half

half
[hɑːf] 1. pl halves, n
(of amount, object) połowa f; (TRAVEL) połówka f (inf)
2. adj

half bottle — pół nt inv butelki

half pay — połowa zapłaty

3. adv
do połowy, w połowie

first/second half (SPORT) — pierwsza/druga połowa

a half of beer — pół kufla piwa

two and a half — dwa i pół

half-an-hour — pół godziny

half a dozen — sześć, pół tuzina (fml)

a week and a half — półtora tygodnia

half (of it) — połowa (z tego)

half (of) — połowa ( +gen)

half as much — o połowę mniej

to cut sth in half — przecinać (przeciąć perf) coś na pół

half past three — (w)pół do czwartej

half empty — w połowie opróżniony

half closed — (w)półprzymknięty

to go halves (with sb) — dzielić się (podzielić się perf) (z kimś) po połowie

she never does things by halves — (ona) nigdy niczego nie robi połowicznie

he's too clever by half — jest o wiele za sprytny

* * *
1. plural - halves; noun
1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) połowa
2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) połowa
2. adjective
1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pół
2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pół, na pół
3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) pół, połowiczny
3. adverb
1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pół, do połowy
2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pół
- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half

English-Polish dictionary. 2013.

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