fifty-fifty

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English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfɪfti ˈfɪfti/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

fifty-fifty (not comparable)

  1. In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.
    I'll handle production, you handle sales, and we'll split profits fifty-fifty.
    • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 281:
      Throughout our discussions and searching inquiries one object figured ever more prominently—the moon. We learned that it was technologically possible to develop a program to reach the moon, and we came to realize that since the Russians did not then have the ability to reach the moon any more than we did, we had at least a fifty-fifty chance of beating them there. Moreover, a moon-landing goal would give a dramatic focus to a space program designed to develop our skills and capacities on a broad technological front.

Translations

Adjective

fifty-fifty (not comparable)

  1. Half and half.
  2. Used to describe 2 possible outcomes as being equally likely

Noun

fifty-fifty (plural fifty-fifties)

  1. (sports) A challenge between two opposing players, where both have an equal chance of taking possession.
  2. (skateboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty grind; a rail or edge grind, using both trucks to grind along, longitudinally aligned.
  3. (snowboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty slide; a rail slide where the snowboard is longitudinally aligned with the direction of the slide, down the centerline.

Coordinate terms

boarding

See also

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.

Pronunciation

Adverb

fifty-fifty

  1. fifty-fifty

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfif.ti ˈfif.ti/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: fif‧ty-‧fif‧ty

Adverb

fifty-fifty (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) fifty-fifty
    Synonyms: po połowie, pół na pół

Further reading

  • fifty-fifty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fifty-fifty in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.

Adverb

fifty-fifty

  1. fifty-fifty