Formas compostas:
half | | |
| Inglês | Português |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | e meio expres |
| 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) (informal) | e tanto expres |
| You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
| bent in half adj | (person: doubled over) | dobrado adj |
| When she came in, she was bent in half because of the pain. |
| bent in half adj | (thing: folded in two) | dobrado ao meio loc adj |
| 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) (informal, datado) | cara-metade sf |
| cônjuge sm, sf |
| I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | pela metade loc adv |
| Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| too ... by half adj | UK, slang, figurative (extremely) | até demais loc adv |
| Your problem is, you're too clever by half! |
| Seu problema é que você é esperto até demais! |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer position) | zagueiro sm |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) (jogador de futebol) | meio-campo sm |
| fly-half n | (rugby position) (rugby: posição) | abertura sf |
| fly-half n | (rugby player) (rugby: jogador) | abertura smf |
| fold in half v expr | (bend over on itself) | dobrar no meio expres v |
| The table folds in half to make it more portable. |
| fold [sth] in half v expr | (fold in two) | dobrar na metade expres v |
| dobrar ao meio expres v |
| 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) | ter a mínima chance expres |
| I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| Eu ficaria com o emprego se tivesse a mínima chance. |
| half a cup n | US (cookery: measure of volume) | meia xícara sf |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | meia dúzia sf |
| 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]) (conjunto de seis) | meia dúzia sf |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
half a liter (US),
half a litre (UK) n | (metric fluid measure) (medida métrica de fluidos) | meio litro sm |
| half a second n | figurative (a very brief time) (figurado, bem rápido) | meio segundo sm |
| Hold on, I'll be with you in half a second! |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) (30 minutos) | meia hora sf |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half as large as expr | (half the size of) | metade do tamanho de loc sf |
| meia sf |
| The skull of this primitive human ancestor was nearly half as large as that of modern humans. |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | metade da quantidade de sf |
| metade de sf |
| meia sf |
| I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | metade da quantia sf |
| pela metade loc adv |
| The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | meio adormecido expres |
| 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. |
| Eu estava meio adormecido quando você ligou esta manhã, então não me lembro do que você disse. Davina preparou o café da manhã para os adolescentes ainda meio adormecidos. |
half blind,
half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | deficiente visual loc smf |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | meio-irmão sm |
half blood,
half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) (potencialmente ofensivo) | mestiço sm |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) (animal) | mestiço sm |
| That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) (hospedagem: café e jantar) | meia-pensão sf |
| 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) | meio-irmão sm |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
half day,
half-day n | (half the day) | meio período sm |
| Janice is only working half days at the moment. |
| half-day n as adj | (lasting half the day) | meio período sm |
| Jim decided to take a half-day holiday to go fishing in the afternoon. |
| half-day n | (day when only half is worked) | meio expediente sm |
| When I was a child, Wednesdays were half-days for the post office and a lot of the shops. |
half dead,
half-dead adj | figurative (exhausted) (figurado) | meio morto loc adj |
| 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) (EUA, Can: moeda de 50 centavos) | meio dólar sm |
| It is rare to come across a half-dollar coin anymore. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | meia hora sf |
| I ran for a good half hour. |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| Eu corri por uma boa meia hora. // Leva apenas meia hora para me arrumar de manhã. |
| half mile n | (half a mile, 0.5 of a mile) | meia milha sf |
| When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
| half pint n | (liquid: 0.2 litres) | meio pint n |
| meio quartilho n |
| Nota: 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? |
| Aquele copo é meio pint, você me acha um de um pint. |
| half pint n | (beer: smaller serving) | meio pint n |
| meio quartilho n |
| Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| Brian foi ao bar e pediu meio pint de cerveja. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) | meio pint n |
| meio quartilho n |
| He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| Ele colocou o refrigerante num copo de meio pint. |
| half pint n | figurative, slang (short person) | nanico n |
| baixote n |
| tampinha n |
| cotoco n |
| What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size? |
| Por que um nanico como você está tentando lutar com alguém o dobro do seu tamanho? |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
| A loja está vendendo muitas roupas pela metade do preço na oferta. |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) (ostra, etc.) | meia concha sf |
| 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) (irmã por um dos pais) | meia-irmã sf |
| My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | recesso escolar sm + adj |
| férias de meio de ano expres |
| We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-term n as adj | (relating to mid-trimester break) | de meio de ano loc adj |
| half-and-half n | US (cream) (para café) | creme sm |
| half-and-half n | (equal parts of two things) | meio a meio sm |
| metade e metade sf |
| You want a mixture of half-and-half milk and cream. |
half-assed (US),
half-arsed (UK) adj | slang (incomplete or unenthusiastic) (gíria) | amador, incompetente, fraco adj |
| half-baked adj | figurative (badly thought out) | malconcebido, mal-amadurecido, malpensado adj |
| insuficiente adj |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) (apenas um dos pais em comum) | meio-irmão adj |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) (animal) | mestiço adj |
| half-breed n | pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) (pejorativo, ofensivo) | mestiço sm |
| Nota: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person |
| half-caste n | dated, offensive! (person of mixed race) (pejorativo) | mestiço, mestiça sm, sf |
| half-caste adj | dated, offensive! (of mixed race) (pejorativo) | mestiço adj |
| half-century n | (fifty years) | meio século num + sm |
| half-century n | (group of fifty) | cinquenta num |
| half-century n | (sports: score) | cinquenta pontos num + smpl |
| half-century adj | (relating to fifty years) | de meio século loc adj |
| We are approaching the half-century point since the end of the war. |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | semicírculo sm |
| The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half-circle n | (half of a circle) | semicírculo sm |
| half-circle n | (half of circumference) | semicírculo sm |
| half-circle n | (thing: with half-circle shape) | semicírculo sm |
| half-closed adj | (partly closed) | entreaberto adj |
| semicerrado adj |
| half-cocked adj | (gun: partly cocked) (arma) | a meio gatilho loc adj |
| half-cocked adj | figurative (not fully thought through) | com precipitação loc adj |
half-crown,
half-a-crown n | historical (former British coin) (antiga moeda britânica) | meia-coroa sf |
| half-cut adj | UK, slang (drunk) | bêbado sm |
| You can't drive! You're half-cut. |
| half-dozen n | (six) (seis) | meia dúzia num |
| half-dozen adj | (six) (seis) | meia dúzia num |
| half-dressed adj | (not fully clothed) | seminu adj |
| half-empty adj | (half of contents remaining) | meio vazio loc adj |
half-filled,
half filled adj | (container) (recipiente) | meio cheio loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| half-forgotten adj | (not fully recalled) | meio esquecido loc adj |
| half-full adj | (holding half of available space) | meio cheio loc adj |
| half-hour n as adj | (lasting 30 minutes) | de meia hora loc adj |
| I go for a half-hour run every morning. |
a half-inch,
half an inch n | (measurement: half of one inch) | meia polegada num + sf |
| a half-inch adj | (half an inch in length) | de meia polegada loc adj |
half-length,
half length adj | (portrait: waist up) (retrato: da cintura para cima) | de meio-corpo loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length,
half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) (botas, calças) | de meio comprimento loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) (química, radioatividade) | meia-vida sf |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
half-life,
half life n | (finance: principal decrease) (fin: tempo gasto até pagar metade do principal) | vida média expres |
| 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) | meia-luz sf |
| half-marathon n | (running: 13-mile footrace) (corrida: 13 milhas de corrida a pé) | meia maratona sf |
| 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) | meio-mastro sm |
| half-moon adj | (shape of half-circle) | meia-lua sf |
| half-naked adj | (not fully clothed) | seminu adj |
| half-pay adj | (half of normal salary) | metade do salário loc |
| meio salário loc |
half-pipe,
half pipe,
halfpipe n | (ramp for skate-boarding, skiing) (pista de skate) | half-pipe estrang |
| A group of skateboarders was using the half-pipe. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| Alice sempre busca itens com metade do preço no mercado. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | metade do preço n |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
| Comprei esse vestido pela metade do preço na oferta. |
| half-serious adj | (not entirely joking) | meio sério expres |
| half-size n as adj | (half-sized: half as big as usual) | com a metade do tamanho loc adj |
| half-size n as adj | (miniature) | miniatura adj |
half-slip,
half slip n | (woman's undergarment) | anágua sf |
half-starved,
half starved adj | (malnourished) | desnutrido adj |
| subnutrido adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| half-timbered adj | (built partially of timber) | de alvenaria e madeira loc adj |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) (esporte: intervalo no meio do jogo) | intervalo sm |
| meio-tempo sm |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
half-time,
also US: halftime adj | (taking place midway though sports match) (partidas esportivas) | intervalo sm |
| half-track n | (vehicle) (veículo militar) | semilagarta sm |
| meia-lagarta sm |
| A half-track is a cross between a tank and a road vehicle. |
