| صيغ مركبة |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) | شريك حياة |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | إلى النصف |
| | Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| by half adv | informal (by a great deal) | بنسبة كبيرة |
| centre half, US: center half n | UK (football: player position) | مهاجم الوسط |
| centre half, US: center half n | US (soccer: player position) | مَرْكز مهاجم الوسط |
| fold in half vtr | (bend over on itself, fold in two) | يثني، يطوي |
| | The table folds in half to make it more portable. |
| half a chance n | figurative, informal (the slightest opportunity) | فرصة قليلة |
| | I would take that job given half a chance. |
| | If you would just give me half a chance, I would prove my love for you. |
| half a dozen, half-a-dozen n | (six) | نصف دزينة، ستة |
| ملاحظة: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The price for half a dozen buns is three dollars; it is five dollars for a dozen. |
| half a second n | figurative (a very brief time) | نصف ثانية |
| | Hold on, I'll be with you in half a second! |
| half after three n | (time: half past three, three thirty) | الساعة الثالثة والنصف |
| | School generally got over by half after three, but today was an exception! |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | نصف ساعة، ثلاثون دقيقة |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| | The cookbook is full of recipes that can be made in half an hour or less. |
| half asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | يأخذ غفوة |
| | I was half asleep when you called this morning so I don't remember what you said. |
| | I'm still half asleep, don't ask me anything til I've had my coffee. |
| half blood, half-blood n | offensive (person of mixed race) | إبن مهجن |
| | People of mixed race might be pejoratively referred to as half bloods. |
| half blood, half-blood adj | offensive (person: of mixed race) | مهجن |
| half blood, half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) | حيوان مهجن |
| | That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
| half blood, half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) | مهجن |
| half board n | (lodging on bed and breakfast basis) | إقامة فندق مع إفطار |
| | We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
| half brother n | (male sibling who shares one parent) | أخ غير شقيق |
| | My half brother has a different father than I. |
| half circle n | (semi-circle, crescent shape) | نصف دائرة |
| | The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half dead adj | figurative (physically exhausted) | متعب |
| | David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top. |
| half dollar n | US, Can (50-cent coin) | بين حى وميت، خائر القوى، في منتهى التعب |
| | It is rare to come across a half-dollar coin anymore. |
| half hour n | (half an hour, 30 minutes) | نصف ساعة |
| | I go for a half hour run every morning. |
| half measures npl | (incomplete or limited act or action) | تدبير مؤقت |
| | It is not a time for half measures: we need radical change here. |
| half mile n | (half a mile, 0.5 of a mile) | نصف ميل |
| | When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
| half past four n | (time: four thirty) | الساعة الرابعة والنصف |
| | We will meet at the airport at half past four. |
| half pint, half-pint n | (liquid measure: 0.2 litres) | نصف باينت |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | مقياس للمشروبات في الحانات |
| half pint, half-pint n | (beer, etc.: half-pint serving) | نصف باينت |
| | مقياس شراب في الحانة |
| half pint, half-pint n | slang (short person, child) تعبير عامي | قزم |
| half price, half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | خفض نصف السعر |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| half price, half-price adv | (at a 50% reduction in cost) | بنصف السعر |
| | This Saturday only, everything in the store is half price. |
| half price, half-price adj | (offered for sale at a 50% reduction) | معروض للبيع بنصف السعر |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) | نصف صدفة |
| | In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
| half sister n | (female sibling by one parent) | أخت من أم أو أب |
| | My half sister is 15 years younger than I am. |
| half term, half-term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) | منتصف الفصل الدراسى |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half time n | (sport: break at mid point) | إستراحة نصف الوقت |
| | At half time the home team was winning easily. |
| half-life n | (time radioactivity decreases by half) | نصف العمر الأشعاعي |
| | The half-life of uranium-238 is about 4.47 billion years. |
| half-volley, half volley vtr | (tennis: return ball after it bounces) | من ضربات التنس |
| ملاحظة: hyphen omitted when term is a noun |
| | He caught the ball on the half volley. |
| half-volley, half volley vi | (tennis ball: return after it bounces) | كرة التنس المردودة فور اصطدامها بالأرض |
| in half adv | (into two equal parts) | مناصفة |
| | After the divorce, their assets were divided in half. |
| more than half n | (an amount or number greater than 50%) | أكثر من النصف |
| | You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
| more than half adj | (greater than 50%) | أكثر من خمسين بالمائة |
| | More than half the population watch breakfast TV. |
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