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| Angličtina | Čeština |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | a půl sp + čísl |
| If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) (manželství) | lepší polovička |
| I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | půltucet m |
| půl tuctu čísl + m |
| 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]) | půltucet m |
| půl tuctu čísl + m |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | půl hodiny čísl + ž |
| půlhodina ž |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | v polospánku předl + m |
| 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. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | polopenze ž |
| We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
half brother (mainly US),
half-brother (mainly UK) n | (male sibling by one parent) (jeden společný rodič) | polorodý bratr příd + m |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
| half hour n | (30 minutes) | půlhodina ž |
| půlhodinka ž zdrob |
| I ran for a good half hour. |
half measure,
half-measure n | 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 pint n | (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 pint n | (beer: smaller serving) | malé pivo příd + s |
| Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) (předmět o obsahu půl pinty) | čtvrtlitrový příd |
| He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| half pint n | 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-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | poloviční cena příd + ž |
| The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| half term n | (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 life n | (radioactivity decrease) (rozpadu) | poločas m |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | zlevněný na polovinu fráze |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | za poloviční cenu fráze |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) (ve sportu) | poločas m |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
| in half adv | (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 bad adj | (reasonably good) | ujde |
| That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
