Bileşik Şekiller:
half | |
| İngilizce | Türkçe |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | hayat arkadaşı, eş i. |
| 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 player) (futbol) | orta saha oyuncusu i. |
given half a chance,
given half the chance expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | fırsat verilse |
| fırsat olsa |
| I would take that job, given half a chance. |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | yarım düzine i. |
| 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]) | yarım düzine s. |
| altı tane s. |
| altı adet s. |
| I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | yarım saat i. |
| It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | yarı uyur halde, yarı uyur yarı uyanık s. |
| 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) | yarım pansiyon i. |
| 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) | üvey erkek kardeş i. |
| My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | yarım saat i. |
| 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) | yetersiz önlem i. |
| yarım yamalak önlem i. |
| 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) | 250 ml, bir bardak |
| Not: 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) | küçük bira i. |
| Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) (bira bardağı) | yarım pint s. |
| He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| half pint n | figurative, slang (short person) | kısa boylu kimse i. |
| (argo) | yerden bitme, yer cücesi i. |
| What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size? |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | yarı fiyatı i. |
| 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) | üvey kız kardeş i. |
| My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | yarı yıl tatili i. |
| We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-term n as adj | (relating to mid-trimester break) | yarı yıl isim s. |
half-life,
half life n | (radioactivity decrease) (radyoaktivite) | yarı ömür, yarılanma ömrü/süresi i. |
| The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
half-life,
half life n | (finance: principal decrease) | yarılanma i. |
| The time taken to repay half the mortgage debt is referred to here as the half-life of the mortgage. |
| half-price n as adj | (50% reduction) | yarı fiyatlı s. |
| Alice always looks out for half-price items in the supermarket. |
| half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction) | yarı fiyatına z. |
| I bought this dress half-price in the sale. |
half-time,
also US: halftime n | (sport: break at mid point) (spor) | devre arası i. |
| At half-time the home team was winning easily. |
half-time,
also US: halftime adj | (taking place midway though sports match) | devre arası isim s. |
| in half adv | (into two equal parts) | yarıya, yarı yarıya z. |
| After the divorce their assets were divided in half. |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | fena değil, şöyle böyle |
| That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
