Formy złożone:
half | |
| Angielski | Polski |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | i pół spój. + licz. |
| If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | o połowę przyim. + ż |
| Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| by half adv | informal (by a great deal) | o spory kawał wyr. |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) | środkowy obrońca przym. + m |
| (slang) | stoper m |
| fold in half v expr | (bend over on itself) | składać na pół |
| złożyć na pół |
| The table folds in half to make it more portable. |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | sześć licz. |
| 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]) | sześć licz. |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
| half a second n | figurative (a very brief time) | momencik m |
| Hold on, I'll be with you in half a second! |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | pół godziny |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | na wpół śpiący wyr. |
| 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 blind,
half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | niedowidzący przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | przyrodni brat przym. + m |
| przyrodnia siostra przym. + ż |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) | mieszaniec m |
| That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) | częściowe wyżywienie przym. + n |
| 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) | brat przyrodni m + przym. |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
half dead,
half-dead adj | figurative (exhausted) | półżywy przym. |
| 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) | półdolarówka ż |
| It is rare to come across a half-dollar coin anymore. |
| half hour n | (half an hour, 30 minutes) | pół godziny ż + ż |
| I go for a half hour run every morning. |
half measure,
half-measure n | disapproving, often plural (incomplete attempt) | półśrodki m, l.mn. |
| 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) | pół mili ż + ż |
| When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | pół ceny licz. + ż |
| The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) | pół muszli ż + ż |
| 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) | przyrodnia siostra przym. + ż |
| My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | ferie ż, l.mn. |
| We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) | przyrodni przym. |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) | mieszany przym. |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | półkole n |
| The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) | czas połowicznego rozpadu wyr. |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | przeceniony o 50%, przeceniony o połowę wyr. |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | za pół ceny wyr. |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) | przerwa ż |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
half-volley,
half volley vtr | (tennis: return ball after it bounces) | półwolej m |
| Uwaga: hyphen omitted when term is a noun |
| He caught the ball on the half volley. |
half-volley,
half volley vi | (tennis ball: return after it bounces) | półwolej m |
| in half adv | (into two equal parts) | na pół przyim. + ż |
| After the divorce their assets were divided in half. |
| more than half expr | (greater than 50%) | więcej niż połowę wyr. |
| You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | niezły przym. |
| That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| [sb]'s other half n | figurative, informal (spouse, significant other) (przenośny, potoczny) | czyjaś druga połowa wyr. |
| the other half n | figurative (different economic class) | druga połowa licz. + ż |
