half

half
[hɑ:f, Am hæf] n <pl halves>
1)
(equal part, fifty per cent) Hälfte f;
the northern \half of the island is subtropical der Norden der Insel ist subtropisch;
in \half [or into halves] in zwei Hälften;
a kilo/pound and a \half eineinhalb [o (DIAL) anderthalb] Kilo/Pfund;
to cut sth into halves etw halbieren;
to cut in \half in der Mitte durchschneiden, halbieren;
to divide sth by \half etw durch zwei teilen;
to fold in \half zur Mitte falten;
to reduce sth by \half etw um die Hälfte reduzieren
2) (Brit) (fam: half pint of beer) kleines Bier (entspricht ca. 1/4 Liter);
a \half pint of lager ein kleines Helles
3) (Brit) (child's ticket)
two adults and three halves please! zwei Erwachsene und drei Kinder, bitte!
4) fball (midfield player) Läufer(in) m(f);
first/second \half erste/zweite Spielhälfte [o Halbzeit];
5) (very soon)
I'll be with you in \half a second [or (Brit) tick] ich bin sofort bei dir
6) (share cost)
to go halves [on sth] (fam) sich dat die Kosten [für etw akk] teilen;
to go halves with sb mit jdm teilen [o (fam) halbe-halbe machen];
7) (treat wholly)
to not do things by halves keine halben Sachen machen (fam)
8) (fam: the whole)
you haven't heard the \half of it yet! das dicke Ende kommt ja noch!;
that's \half the fun [of it] das ist doch gerade der Spaß daran
PHRASES:
a game/meal and a \half ein Bombenspiel nt /ein Bombenessen nt (fam)
to be too clever by \half ein Schlaumeier sein;
my other [or better] \half meine zweite [o bessere] Hälfte;
how the other \half lives (\half lives) wie andere Leute leben adj halbe(r, s) attr;
roughly \half of the class are Spanish die Klasse besteht ungefähr zur Hälfte aus Spaniern;
\half an apple ein halber Apfel adv
1) (almost) halb, fast, nahezu, beinahe;
they had been frightened \half out of their minds sie wären fast verrückt geworden vor Angst
2) (partially, to some extent) halb, zum Teil;
she was \half afraid she'd have to make a speech sie hatte schon fast befürchtet, eine Rede halten zu müssen;
it wasn't \half as good das war bei weitem nicht so gut;
\half asleep halb wach;
to be \half right person zum Teil Recht haben; thing zur Hälfte richtig sein
3) (time)
[at] \half past nine [um] halb zehn (fam);
meet me at home at \half past on the dot, okay? du bist dann um Punkt halb bei mir, o.k.? (fam)
4) (by fifty percent)
\half as ... as ... halb so ... wie ...;
my little brother is \half as tall as me mein kleiner Bruder ist halb so groß wie ich;
he is \half my weight er wiegt halb so viel wie ich
5) (intensifies negative statement)
not \half (Brit) (fam) unheimlich (fam), wahnsinnig (fam), irre (sl)
he wasn't \half handsome er sah unverschämt gut aus (fam)
she didn't \half shout at him sie hat ihn vielleicht angebrüllt;
(affirms positive opinion)
did you enjoy the film? - not \half! hat dir der Film gefallen? - und wie!
6) (partially, to some extent) halb;
I was \half inclined to call you last night but ... ich hätte dich gestern Abend fast angerufen, aber ...;
\half cooked halb gar;
\half empty/full halb leer/voll;
\half naked halb nackt
7) (fam: most) der/die/das meiste;
\half of them didn't turn up die meisten von ihnen sind gar nicht erschienen;
our boss has lost \half his authority unser Chef hat seine Autorität zum größten Teil eingebüßt;
if you are \half the man I think you are, you'll succeed wenn du auch nur im Entferntesten der Mann bist, für den ich dich halte, dann schaffst du das;
\half [of] the time die meiste Zeit
PHRASES:
to be \half the battle [schon] die halbe Miete sein (fam)
given \half a chance wenn ich/er/sie/etc. die Möglichkeit hätte

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