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hálf-

See also: half and half- hálf- half a little, a bit; fairly Ég er hálfsmeykur við hann. I'm a bit afraid of him. (time) half; half-past the hour before...

half-

Cognate with Dutch half- (“half-”), German halb- (“half-”), Swedish halv- (“half-”), Icelandic hálf- (“half-”). More at half. half- half or partial; not...

half

See also: half- and hálf- 'arf, ha'f halfe (obsolete) From Middle English half, halfe from Old English healf (“half”); as a noun, 'half', 'side', 'part'...

half-uncle

ancestry) half nephew, half niece (half-brother of one's father) paternal half-uncle (half-brother of one's mother) maternal half-uncle half-brother of...

not half bad

Variant of not bad. Compare not half. not half bad (not comparable) (idiomatic, litotes) Pretty good, imperfect but more than OK. It was his first attempt...

half-and-half

also: half and half half-and-half (not comparable) Alternative spelling of half and half. half-and-half (not comparable) Alternative spelling of half and...

half brother

maternal half-brother (a half-brother sharing the same father): paternal half-brother half brother-in-law half cousin, half-cousin half sister, half-sister...

the half of it

the half of it (idiomatic, informal, chiefly in the negative) Only a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important...

half a mind

half a mind (uncountable) (informal, idiomatic) A moderate inclination. His behaviour gives me half a mind to throw him out. of two minds...

half the battle

situation. Translations half the story “half the battle” (US) / “half the battle” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “half the battle”, in Cambridge...