half-hour (redirected from half-hours)

half-hour (hfour, 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-hourly adv. & adj.

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half-hour

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units)

a.  a period of 30 minutes

b.  (as modifier) a half-hour stint

2.

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

b.  (as modifier) a half-hour chime

half-hourly  adv & adj

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"

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

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half-hour [ˌhɑːfˈaʊəʳ] n → mezz'ora

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half-hour [ˌhɑːfˈaʊəʳ] n → mezz'ora

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half-hour → نصف ساعة 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