Betekenis van half In het Nederlands

• 0 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole:

  • "What's half of 96?" "48."

  • Roughly half (of) the class are Spanish and the others are a mixture of nationalities.

  • Cut the apple in half/into halves (= into two equal parts).

  • My little brother is half as tall as me/half my height.

  • half a dozen (= six) eggs

  • Half of me would just like to give it all up and travel around the world (= partly I would like to, but partly I would not).

  • She was born in the latter half of the 18th century.

  • The recipe tells you to use a pound and a half of butter.

  • She invited a lot of people to the party but half of them didn't turn up.

  • I don't even know where she is half (of) the time.

  • I'll meet you at half past nine (= 09.30 or 21.30).

  • UK informal I'll meet you at half seven (= half past seven).

  • He answered the door half naked.

  • I was half expecting to see her at the party.

  • I'm half inclined to take the job just because it's in Argentina.

  • He was being funny but I think he was half serious.

  • The bottle's half empty.

  • Shall we go halves on a bottle of champagne?

  • I'll go halves with you on a bottle of champagne.

  • You can use just sugar, just honey, or half and half.

• 1 either of two periods of time into which a game is divided

• 2 half a pint of a drink, especially beer:

  • A pint of lager and two halves, please.

• 3 a ticket that is cheaper because it is for a child:

  • Two (adults) and three halves to Manchester, please.

• 4 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole:

  • [ U ] Half of 12 is 6.

  • [ U ] Half (of) the students are Spanish.

  • [ U ] Cut the apple in half (= into two equal parts).

  • [ C ] The recipe calls for a pound and a half of potatoes.

• 5 referring to either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole:

  • Each talk should last about a half hour/half an hour (= 30 minutes).

  • We need half a dozen (= six) eggs.

  • She was still sleepy and only half aware of what was happening.

  • I half expected (= almost expected) to see her at the party.