half

US /hæf/

UK /hæf/

1.

helft

one of two equal parts of a whole

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She ate half of the apple.

Ze at de helft van de appel.

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The glass is half full.

Het glas is half vol.

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fifty percent midpoint

1.

half

consisting of one of two equal parts

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We need a half sheet of paper.

We hebben een half vel papier nodig.

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He poured a half cup of sugar into the bowl.

Hij goot een halve kop suiker in de kom.

1.

half, gedeeltelijk

to the extent of half; partly

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The door was half open.

De deur stond half open.

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He was half asleep during the lecture.

Hij was half in slaap tijdens de lezing.

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partially partly

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