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half meaning in Portuguese

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half (consisting of a half)
adjective
[UK: hɑːf]
[US: ˈhæf]

meioadjective

metadeadjective

half (consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half)
adjective
[UK: hɑːf]
[US: ˈhæf]

parteadjective

half [halves] (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)
noun
[UK: hɑːf]
[US: ˈhæf]

metadenoun
{f}

temponoun
{f}

half a dozen (six)
numeral
[UK: hɑːf ə ˈdʌz.n̩]
[US: ˈhæf ə ˈdʌz.n̩]

meianumeral

meia dúzianumeral

half a loaf is better than none phrase

melhor que nadaphrase

half-ass (produced in an incompetent manner)
adjective

feito nas coxasadjective

meia-bocaadjective

half-ass (to perform a task incompletely or carelessly)
verb

fazer nas coxasverb

half-assed (poorly or incompetently done)
adjective
[UK: hɑːf ˈæst]
[US: ˈhæf ˈæst]

meia bocaadjective

half brother [half brothers] (male half-sibling)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈbrʌð.ə(r)]
[US: ˈhæf ˈbrʌð.r̩]

meio-irmãonoun
{m}

half dozen (6)
noun

meia dúzianoun
{f}

half-hour [half-hours] (period)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈhæf ˈaʊər]

meia horanoun
{f}

half-hour [half-hours] (time)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈhæf ˈaʊər]

meianoun
{f}

half-life (time in physics)
noun
[UK: hɑːf laɪf]
[US: ˈhæf ˈlaɪf]

meia-vidanoun
{f}

semividanoun
{f}

half-life noun
[UK: hɑːf laɪf]
[US: ˈhæf ˈlaɪf]

período de semidesintegraçãonoun
{m}

half-light (the soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːf.ˈlaɪt]
[US: laɪt]

meia-luznoun
{f}

penumbranoun
{f}

semiescuridãonoun
{f}

half-moon [half-moons] (the moon in its first or last quarter)
noun
[UK: hɑːf muːn]
[US: ˈhæf ˈmuːn]

meia-luanoun
{f}

half-naked (with very few clothes on)
adjective
[UK: hɑːf ˈneɪkɪd]
[US: ˈhæf ˈneɪkəd]

seminuadjective

half past ("half past one" as example of usage in other languages)
noun

uma e meianoun

half sister (a female half sibling)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈsɪ.stə(r)]
[US: ˈhæf ˈsɪ.stər]

meia-irmãnoun
{f}

half-time [half-times] (sports: interval between halves)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈtaɪm]
[US: ˈhæf ˈtaɪm]

meio-temponoun
{m}

half-truth (A deceptive statement)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːf truːθ]
[US: ˈhæf truːθ]

meia verdadenoun
{f}

meia-verdadenoun
{f}

half-uncle (half-brother of one's parent)
noun

meio-tionoun
{m}

half-year (period of half a year)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːf.ˈjɪə]
[US: ˈhɑːf.ˈjɪə]

semestrenoun
{m}

halftone (picture made by half-toning)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːf.təʊn]
[US: ˈhæfˌtoʊn]

meio-tomnoun
{m}

halfway (midway)
adverb
[UK: hɑːf.ˈweɪ]
[US: ˈhæˈf.weɪ]

na metadeadverb

on behalf of (speaking or acting for)
preposition

em nome depreposition

one and a half numeral
[UK: wʌn ənd ə hɑːf]
[US: wʌn ænd ə ˈhæf]

um e meionumeral

six of one, half a dozen of the other (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)
phrase
[UK: sɪks əv wʌn hɑːf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.ə(r)]
[US: ˈsɪks əv wʌn ˈhæf ə ˈdʌz.n̩ əv ðə ˈʌð.r̩]

trocar seis por meia dúziaphrase

well begun is half done (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour)
phrase

um bom começo é a metadephrase

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