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half meaning in Russian

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half-yearly (twice a year)
adverb
[UK: hɑːf ˈjɪə.li]
[US: ˈhæf ˈjɪr.li]

раз в полгодаadverb

halfbeak (any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae)
noun

полурылnoun
{m}

halfdead (halfway dead; partially alive)
adjective
[UK: hɑːf ded]
[US: ˈhæf ˈded]

полумёртвыйadjective

halfling (a hobbit)
noun

полуросликnoun
{m}

хафлингnoun
{m}

halfsleep (state between being awake and being asleep)
noun

полусонnoun
{m}

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

на полпутиadverb

наполовинуadverb

halfway house [halfway houses] (temporary residence)
noun
[UK: hɑːf ˈweɪ ˈhaʊs]
[US: ˈhæf ˈweɪ ˈhaʊs]

дом на полдорогеnoun
{m}

дом на полпутиnoun
{m}

halfwidth (occupying half the width of a fullwidth character)
adjective

полуширинныйadjective

a fault confessed is half redressed phrase

повинную голову и меч не сечётphrase

better half (spouse or lover)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf]
[US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf]

дражайшая половинаnoun
{f}

половинаnoun
{f}

listen with half an ear verb

слушать вполухаverb

not half bad (imperfect but more than OK)
adjective
[UK: nɒt hɑːf bæd]
[US: ˈnɑːt ˈhæf ˈbæd]

не такой уж плохойadjective
{m}

on behalf of (speaking or acting for)
preposition

от имениpreposition

от лицаpreposition

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

полтораnumeral
{m} {n}

полторыnumeral
{f}

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]

что в лобphrase

что по лбуphrase

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

хорошее начало полдела откачалоphrase

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