessimists, who see the glass as half full or half empty, respectively.
The first half of the book examines turnover at species level, the second larger-scale community and ecosystem turnover.
However, over half of these informative utterances did not give precise data about the referents involved in the search of the treasure.
Treatment can be a single or repeated sleep deprivation, total (all night) or partial (second half of the night).
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Translations of half

in Chinese (Traditional)
一半,半個, 大量,許多, 部分地,在某種程度上…
in Chinese (Simplified)
一半,半个, 大量,许多, 部分地,在某种程度上…
in Spanish
mitad, la mitad de, medio…
in Portuguese
metade, meio, a maior parte de…
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निम्मा, अर्धा, निम्मी…
半分, 2分の1, しばしば…
yarısı, kısmen yarı, yarı yarıya…
demi-, moitié [feminine], mi-temps [feminine]…
meitat, la meitat de, mig…
helft, (wedstrijd)helft, half…
இரண்டு சமமான அல்லது கிட்டத்தட்ட சமமான பாகங்களில் ஒன்று, ஒன்றாக ஒரு முழுமையை உருவாக்குகிறது, நிறைய…
आधा, आधे, केवल आंशिक रूप से…
અડધું, બે એક સરખા ભાગ., અડધા…
halvdel, halv, halvleg…
halva, hälft, halvlek…
setengah, separuh masa pertama, separuh…
die Hälfte, die Halbzeit, halb…
halv, halvpart [masculine], omgang [masculine]…
آدھا, نصف, آدھے…
половина, половина гри, неповний…
సగం…
অর্ধেক, দুটি সমান বা প্রায় সমান অংশ যা একত্রিত হয়ে সম্পূর্ণ করে, অনেক…
půlka, půl, poločas…
separuh, paruhan, setengah…
ครึ่ง (จำนวน), ครึ่งเวลาการแข่งขัน, ครึ่งหนึ่ง…
một nửa, hiệp, tạo thành từ hai nửa…
pół, połowa, w połowie…
반, 1/2, 큰 부분…
metà, mezzo, la maggior parte di…
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