(male sibling by one parent) (jeden společný rodič)
polorodý bratr příd + m
My half-brother and I have different fathers.
half hourn
(30 minutes)
půlhodina ž
půlhodinka ž zdrob
I ran for a good half hour.
half measure, half-measuren
disapproving, often plural (incomplete attempt)
polovičaté řešení příd + s
Teaching people how to cook healthy meals is only a half-measure if they cannot afford the ingredients. It is not a time for half measures: we need radical change now.
half pintn
(liquid: 0.2 litres)
dva decilitry čísl + m mn
Poznámka: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun
That glass is a half pint; can you find me a pint?
half pintn
(beer: smaller serving)
malé pivo příd + s
Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer.
half-pintn as adj
(glass, serving: half a pint) (předmět o obsahu půl pinty)
čtvrtlitrový příd
He poured the cola into a half-pint glass.
half pintn
figurative, slang (short person) (hovorový výraz: malý člověk)
prcek m
What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size?
half price, half-pricen
(cost: 50% reduction)
poloviční cena příd + ž
The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale.
half termn
(school, etc.: mid-trimester break)
pololetní prázdniny příd + pl
We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term.
half-life, half lifen
(radioactivity decrease) (rozpadu)
poločas m
The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years.
half-pricen as adj
(50% reduction)
zlevněný na polovinu fráze
Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket.
half-priceadv
(at a 50% reduction)
za poloviční cenu fráze
I bought this dress half-price in the sale.
half-time, also US: halftimen
(sport: break at mid point) (ve sportu)
poločas m
At half-time the home team was winning easily.
in halfadv
(into two equal parts)
na půlky předl + ž mn
na dvě stejné části fráze
After the divorce their assets were divided in half.
not bad, not half badadj
(reasonably good)
ujde
That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either.