English | Norwegian |
---|---|
half (consisting of a half) adjective [UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) halvadjective (Nynorsk) halvadjective |
half [halves] (half a standard measure) noun [UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) halvnoun |
half (in two equal parts or to an equal degree) adverb [UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) halv-adverb (Nynorsk) halv-adverb |
half [halves] (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided) noun [UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) halvdel (two opposite parts of the playing field)noun (Nynorsk) halvdelnoun |
half [halves] (part; side; behalf) noun [UK: hɑːf] [US: ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) delnoun |
half brother [half brothers] (male half-sibling) noun [UK: hɑːf ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈhæf ˈbrʌð.r̩] | (Bokmål) halvbrornoun (Nynorsk) halvbrornoun |
half-finished (only partially completed) adjective [UK: hɑːf ˈfɪ.nɪʃt] [US: ˈhæf ˈfɪ.nɪʃt] | (Bokmål) halvferdigadjective (Nynorsk) halvferdigadjective |
half-hour [half-hours] (period) noun [UK: hɑːf ˈaʊə(r)] [US: ˈhæf ˈaʊər] | (Bokmål) halvtimenoun (Nynorsk) halvtimenoun |
half-life (time in physics) noun [UK: hɑːf laɪf] [US: ˈhæf ˈlaɪf] | (Bokmål) halveringstidnoun (Nynorsk) halveringstidnoun |
half-moon [half-moons] (the moon in its first or last quarter) noun [UK: hɑːf muːn] [US: ˈhæf ˈmuːn] | (Bokmål) halvmånenoun (Nynorsk) halvmånenoun |
half sister (a female half sibling) noun [UK: hɑːf ˈsɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈhæf ˈsɪ.stər] | (Bokmål) halvsøsternoun (Nynorsk) halvsøsternoun |
half-timbered (constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces between the timbers filled with bricks, etc.) adjective [UK: hɑːf ˈtɪm.bəd] [US: hæf ˈtɪm.bəd] | |
half-time [half-times] (sports: interval between halves) noun [UK: hɑːf ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈhæf ˈtaɪm] | pausenoun |
half-year (period of half a year) noun [UK: ˈhɑːf.ˈjɪə] [US: ˈhɑːf.ˈjɪə] | (Bokmål) halvårnoun (Nynorsk) halvårnoun |
halfhearted (lacking full energy) adjective [UK: ˈhæf.ˌhɑː.təd] [US: ˈhæf.ˌhɑːr.təd] | (Bokmål) halvhjertet, halvhjertaadjective (Nynorsk) halvhjartaadjective |
halfway (midway) adverb [UK: hɑːf.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈhæˈf.weɪ] | (Bokmål) halvveis, midtveis, midtvegsadverb (Nynorsk) midtvegsadverb |
behalf noun [UK: bɪ.ˈhɑːf] [US: bə.ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) vegnenoun (Nynorsk) vegnernoun |
better half (spouse or lover) noun [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) bedre halvdelnoun |
on behalf of (speaking or acting for) preposition | (Bokmål) på vegne avpreposition (Nynorsk) på vegner avpreposition |
one and a half numeral [UK: wʌn ənd ə hɑːf] [US: wʌn ænd ə ˈhæf] | (Bokmål) halvannen, halvannet, en og en halvnumeral (Nynorsk) halvannannumeral |