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Vertalingen half EN>NL

1 one of two equal parts of anything: “He tried to stick the two halves together again”
helft

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.”
(wedstrijd)helft

1 being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): “a half bottle of wine.”
half, voor de helft

2 being made up of two things in equal parts: “A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.”
half, voor de helft

3 not full or complete: “a half smile.”
half(hartig)

1 to the extent of one half: “This cup is only half full”
voor de helft

2 almost; partly: “I'm half hoping he won't come”
bijna, gedeeltelijk

half-

: “a half-dozen”
half-

halve (Werkwoord)

1 to divide (something) into two equal parts: “He halved the apple.”
halveren

2 to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: “By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.”
halveren, tot de helft terugbrengen

'half-and-'half (adver)

in equal parts: “We can split the costs between us half-and-half.”
gelijkelijk, fifty-fifty

'half-back (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards.
(verdedigende) middenvelder

'half-brother (nouns)

a brother or sister by one parent only: “My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.”
halfbroer, -zuster

'half-caste (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.
van gemengd ras

'half-'hearted (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

not eager; done without enthusiasm: “a half-hearted cheer/attempt.”
halfhartig

'half-'heartedly (Bijwoord)

halfhartig

'half-'heartedness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

halfhartigheid

'half-'holiday (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: “the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.”
vrije middag

'half-'hourly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

done etc every half-hour: “at half-hourly intervals”
om het half uur, elk half uur

'half-'term (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

(the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: “We get a week's holiday at half-term”
halverwege studiesemester, halverwege studietrimester

'half-'time (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc): “the players ate oranges at half-time.”
rust in voetbalwedstrijd

'half-'way (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end: “We have reached the half-way point”
halverwege, halfweg

'half-wit (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a fool or idiot.
halvegare, dwaas

'half-'witted (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

foolish or idiotic.
halfgaar, dwaas

'half-'yearly (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

done etc every six months: “a half-yearly report”
halfjaarlijks, om het halve jaar

at half mast

(of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died: “The flags are (flying) at half mast.”
halfstok

by half

by a long way: “He's too clever by half.”
veel te

do things by halves

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Overige bronnen
the halfde halfspeler (m) ; de helft ; de middenspeler (m)
half half ; tweede ; half geslacht dier ; half karkas
Bronnen: interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.


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Synoniemen
EN: partially
EN: partly

Alternatieve spelling of gebruik
Let op; `half` wordt wel in UK-Engels gebruikt maar niet of zelden in US-Engels.
In UK-Engels gebruikt men `half`
Uitdrukkingen en gezegdes
EN: two pounds and a half NL: 2 1/2 pond
EN: do things by halves NL: half werk leveren
EN: he is too clever by half NL: buitengewoon knap
EN: half as much again NL: anderhalf maal zoveel
EN: half past 3 NL: half vier
EN: I half wish NL: ik zou haast wensen
EN: not half! NL: en of!
EN: not half bad NL: nog zo kwaad (gek) niet
EN: not half a bad fellow NL: lang geen kwade kerel
EN: he didn't half swear NL: hij vloekte danig