成句・複合語: half | |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | 5割増し、~半 表 HHiraganaごわりまし、~はん |
| If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
and a half, a [sth] and a half n | informal (extreme example) | 一仕事、大仕事 名 HHiraganaひとしごと、おおしごと |
| You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
at half-mast, also US: at half-staff adv | (flag: flying low) | 半旗の位置に 副 HHiraganaはんきのいちに |
| below half n | (under 50 percent) | 半分以下 名 HHiraganaはんぶんいか |
| below half adj | (under 50 percent of) | 半分以下の 形 HHiraganaはんぶんいかの |
| bent in half adj | (person: doubled over) (人) | 前かがみになる 動詞句 HHiraganaまえかがみになる |
| When she came in, she was bent in half because of the pain. |
| bent in half adj | (thing: folded in two) (物) | 二つ折りになる、半分に折れる 動詞句 HHiraganaふたつおりになる、はんぶんにおれる |
| After a freak spring snowstorm, the daffodils were bent in half under the weight of the snow. |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | 配偶者、妻、伴侶 名 HHiraganaはいぐうしゃ、つま、はんりょ |
| I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | 半分だけ 副 HHiraganaはんぶんだけ |
| Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| by half adv | informal (by a great deal) | 非常に 副 HHiraganaひじょうに |
center half, center-half, UK: centre half, centre-half n | US (soccer position) (サッカーのポジション) | センターハーフ 名 HHiraganaせんたーはーふ |
center half, center-half, UK: centre half, centre-half n | US (soccer player) (サッカー選手) | センターハーフ 名 HHiraganaせんたーはーふ |
| fly-half n | (rugby position) (ラグビーのポジション) | フライハーフ 名 HHiraganaふらいはーふ |
| fly-half n | (rugby player) (ラグビーの選手) | フライハーフ 名 HHiraganaふらいはーふ |
| fold in half v expr | (bend over on itself) | ~を二つ折りにする 他動 HHiragana~をふたつおりにする |
| The table folds in half to make it more portable. |
| fold [sth] in half v expr | (fold in two) (物) | ~を二つ折りにする 他動 HHiragana~をふたつおりにする |
| Fold the paper in half so that nobody can see what you've written. |
given half a chance, given half the chance expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | 可能であれば 副 HHiraganaかのうであれば |
| I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| half a cup n | US (cookery: measure of volume) | 半カップ 名 HHiraganaはんかっぷ |
half a dozen, a half dozen n | (six) | 半ダース、6つ 名 HHiraganaはんだーす、むっつ |
| 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]) | 半ダースの 連体句 HHiraganaはんだーすの |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
half a liter (US), half a litre (UK) n | (metric fluid measure) | 半リットル 名 HHiraganaはんりっとる |
| half a second n | figurative (a very brief time) | あっという間 名 HHiraganaあっというま |
| Hold on, I'll be with you in half a second! |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) (時間) | 30分、半時間 名 HHiraganaさんじゅっぷん、はんじかん |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half as large as expr | (half the size of) | ~の半分の大きさ HHiragana~のはんぶんのおおきさ |
| The skull of this primitive human ancestor was nearly half as large as that of modern humans. |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | ~の半分 HHiragana~のはんぶん |
| I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | 半額で、半分で HHiraganaはんがくで、はんぶんで |
| The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | 寝ぼけ眼で、ウトウトしながら 表 HHiraganaねぼけめで、うとうとしながら |
| 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 bath n | US (washroom: no bath or shower) | 洗面台と便器のみがある部屋 HHiraganaせんめんだいとべんきのみがあるへや |
half blind, half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | 半盲の 形 HHiraganaはんもうの |
| 注釈: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
half blood, half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) (人) | 異母兄弟 名 HHiraganaいぼきょうだい |
half blood, half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) | ハーフ 名 HHiraganaはーふ |
half blood, half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) (動物) | 雑種 名 HHiraganaざっしゅ |
| That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half board, half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | 1日2食付きの宿泊、朝夕食付の宿泊 名 HHiraganaいちにちにしょくつきのしゅくはく、あさゆうしょくつきのしゅくはく |
| We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
| 3食付きの宿泊よりも、自由が利くので2食付きを好む。 |
half brother (mainly US), half-brother (mainly UK) n | (male sibling by one parent) | 異母兄弟、異父兄弟、腹違いの兄弟 名 HHiraganaいぼきょうだい、いふきょうだい、はらちがいのきょうだい |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
half dead, half-dead adj | figurative (exhausted) | 疲れきっている、フラフラの 形 HHiraganaつかれきっている、ふらふらの |
| David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top. |
| half dollar n | US, Can (50-cent coin) (金銭) | 50セント硬貨 名 HHiraganaごじゅっせんとこうか |
| It is rare to come across a half-dollar coin anymore. |
half hour, half an hour n | (30 minutes) | 半時間、30分 名 HHiraganaはんじかん、さんじゅっぷん |
| 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) | 中途半端な手段 名 HHiraganaちゅうとはんぱなしゅだん |
| (行為の) | ~の真っ最中で、最中で、途中で HHiragana~のまっさいちゅうで、さいちゅうで、とちゅうで |
| (期間の) | 中ごろに、半ばに HHiraganaなかごろに、なかばに |
| 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 mile n | (half a mile, 0.5 of a mile) | 半マイル、0.5マイル 名 HHiraganaはんまいる、れいてんごまいる |
| When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
half note (US), minim (UK) n | (music: half a whole note) | 二分音符 名 HHiraganaにぶおんぷ |
| Four eighth notes are as long as one half note. |
| half pint n | (liquid: 0.2 litres) (行為の) | ~の真っ最中で、最中で、途中で HHiragana~のまっさいちゅうで、さいちゅうで、とちゅうで |
| 注釈: 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) | 半パイント 名 HHiraganaはんぱいんと |
| Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) | 半パイント HHiraganaはんぱいんと |
| He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| half pint n | figurative, slang (short person) (無礼) | チビ 名 HHiraganaちび |
| What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size? |
half price, half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | 半額、半値 名 HHiraganaはんがく、はんね |
| The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) | 半殻、二枚貝の片方 名 HHiraganaはんから、にまいがいのかたほう |
| In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
half sister (mainly US), half-sister (mainly UK) n | (female sibling by one parent) | 異父姉妹、異母姉妹 名 HHiraganaいふしまい、いぼしまい |
| My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) (学校) | 中間休み、中間休暇 名 HHiraganaちゅうかんやすみ、ちゅうかんきゅうか |
| We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-term n as adj | (relating to mid-trimester break) | 中間休みの、中間休暇の 連体句 HHiraganaちゅうかんやすみの、ちゅうかんきゅうかの |
| half volley n | (tennis shot) (テニス) | ハーフボレー 名 HHiraganaはーふぼれー |
| half-and-half n | US (cream) (米: ミルク) | ハーフアンドハーフ 名 HHiraganaはーふあんどはーふ |
| half-and-half n | (equal parts of two things) | 半々 名 HHiraganaはんはん |
| You want a mixture of half-and-half milk and cream. |
half-assed (US), half-arsed (UK) adj | slang (incomplete or unenthusiastic) | 尻切れとんぼな、不十分な 形 HHiraganaしりきれとんぼな、ふじゅうぶんな |
不熱心な、気乗り薄な 形 HHiraganaふねっしんな、きのりうすな |
| half-baked adj | figurative (badly thought out) | 知恵の足りない 形 HHiraganaちえのたりない |
half-blooded, half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) (人) | 異母兄弟の 形 HHiraganaいぼきょうだいの |
half-blooded, half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) (動物の) | 混血種の 形 HHiraganaこんけつしゅの |
| half-breed n | pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) | 混血児、ハーフ 名 HHiraganaこんけつじ、はーふ |
| 注釈: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person |
| half-caste n | dated, offensive! (person of mixed race) | 混血児、ハーフ 名 HHiraganaこんけつじ、はーふ |
| half-caste adj | dated, offensive! (of mixed race) | 混血の、ハーフの 形 HHiraganaこんけつの、はーふの |
| half-century n | (fifty years) | 半世紀 名 HHiraganaはんせいき |
| half-century n | (group of fifty) | 五十 名 HHiraganaごじゅう |
| half-century n | (sports: score) | 50点 名 HHiraganaごじゅってん |
| half-century adj | (relating to fifty years) | 半世紀の 連体句 HHiraganaはんせいきの |
| We are approaching the half-century point since the end of the war. |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | 半円 名 HHiraganaはんえん |
| The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half-circle n | (half of a circle) | 半円 名 HHiraganaはんえん |
| half-circle n | (half of circumference) | 半円、半円周 名 HHiraganaはんえん、はんえんしゅう |
| half-circle n | (thing: with half-circle shape) | 半円状のもの 名 HHiraganaはんえんじょうのもの |
| half-cocked adj | (gun: partly cocked) (銃器) | 撃鉄を半ば起こした 動詞句 HHiraganaげきてつをなかばおこした |
| half-cocked adj | figurative (not fully thought through) (比喩) | 生煮えの 連体句 HHiraganaなまにえの |
half-crown, half-a-crown n | historical (former British coin) | 半クラウン 名 HHiraganaはんくらうん |
| half-cut adj | UK, slang (drunk) | 酔っぱらっている 形 HHiraganaよっぱらっている |
| You can't drive! You're half-cut. |
| half-hour n as adj | (lasting 30 minutes) | 30分 HHiraganaさんじゅっぷん |
| I go for a half-hour run every morning. |
a half-inch, half an inch n | (measurement: half of one inch) | 半インチ 名 HHiraganaはんいんち |
| a half-inch adj | (half an inch in length) | 半インチの 連体句 HHiraganaはんいんちの |
half-length, half length adj | (portrait: waist up) | 半身の 形 HHiraganaはんしんの |
| 注釈: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length, half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) (ブーツ、ズボン) | ハーフレングス 形 HHiraganaはーふれんぐす |
| 注釈: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-life, half life n | (radioactivity decrease) (放射線物質) | 半減期 名 HHiraganaはんげんき |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
half-life, half life n | (finance: principal decrease) (元金の半分が支払われるのにかかる時間) | ハーフライフ 名 HHiraganaはーふらいふ |
| The time taken to repay half the mortgage debt is referred to here as the half-life of the mortgage. |
| half-marathon n | (running: 13-mile footrace) | ハーフマラソン 名 HHiraganaはーふまらそん |
| 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) | 半旗、弔旗 名 HHiraganaはんき、ちょうき |
half-pipe, half pipe, halfpipe n | (ramp for skate-boarding, skiing) (スポーツ) | ハーフパイプ 名 HHiraganaはーふぱいぷ |
| A group of skateboarders was using the half-pipe. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | 半額の、半値の 形 HHiraganaはんがくの、はんねの |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | 半額で、半値で 副 HHiraganaはんがくで、はんねで |
同時に HHiraganaどうじに |
舌の根も乾かぬうちに(相反することを言う) HHiraganaしたのねもかわかぬうちに(あいはんすることをいう) |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
| half-size n as adj | (half-sized: half as big as usual) | ハーフサイズの 連体句 HHiraganaはーふさいずの |
| half-size n as adj | (miniature) | ハーフサイズの 連体句 HHiraganaはーふさいずの |
half-time, also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) (スポーツ) | ハーフタイム 名 HHiraganaはーふたいむ |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
half-time, also US: halftime adj | (taking place midway though sports match) (スポーツ) | ハーフタイムの 形 HHiraganaはーふたいむの |
half-volley, half volley vtr | (tennis: return ball after it bounces) (テニス) | ~をハーフボレーで打つ 他動 HHiragana~をはーふぼれーでうつ |
| He caught the ball on the half volley. |
half-volley, half volley vi | (tennis ball: return after it bounces) | ハーフボレーで打つ 自動 HHiraganaはーふぼれーでうつ |
half-wit, halfwit n | pejorative (stupid person) (無礼) | まぬけ、アホ 名 HHiraganaまぬけ、あほ |
| Harry is a real half-wit. |
half-witted, halfwitted adj | pejorative (unintelligent) | 低能な、頭の足りない、おバカな 形 HHiraganaていのうな、あたまのたりない、おばかな |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (American football position) (アメフトのポジション) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (American football player) (アメフトの選手) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (rugby position: fly-half) (ラグビーのポジション) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (rugby player: fly-half) (ラグビーの選手) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (rugby position: scrum-half) (ラグビーのポジション) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (rugby player: scrum-half) (ラグビーの選手) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (soccer position) (サッカーのポジション) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfback, also UK: half-back n | (soccer player) (サッカーの選手) | ハーフバック 名 HHiraganaはーふばっく |
halfhearted (US), half-hearted (UK) adj | figurative (unenthusiastic) | 気乗りしない、身の入らない、いいかげんな、中途半端な 名 HHiraganaきのりしない、みのはいらない、いいかげんな、ちゅうとはんぱな |