Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
half | | |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | und eine halbe Rdw |
| und die Hälfte Rdw |
| If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
| Wenn man drei Orangen unter zwei Leuten aufteilt, dann erhält jeder eine ganze und eine halbe Orange. |
and a half,
a [sth] and a half n | informal (extreme example) | so Einiges Adv + Nn |
| ganz schön viel Rdw |
| You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | bessere Hälfte Adj + Npl |
| Liebste Nf |
| Liebster Nm |
| 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 position) | Mittelläufer Nm |
| Stopper, Vorstopper Nm |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) | Mittelläufer Nm |
| fly-half n | (rugby position) | Verbindungshalb Nm |
| fly-half n | (rugby player) | Verbindungshalb Nm |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | halbes Dutzend Adj + Nn |
| sechs Stück Adj + Nn |
| 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]) | halbes Dutzend Adj + Nn |
| sechs Adj |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | eine halbe Stunde Rdw |
| die halbe Stunde Rdw |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | Hälfte Nf |
| I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | um die Hälfte Rdw |
| Hälfte Nf |
| The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | im Halbschlaf Präp + Nm |
| (Slang) | total verpennt Adv + Adj |
| 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. |
| Als du heute morgen anriefst, war ich noch im Halbschlaf und kann mich nicht mehr erinnern, was du gesagt hast. |
| Davina machte für die total verpennten Jugendlichen Frühstück. |
half blind,
half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | beschwipst, angetrunken, angesäuselt Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | Halbschwester, Stiefschwester Nf |
| Halbbruder, Stiefbruder Nm |
| Halbgeschwister, Steifgeschwister Npl |
half blood,
half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) (beleidigend) | Halbblut Nn |
| (beleidigend) | Mischling Nm |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) | Halbblut Nn |
| Mischling Nm |
| That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | Halbpension Nf |
| 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) | Halbbruder Nm |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
half day,
half-day n | (half the day) | halber Tag Adj + Nm |
| Janice is only working half days at the moment. |
| half-day n as adj | (lasting half the day) | halber Tag Adj + Nm |
| Jim decided to take a half-day holiday to go fishing in the afternoon. |
| half-day n | (day when only half is worked) | halber Tag Adj + Nm |
| When I was a child, Wednesdays were half-days for the post office and a lot of the shops. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | eine halbe Stunde Rdw |
| die halbe Stunde Rdw |
| I ran for a good half hour. |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| Ich bin sicherlich eine halbe Stunde lang gelaufen. |
half measure,
half-measure n | disapproving, often plural (incomplete attempt) | nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes Rdw |
| 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) | 0,2 Liter Rdw |
| Anmerkung: 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) | kleines Bier Adj + Nn |
| Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) | 0.2 Liter- Präf |
| He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| half pint n | figurative, slang (short person) (übertragen) | abgebrochener Zwerg Adj + Nm |
| Winzling Nm |
| What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size? |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | halber Preis Adj + Nm |
| The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
half sister (mainly US),
half-sister (mainly UK) n | (female sibling by one parent) | Halbschwester Nf |
| My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | Ferien Plural |
| Semesterferien Plural |
| Anmerkung: In Deutschland gelten die Unterbrechungen an Schulen generell als Ferien (Osterferien, Sommerferien). An Universitäten wird die Unterbrechung zum Sommer als Semesterferien bezeichnet. |
| We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-term n as adj | (relating to mid-trimester break) (Schule) | Halbjahres- Präf |
| half-and-half n | US (cream) | Sahne-Milch-Mischung Nf |
| halb/halb Adj |
| half-and-half n | (equal parts of two things) | Hälfte und Hälfte Rdw |
| halb/halb Adj |
| You want a mixture of half-and-half milk and cream. |
half-assed (US),
half-arsed (UK) adj | slang (incomplete or unenthusiastic) | halbherzig Adj |
| lustlos Adj |
| träge Adj |
| half-baked adj | figurative (badly thought out) | nicht durchdacht Adv + Adj |
| (übertragen) | unausgereift Adj |
| (übertragen) | halbgar Adj |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) | Halb- Präf |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) | Mischlings- Präf |
| Hybrid- Präf |
| half-breed n | pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) | Halbblut Nn |
| Mischling Nm |
| Anmerkung: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person |
| half-caste n | dated, offensive! (person of mixed race) (beleidigend) | Halbblut Nn |
| (beleidigend) | Mischling Nm |
| half-caste adj | dated, offensive! (of mixed race) (beleidigend) | Halbblut- Präf |
| (beleidigend) | Mischlings- Präf |
| half-century n | (fifty years) | halbes Jahrhundert Adj + Nn |
| half-century n | (group of fifty) | fünfzig Adj |
| Fünfzig Nf |
| half-century adj | (relating to fifty years) | fünfzig Jahre Adj + Npl |
| halbes Jahrhundert Adj + Nn |
| We are approaching the half-century point since the end of the war. |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | Halbkreis Nm |
| The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half-circle n | (half of a circle) | Halbkreis Nm |
| halber Kreis Adj + Nm |
| half-circle n | (half of circumference) | halber Kreisumfang Adj + Nm |
| half-circle n | (thing: with half-circle shape) | Halbkreis Nm |
| half-closed adj | (partly closed) | halbgeschlossen Adj |
| half-cocked adj | (gun: partly cocked) (Waffe) | halb gespannt Adj + V Part Perf |
| half-cocked adj | figurative (not fully thought through) (übertragen) | halbgekocht Adj |
half-crown,
half-a-crown n | historical (former British coin) (historisch) | Half Crown Nf |
| half-cut adj | UK, slang (drunk) (umgangssprachlich) | betrunken Adj |
| besoffen Adj |
| You can't drive! You're half-cut. |
| half-dressed adj | (not fully clothed) | halbnackt Adj |
| half-empty adj | (half of contents remaining) | halb leer Adj |
| halbleer Adj |
half-filled,
half filled adj | (container) | halb voll Adj |
| halbvoll Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| half-forgotten adj | (not fully recalled) | in Vergessenheit geraten Rdw |
| fast vergessen Adv + V Part Perf |
| half-full adj | (holding half of available space) | halbvoll Adj |
| half-hour n as adj | (lasting 30 minutes) | halbe Stunde Adj + Nf |
| halbstündig Adj |
| dreißig Minuten Adj + Npl |
| I go for a half-hour run every morning. |
a half-inch,
half an inch n | (measurement: half of one inch) | halber Zoll Adj + Nm |
| (Anglizismus) | halber Inch Adj + Nm |
| a half-inch adj | (half an inch in length) | halber Inch Adj + Nm |
| halber Zoll Adj + Nm |
half-length,
half length adj | (portrait: waist up) | Brust- Präf |
| Halbfigur- Präf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length,
half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) | halblang Adj |
| Dreiviertel- Präf |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) | Halbwertszeit, Halbwertzeit Nf |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
half-life,
half life n | (finance: principal decrease) | Halbwertszeit Nf |
| The time taken to repay half the mortgage debt is referred to here as the half-life of the mortgage. |
| half-light n | (low light, esp. twilight) | Halbdunkel Nn |
| Dämmerlicht Nn |
| Halblicht Nn |
| half-marathon n | (running: 13-mile footrace) | Halbmarathon Nm |
| He won the marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes, but I took longer than that for a half-marathon. |
half-mast,
also US: half-staff n | (flag position: low) | auf halbmast Präp + Adv |
| half-moon adj | (shape of half-circle) | Halbmond- Präf |
| half-naked adj | (not fully clothed) | halbnackt Adj |
| halb nackt Adj + Adj |
| half-pay adj | (half of normal salary) | Hälfte des Lohns Rdw |
| halber Lohn Adj + Nm |
half-pipe,
half pipe,
halfpipe n | (ramp for skate-boarding, skiing) | Rampe Nf |
| (Anglizismus) | Halfpipe Nf |
| A group of skateboarders was using the half-pipe. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | zum halben Preis Rdw |
| um Fünfzig Prozent reduziert Rdw |
| um die Hälfte reduziert Rdw |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | zum halben Preis Adj + Nm |
| um Fünfzig Prozent reduziert Rdw |
| um die Hälfte reduziert Rdw |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
| half-serious adj | (not entirely joking) | halbernst Adj |
| half-size n as adj | (half-sized: half as big as usual) | halb Adj |
| half-size n as adj | (miniature) | Mini- Präf |
half-slip,
half slip n | (woman's undergarment) | Unterrock Nm |
half-starved,
half starved adj | (malnourished) | unterernährt Adj |
| mangelernährt Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| half-timbered adj | (built partially of timber) | Fachwerk- Präf |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) | Halbzeit Nf |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
| Zur Halbzeit lag das Heimteam weit in Führung. |
half-time,
also US: halftime adj | (taking place midway though sports match) (Sport) | Halbzeit- Präf |
| half-track n | (vehicle) (ugs) | Raupe Nf |
| Halbspur Nf |
| A half-track is a cross between a tank and a road vehicle. |
| half-truth n | (partial lie) | halbe Wahrheit Adj + Nf |
| Halbwahrheit Nf |
| half-volley [sth]⇒ vtr | (tennis: return after bounce) | Halbvolley Nm |
| half-volley⇒ vi | (tennis ball: return after bounce) | einen Halbvolley spielen Rdw |
half-wit,
halfwit n | pejorative (stupid person) (ugs, beleidigend) | Idiot Nm |
| (informell, beleidigend) | Trottel Nm |
| (beleidigend) | Dummkopf Nm |
| Harry is a real half-wit. |
half-witted,
halfwitted adj | pejorative (unintelligent) (missilligend) | dumm Adj |
| blöd Adj |
| half-yearly adv | (in six-month intervals) | halbjährlich Adj als Adv |
| alle halbe Jahre Rdw |
| The team releases a report half-yearly, in June and December. |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (American football position) | Läufer Nm |
| (Anglizismus) | Halfback Nn |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (American football player) | Läufer Nm |
| (Anglizismus) | Halfback Nm |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (rugby position: fly-half) | Verbindungshalb Nn |
| Halbfeld Nn |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (rugby player: fly-half) | Verbindungshalb Nm |
| Halbfeldspieler Nm |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (rugby position: scrum-half) | Gedrängehalb |
halfback,
also UK: half-back n | (rugby player: scrum-half) | Gedrängehalb Nm |
halfhearted (US),
half-hearted (UK) adj | figurative (unenthusiastic) (übertragen) | halbherzig Adj |
| lustlos Adj |
| gleichgültig Adj |
| gelangweilt Adj |
halfheartedly (US),
half-heartedly (UK) adv | (without enthusiasm) | halbherzig Adj |
| lustlos Adj |
| desinteressiert Adj |
| Archie does his homework halfheartedly, and it shows in the poor quality of his writing. |
halfheartedness (US),
half-heartedness (UK) n | (lack of enthusiasm) | Halbherzigkeit Nf |
| in half adv | (into two equal parts) | halbiert V Part Perf |
| gleichermaßen aufgeteilt Adv + V Part Perf |
| gerecht aufgeteilt Adv + V Part Perf |
| After the divorce their assets were divided in half. |
jacksnipe,
half snipe n | (bird) | Zwergschnepfe Nf |
