semi betydelse and definition

Betydelse av semi på svenska

• 0 one of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game of a competition:

  • We got through to the semis.

• 1 a house that is semi-detached

• 2 a large lorry for carrying goods, consisting of a strong front part that pulls a large box-like container behind it

• 3 half or partly:

  • semi-literate

  • semiconscious

  • semi-permanent

  • semi-skilled workers

  • a semi-autobiographical novel

• 4 a large truck with a separate trailer (= vehicle without an engine) for carrying freight, or such a trailer itself:

  • The semi screeched to a halt.

• 5 short form ofsemifinal

• 6 half or partly:

  • semiretired

  • semiserious

• 7 half or partly:

  • Hugh is a semi-retired manufacturer of machine tools.

  • semi-permanent

  • semi-skilled

• 8 used to describe something that happens twice within a particular time:

  • a semi-weekly appointment