Samengestelde woorden:
half | half past |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | wederhelft nw de |
| | I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) (voetbal) | centrale verdediger nw de |
half a chance,
half the chance n | figurative, informal (slight possibility) | geringste kans bn + nw |
| | I would take that job given half a chance. |
| | Ik zou die job nemen als ik de geringste kans kreeg. |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | half dozijn nw het |
| | | zes telw |
| | The price for half a dozen buns is three dollars; it is five dollars for a dozen. |
half-a-dozen,
a half-dozen adj | (six of [sth]) | zes telw |
| | I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | een half uur nw |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | halfwakker bn |
| | | half aan het slapen frase |
| | I was half-asleep when you called this morning so I don't remember what you said. |
| | Davina made breakfast for the still half-asleep teenagers. |
| | Ik was halfwakker toen je vanmorgen belde, dus ik kan me niet herinneren wat je zei. |
half blind,
half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | half blind bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | halfpension nw het |
| | We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | halfuur nw het |
| | I ran for a good half hour. |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
half measure,
half-measure n | disapproving, often plural (incomplete attempt) (vaak meervoud) | halve maatregel bn + nw |
| | 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. |
| | Het slechts een halve maatregel om mensen gezonde maaltijden te leren koken als ze zich de ingrediënten niet kunnen veroorloven. |
| half pint n | (liquid: 0.2 litres) | halve pint bn + nw |
| Opmerking: 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 pint n | (beer: smaller serving) (bier) | fluitje nw het |
| | (Belg.) | pintje nw het |
| | Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
half pint,
half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) (glas, portie) | klein bn |
| half pint interj | slang, figurative (short person) | dwerg nw de |
| | (informeel) | onderdeurtje nw het |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | halve prijs bn + nw |
| | The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | halve termijn bn + nw |
| | We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-life n | (time radioactivity decreases by half) (natuurkunde) | halveringstijd, halfwaardetijd nw de |
| | The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
| | De halfwaardetijd van uranium-238 is ongeveer 4,47 miljard jaar. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | voor de halve prijs bn |
| | Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | voor de halve prijs, aan halve prijs bw |
| | I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
| | Ik heb dit kleedje aan halve prijs gekocht tijdens de koopjes. |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) | rust nw de |
| | At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
halfhearted (US),
half-hearted (UK) adj | figurative (unenthusiastic) | halfslachtig bn |
| | (figuurlijk) | lauw, mat bn |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | niet slecht bw + bn |
| | That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |