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half

half

Meaning of half

One of two equal parts.

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British English/hɑːf/
American English/hæf/
Russian transcription[pəlɐˈvʲinə]
half
half - половина
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half with Russian translation

half usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы поделили половину пиццы.

We shared half the pizza.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Половина комнаты была пустой.

Half of the room was empty.

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half belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

halfполовина
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between half / part / portion / share / dividend

🇬🇧English
half

the exact same word; one of two equal parts

A1Very Often

I ate half of the apple.

Я съел половину яблока.

P
🇬🇧English
part

a piece or section of something; not necessarily an equal half

A1Very Often

I read part of the book.

Я прочитал часть книги.

🇬🇧English

an amount or share of something; often a serving or separated part

A2Often

Please give me a small portion of rice.

Пожалуйста, дайте мне небольшую порцию риса.

🇬🇧English

the part that someone gets, owns, or is allowed to have

A2Often

Each child got an equal share of the cake.

Каждый ребёнок получил равную долю торта.

D
🇬🇧English
dividend

a payment from company profits to shareholders; not a general word for half

B2Rarely

The company paid a dividend to its shareholders.

Компания выплатила дивиденд своим акционерам.

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half translation: половина. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce half

/hɑːf/

half translation

половина

half examples

We shared half the pizza.

half transcription

/hɑːf/, /hæf/

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half meaning: what does it mean?

One of two equal parts.

half pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

half is pronounced as /hɑːf/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

half definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We shared half the pizza. Translation: Мы поделили половину пиццы.

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