half

mitad

Cada una de las dos partes iguales en que se divide algo.

En inglés sencillo: One of two equal parts of something.

• I ate half of the apple.
• She cut the paper in half.
• The two halves fit together perfectly.

Cómo se usa: half of something (Half of the cake is yours.)

Antónimos: whole

Expresiones frecuentes: half of something, in half, one half, a half

parte, tiempo

Cada uno de los dos períodos principales de un partido.

En inglés sencillo: One of the two main periods of a sports game.

• Our team scored in the first half.
• The second half starts in ten minutes.
• Both halves of the match were exciting.

Expresiones frecuentes: first half, second half, half of something

campo, mitad del campo

Cada una de las dos partes del terreno de juego, normalmente defendida por un equipo.

En inglés sencillo: One of the two parts of a sports field, usually defended by one team.

• The ball stayed in our half.
• He kicked it into the other half.
• They defended their half well throughout the match.

Cómo se usa: in/into someone’s half (The ball landed in our half.)

Expresiones frecuentes: own half, opposing half, half of something

medio, mediocampista

Jugador que, en ciertos deportes, juega entre los atacantes y los defensores.

En inglés sencillo: A player with a position between the main attacking and defending players in certain sports.

• He played as a centre half.
• The right half passed to the forward.
• Both halves moved back to help defend.

Sinónimos: halfback

Expresiones frecuentes: centre half, left half, right half

medio

Que equivale a una de las dos partes iguales de una cantidad o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Equal to one of two equal parts of an amount or thing.

• Wait for half an hour.
• We bought a half bottle of wine.
• All these shirts are half price today.

Sinónimos: semi-, hemi-, demi-

Antónimos: whole

Expresiones frecuentes: half an hour, half a kilo, half price

parcial, incompleto

Incompleto, o solo en parte verdadero, serio o expresado con claridad.

En inglés sencillo: Incomplete, or only partly true, serious, or fully expressed.

• His story was a half truth.
• She gave me a half smile.
• A half promise will not reassure them.

Sinónimos: partial, incomplete

Antónimos: complete

Expresiones frecuentes: half truth, half smile, half promise

a medias, a la mitad

Exactamente en un cincuenta por ciento de una cantidad o grado.

En inglés sencillo: To exactly fifty percent of an amount or degree.

• The bottle is half full.
• This box weighs half as much as that one.
• Our journey was half over when it began to snow.

Cómo se usa: half as + adjective/adverb + as… (This room is half as big as ours.)

Sinónimos: halfway

Expresiones frecuentes: half full, half as much, half the size

medio, a medias

En cierta medida, pero sin llegar a ser completamente así.

En inglés sencillo: To some degree, but not completely.

• I was half asleep.
• She half expected him to refuse.
• We listened with half closed eyes.

Sinónimos: partly, partially

Antónimos: fully, completely

Expresiones frecuentes: half asleep, half joking, half expect