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fifty-fifty

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fif·ty-fif·ty (fft-fft)
adj.
1. Divided or shared in two equal portions: a fifty-fifty split.
2. Being equally likely or unlikely: had a fifty-fifty chance of surviving.

fifty-fifty adv.

fifty-fifty
adj & adv
Informal shared or sharing equally; in equal parts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fifty-fifty - equal in degree or extent or amountfifty-fifty - equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law"
Translations
fifty-fifty [ˈfɪftɪˈfɪftɪ]
A. ADJ we have a fifty-fifty chance of successtenemos un cincuenta por ciento de posibilidades de éxito
it's a fifty-fifty deales un negocio a medias
we'll do it on a fifty-fifty basislo haremos a medias
B. ADV to go fifty-fifty with sbir a medias con algn

fifty-fifty
advhalbe-halbe (inf), → fifty-fifty (inf); to go fifty-fifty (with somebody)(mit jdm) halbe-halbe or fifty-fifty machen (inf)
adj it was a fifty-fifty dealbei dem Handel sollte fifty-fifty geteilt werden (inf); they had fifty-fifty shares in the businesssie waren zu fünfzig Prozent an der Firma beteiligt; he has a fifty-fifty chance of survival/victoryer hat eine fünfzigprozentige Überlebens-/Gewinnchance

fifty-fifty [ˈfɪftɪˈfɪftɪ] adj & adv to go fifty-fifty with sbfare a metà con qn
we have a fifty-fifty chance of success → abbiamo una probabilità su due di successo

fifty-fifty مقسم مناصفة, مناصفة napůl fifty-fifty halbe-halbe μισά-μισά, μισός-μισός a medias tasan moitié moitié pola-pola, polovičan a metà, diviso a metà 五分五分で, 五分五分の 반반으로, 반반의 half-om-half halvt om halvt, jevnt fordelt pięćdziesiąt na pięćdziesiąt, pięćdziesiąty piąty meio a meio поровну, равный femtiofem, fifty-fifty ห้าสิบต่อห้าสิบ yarı yarıya năm mươi-năm mươi 对半分的, 对半地


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