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| Inglês | Português |
| 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. |
| double adv | (in half) | pela metade loc adv |
| no meio loc adv |
| Grace folded the sheet double and then again. |
| 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. |
| 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 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-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-pay adj | (half of normal salary) | metade do salário loc |
| meio salário loc |
| 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-size n as adj | (half-sized: half as big as usual) | com a metade do tamanho loc adj |
| halfway adv | (half the distance) | metade do caminho loc adv |
| We turned back halfway because of the snow. |
| Nós voltamos até a metade do caminho por causa da neve. |
| halve sth vtr | (decrease sth by half) (até a metade) | cortar pela metade expres v |
| We need to halve the amount we spend on food. |
| Precisamos cortar pela metade o valor que gastamos com comida. |
| halve sth vtr | (divide in half) (à metade) | cortar pela metade expres v |
| Halve the dough and let it rise in a warm place. |
| Corte pela metade a massa e deixe-a crescer em um lugar aquecido. |
| halve vi | (decrease by half) | mear⇒ vi |
| reduzir à metade expres v |
| Cases of the virus have halved over the past two weeks. |
| halved adj | (cut in half) | cortado pela metade loc adj |
| Emily spread oil over the halved aubergine and placed it on the griddle. |
| halved adj | (reduced by half) | reduzido pela metade loc adj |
| in the middle of sth prep | (still involved in) (ainda acontecendo) | no meio de, na metade de loc prep |
| We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
midcourse,
mid-course n | (midpoint of flight path) | metade da rota do voo loc sf |
midcourse,
mid-course n as adj | (of midpoint of flight path) | metade da rota do voo loc |
midmost,
middlemost adj | (in the very middle) | bem na metade expres |
| midterm n | (middle of a term) | meio do período loc sm |
| metade do período loc sf |
| meio-termo sm |
| The politician resigned in midterm. |
midterms,
midterm elections npl | US (vote during presidential term) | eleição na metade do mandato presidencial expres |
| I'll vote democratic at the midterms. |
| midway adv | (at half the distance) | metade do caminho loc adv |
| Let's meet midway between your house and mine. |
| midyear adj | (taking place halfway through year) (referente a) | metade do ano loc adj |
| more than half expr | (greater than 50%) | mais da metade expres |
| You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
SO,
S.O. n | initialism, informal (significant other) | cara-metade sf |
