English → Spanish
half
/AmE hæf 
, BrE hɑːf /
A
noun
(plural halves)
[Vocabulary notes (English)] 1
a (part) mitad f
half of the sugar la mitad del azúcar
the upper half of the body la parte superior del cuerpo
to break/divide sth in half romper/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos
to do things by halves () hacer las cosas a medias
b (Mathematics) medio m
c [Vocabulary notes (English)] (elliptical use):
an hour and a half una hora y media
I wear a 37 and a half calzo (un) 37 y medio
you get time and a half on Sundays te pagan el 50% más los domingos
2 (Sport)
a (period) tiempo m
the first/second half el primer/segundo tiempo
b (of pitch) campo m
c (US) (interval) descanso m; medio tiempo m (Latin America)
3 (of beer) (British ) media pinta f (de cerveza)
4 (fare) (British):
one and two halves un adulto y dos niños
B
pronoun
[Vocabulary notes (English)]la mitad
I only want half solo quiero la mitad
half of that money is mine la mitad de ese dinero es mía
C
adjective
[Vocabulary notes (English)]medio/media
he won half a million pounds ganó medio millón de libras
half a pint of milk media pinta de leche
one and a half hours una hora y media
half the school knows about it already ya lo sabe medio colegio
half the amount has been raised already ya hemos recaudado la mitad del dinero
half my salary goes on the mortgage la mitad del sueldo se me va en la hipoteca
he's half her age ella le dobla la edad
the planning is half the fun los preparativos son casi tan divertidos como la fiesta ( or el viaje etc. ) en sí
she isn't half the player/singer she used to be () no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era; no es ni sombra de lo que era ()
the shirt had half sleeves la camisa era de manga corta
she managed a half smile apenas logró esbozar una sonrisa
to have a half share in sth tener la mitad de algo
D
adverb
medio
the meat is half cooked la carne está medio cruda or a medio cocer
the work is only half done el trabajo está a medio hacer
she was half asleep estaba medio dormida or semidormida
the door was half closed la puerta estaba entreabierta
I half expected to find him here en cierto modo esperaba encontrármelo aquí
I was only half listening no estaba prestando mucha atención
she said it half jokingly lo dijo medio en broma
half walking, half running medio caminando, medio corriendo
half man, half horse mitad hombre, mitad caballo
she is half Italian, half Greek es hija de italianos y griegos
they are paid half as much as we are les pagan la mitad que a nosotros
the movie isn't half as good as the book () la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro
Idioms
one's better half, one's other half
my/his better/other half (, ) mi/su media naranja (, )
how the other half lives
it's interesting to see how the other half lives es interesante ver cómo viven los demás
to go halves () pagar a medias;
we go halves on the rent pagamos el alquiler a medias
too … by half (British ):
she's too clever by half se pasa de lista ()
half past
it's half past ten son las diez y media;
the train leaves at half past el tren sale a y media;
the half-past train el tren de las y media
a something and a half ():
that was a party and a half! ¡eso sí que fue una fiesta!;
that's a dog and a half! ¡menudo perrazo! ()
the half of it ():
you haven't heard the half of it y eso no es nada
half as many again, half as much again
that will cost you half as much again le costará un 50% más
not half (British ) (as intensifier):
do you like it? — not half! ¿te gusta? — no me gusta, me encanta;
he isn't half clever es inteligentísimo;
it isn't half cold today hoy hace un frío de los demonios ()