half-hour

half-hour

(hăf′our′, häf′-)

n.

1. A period of 30 minutes.

2. The middle point of an hour: The clock chimes on the half-hour.

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half′-hour′ly adv. & adj.

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half-hour

n

1. (Units)

a. a period of 30 minutes

b. (as modifier): a half-hour stint on the treadmill.

2.

a. the point of time 30 minutes after the beginning of an hour

b. (as modifier): a half-hour chime.

ˌhalf-ˈhourly adv, adj

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half′-hour′

n.

1. a period of 30 minutes.

2. the midpoint of an hour, as 12:30.

adj.

3. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a half-hour.

[1375–1425]

half′-hour′ly adj., adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

half-hour - a half of an hour       30 minutes time unit, unit of time - a unit for measuring time periods 60 minutes, hour, hr - a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; "the job will take more than an hour"

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Translations

half-hour

[ˈhɑːfˈaʊəʳ]

A. N → media hora f
the clock struck the half-hour → el reloj dio y media or dio la media
on the half-hour → a y media

B. CPD [meeting, session, drive] → de media hora

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

half-hour

[ˌhɑːfˈaʊəʳ] n → mezz'ora

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

half-hour

→ نِصْفُ ساعَةٍ půlhodina en halv time halbe Stunde μισάωρο media hora puolituntinen demi-heure pola sata mezz’ora 三十分 30분 halfuur halvtime pół godziny meia hora полчаса halvtimme ครึ่งชั่วโมง yarım saat nửa giờ 半小时

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