half

hษ‘หf
halves
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Translation of half into Hebrew,

Determiner

1.

quantity

equal to one of two parts of a whole
ื—ึตืฆึดื™ khetsi
  • She ate half the cake.ื”ื™ื ืื›ืœื” ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืขื•ื’ื”.
2.

approximation

approximately 50% of a whole
ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ chatzi
  • Half the students were absent today.ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื ืขื“ืจื• ื”ื™ื•ื.

Noun

1.

equal division

one of two equal parts of something
ื—ึตืฆึดื™ mchetsi
  • She ate half of the pizza alone..ื”ื™ื ืื›ืœื” ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ืคื™ืฆื” ืœื‘ื“.
2.

sports

UKperiod in sports gamesUK
ืžึทื—ึฒืฆึดื™ืช fmakhatsit
  • The first half ended with a score of 2-1.ื”ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื” ื‘ืชื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœ 2โ€“1.
3.

family

sibling who shares only one biological parent
ืึธื— ืœึฐืžึถื—ึฑืฆึธื” akh lemekhetsa
  • He met his half for the first time.ื”ื•ื ืคื’ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื— ืœืžื—ืฆื” ืฉืœื• ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
4.

drink measure

UKsmall beer or cider serving, about 280 millilitresUK
ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ืžึธื ึธื” ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ืœึดื™ื˜ึถืจ
  • He ordered a half at the bar.ื”ื•ื ื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื—ืฆื™ ืžื ื” ื‘ื‘ืจ.

Adjective

1.

amount

equal to 50 percent of something
ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ แธฅatsi
  • The glass is half full.ื”ื›ื•ืก ื—ืฆื™ ืžืœืื”.
2.

not whole

partial or incomplete
ื—ึถืœึฐืงึดื™ chelki
  • He gave a half smile in response..ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื•ืš ื—ืœืงื™ ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”.
3.

family

related through one common parent
ืœึฐืžึถื—ึฑืฆึธื” lemekhetzah
  • She is my half sister.ื”ื™ื ื”ืื—ื•ืช ืœืžื—ืฆื” ืฉืœื™.

Adverb

1.

partially

partly or to some extent
ืœึทืžึถึผื—ึฑืฆึธื” ื—ึถืœึฐืงึดื™ืช
  • She was only half listening to the teacher.ื”ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื” ืจืง ืœืžื—ืฆื” ืœืžื•ืจื”.
2.

emphasizing

used to emphasize an extreme quality
ืžึทืžึธึผืฉื mamash
  • He isn't half strong for his age.ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื—ื–ืง ืœื’ื™ืœื•.
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Expressions with half: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

better halfn.
ื‘ึถึผืŸ ื–ื•ึผื’
She introduced me to her better half at the party.
other halfn.
ื‘ึถึผืŸ ื–ื•ึผื’
ื‘ึทึผืช ื–ื•ึผื’
He introduced Jane as his other half at the party..
glass half fulladj.
ืื•ึนืคึฐึผื˜ึดื™ืžึดื™
His glass half full perspective helps him stay motivated.
go half and halfv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื—ึทืœึตึผืง ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ื—ึฒืฆึดื™
Let's go half and half on the dinner bill.
half a chancen.
ื”ึดื–ึฐื“ึทึผืžึฐึผื ื•ึผืช ืงึฐื˜ึทื ึธึผื”
If given half a chance, she would travel the world.
half a mindn.
ื ึฐื˜ึดื™ึธึผื” ืžึฐืชื•ึผื ึธื”
I have half a mind to call her.

Images of half

  • half: small beer or cider serving, about 280 millilitres
    (drink measure) ื—ึฒืฆึดื™ ืžึธื ึธื”

Synonyms and analogies of half in English

det.fifty percentone-halffractionalincompletepartial
n.fifty percentone-halfhalf-brotherhalf-sisterglasshalf-pint
adj.partialsemifragmentaryincompletehalf-bloodstep
adv.moderatelypartlysomewhatpartiallyMore synonyms

Examples of half in a sentence

  • Half the team didn't show up for practice.
  • Half the cake was eaten by the children.
  • She spent half her savings on the new car.
  • He took half of the money.
  • They shared half of the cake.
  • Our team scored twice in the second half.

Translations of "half" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ื—ึตืฆึดื™adv./nm. - khetsi

You can either complain all day or be glass half full about it.

ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื—ืฆื™ ื”ื›ื•ืก ื”ืžืœืื” ื‘ื–ื”.

ืžึทื—ึฒืฆึดื™ืชnf. - makhatsit

The off-season coaching carousel left half the teams with brand-new head coaches.

ืงืจื•ืกืœืช ื”ืžืืžื ื™ื ื‘ืคื’ืจื” ื”ืฉืื™ืจื” ืžื—ืฆื™ืช ืžื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืขื ืžืืžื ื™ื ืจืืฉื™ื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื.

ืœืžื—ืฆื”adv.

The lecture was so dull that I found myself half asleep in the back row.

ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžืฉืขืžืžืช ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื ืจื“ื ืœืžื—ืฆื” ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช.

ื—ืœืงื™ืชadj./adv.

His employer granted him half pay while he recovered from surgery.

ื”ืžืขืกื™ืง ืฉืœื• ื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื• ืžืฉื›ื•ืจืช ื—ืœืงื™ืช ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ืžื ื™ืชื•ื—.

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half: Examples and translations in context

Rumor is, half his old crew is already in stir for fraud.

ื”ืฉืžื•ืขื” ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื—ื‘ืจืณื” ื”ื™ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืกื•ืจื’ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื•ื ืื”.

He forked up half his savings to help his sister buy an apartment.

ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืฆื™ื ื›ืกืฃ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื—ืกื›ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื—ื•ืชื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ื“ื™ืจื”.

I'm lucky to have found my better half so early in life.

ืื ื™ ื‘ืจ ืžื–ืœ ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืงื“ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.

Our teacher went ballistic after half the class arrived twenty minutes late.

ื”ืžื•ืจื” ืื™ื‘ื“ื” ืืช ื”ืขืฉืชื•ื ื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื›ื™ืชื” ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื‘ืื™ื—ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืขืฉืจื™ื ื“ืงื•ืช.

I'll eat my hat if that politician keeps even half his promises.

ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืืช ื”ื›ื•ื‘ืข ืฉืœื™ ืื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ ื”ื–ื” ื™ืงื™ื™ื ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช.

I found a half dozen old coins while cleaning the attic.

ืžืฆืืชื™ ื—ืฆื™ ืชืจื™ืกืจ ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื™ืงื™ืชื™ ืืช ืขืœื™ื™ืช ื”ื’ื’.

I need one and a half hours to complete my homework.

ืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉืขื” ื•ื—ืฆื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืœื™ื ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื™.

He's preparing to run his first half marathon next month.

ื”ื•ื ืžืชื›ื•ื ืŸ ืœืจื•ืฅ ืืช ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืžืจืชื•ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื• ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ื‘ื.

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