halbherzig

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Translation of halbherzig from German into English,

Adjective

1.
schlechter Einsatz
SlangUS
  • He did a half-assed job on the project.Er hat eine halbherzige Arbeit an dem Projekt geleistet.
2.
Motivation
  • His halfhearted apology did not convince anyone.Seine Entschuldigung war halbherzig und überzeugte niemanden.
3.
halbherzig
US
  • His mailed-in performance disappointed the audience.Seine halbherzige Darbietung enttäuschte das Publikum.
4.
Emotion
  • Her tepid response showed she wasn't excited about the idea.Ihre lauwarme Reaktion zeigte, dass sie von der Idee nicht begeistert war.

Adverb

1.
halbherzig, unvollständig
Dated
  • He approached the project by halves, resulting in poor quality work.Er ging das Projekt halbherzig an, was zu minderwertiger Arbeit führte.
  • She never does things by halves.Sie macht nie etwas halbherzig.
2.
Mangel an Begeisterung
  • She halfheartedly agreed to join the team.Sie stimmte halbherzig zu, dem Team beizutreten.
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Expressions with halbherzig: translations and examples in English

He just phoned in his part of the project.
He undercooked the project, leaving many details unfinished.
He tends to do by halves and never finishes properly.
She smiled semisweetly, hinting at her mixed feelings.

Synonyms and analogies of halbherzig in German

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Other examples with halbherzig

The event was a half-arsed affair.
Die Veranstaltung war eine halbherzige Angelegenheit.
She never does things by halves.
Sie macht nie etwas halbherzig.
He responded tepidly to the enthusiastic applause..
Er reagierte halbherzig auf den begeisterten Applaus

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

Adverb
half-heartedlyadv.

Er neigt dazu, sich bei jeder Aufgabe zu verausgaben und nichts halbherzig zu tun.

He tends to spend himself on every task, never doing anything half-heartedly.

halfheartedlyadv.

Wir merkten, dass er nur halbherzig an der Besprechung teilnahm.

We could tell he was only halfheartedly participating in the meeting.

lukewarmlyadv.

Das Publikum reagierte halbherzig auf den Vortrag des Redners über Umweltthemen.

The audience responded lukewarmly to the speaker's presentation on environmental issues.

Adjective
half-heartedadj.

Seine Entschuldigung war halbherzig, aber immerhin besser als nichts.

His apology was half-hearted, but still better than nothing at all.

by halvesadj.

Er kritisierte das Ministerium dafür, die neuen Vorschriften halbherzig umzusetzen.

He criticized the ministry for implementing the new regulations by halves.

halfheartedadj.

Sein Einsatz für die Aufgabe war fast halbherzig, und das zeigte sich in den Ergebnissen.

His commitment to the task was borderline halfhearted, and it showed in the results.

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halbherzig: Examples and translations in context

Der Chef wird jedes Projekt zerreißen, das halbherzig erscheint.

The boss will kick around any project that seems half-heartedly done.

Die Schaffung von Akzeptanz und Commitment wird halbherzig betrieben - wenn überhaupt.

Creation of acceptance and commitment is half-heartedly conducted - if at all.

Die Ansätze in der Gülleforschung waren bislang nur halbherzig zu Ende gedacht.

The approaches in manure research were previously only half-heartedly thought over.

Sie wehrt sich halbherzig, scheint dieses Prozedere aber schon zu kennen.

She defends herself half-heartedly, but already seems to know this procedure.

Allen war gemeinsam, dass sie nur halbherzig umgesetzt wurden.

Common to all of them was that they were only implemented half-heartedly.

Sie hat in der Werkstatt herumgewurstelt, Werkzeuge ausprobiert und halbherzig an kleinen Projekten gearbeitet.

She pottered around the workshop, trying tools and half-heartedly working on tiny projects.

Von Seiten der Kommunen aber wird vieles nur sehr halbherzig finanziert.

But on the part of the municipalities very much is only half-heartedly financed.

Zerstreut beteiligte sie sich halbherzig an der Besprechung, während ihre Gedanken woanders waren.

Distractedly, she half-heartedly participated in the meeting, her mind elsewhere.

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