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halfway

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half·way  (hfw, häf-)
adj.
1. Midway between two points or conditions: a halfway sign on the trail.
2. Reaching or including only half or a portion; partial: halfway measures.

halfway adv.

halfway [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ]
adv & adj
1. at or to half the distance; at or to the middle
2. in or of an incomplete manner or nature
meet halfway to compromise with
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.halfway - equally distant from the extremes
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
2.halfway - at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
3.halfway - including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
Adv.1.halfway - at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"

halfway
adverb
1. midway, to the midpoint, to or in the middle He was halfway up the ladder.
2. (Informal) partially, partly, moderately, rather, nearly You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent.
adjective
midway, middle, mid, central, intermediate, equidistant He was third fastest at the halfway point.
meet someone halfway compromise, accommodate, come to terms, reach a compromise, strike a balance, trade off with, find the middle ground The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.
Translations
halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ]
A. ADV
1. (lit) → a medio camino
Reading is halfway between Oxford and LondonReading está a medio camino entre Oxford y Londres
we're halfway thereestamos a mitad de camino or a medio camino
halfway up/down the hilla media cuesta
her hair reaches halfway down her backel pelo le llega hasta la mitad de la espalda
they've travelled halfway around the worldhan recorrido medio mundo
halfway through the filmhacia la mitad de la película, a(la)mitad de la película
the decision only goes halfway toward giving the strikers what they wantla decisión sólo satisface a medias las demandas de los huelguistas
to meet sb halfwayllegar a un compromiso con algn
2. (fig) (= at all, the least bit) anything halfway decent will be incredibly expensivecualquier cosa mínimamente decente va a ser carísima
B. ADJ [mark] → a or de medio camino; [stage] → intermedio (fig) (= incomplete) → a medias
C. CPD halfway house N (for rehabilitation) → centro m de reinserción (fig) → punto m medio, término m medio
it's a halfway house between dance and dramaestá a medio camino entre la danza y el teatro

halfway [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ]
adv
(in distance)à mi-chemin
halfway between Oxford and London → à mi-chemin entre Oxford et Londres
She was halfway up the stairs
BUT Elle avait monté la moitié des escaliers.
(in activity, time) halfway through the chapter → à la moitié du chapitre
halfway through the concert → à la moitié du concert
(fig) to meet sb halfway → faire un compromis avec qn
adj
the halfway point, the halfway stage [race] → l'étape intermédiaire halfway line
halfway house n
(for rehabilitation)centre m de réadaptation
(= compromise) → compromis m
to be a halfway house between → être à mi-chemin entre
halfway line n (RUGBY)ligne f médiane
half-wit halfwit [ˈhɑːfwɪt] nidiot(e) m/f, imbécile mf
half-witted [ˌhɑːfˈwɪtɪd] adjstupide
half-yearly [ˌhɑːfˈjɪərli]
adj [result, report, forecast] → semestriel(le)
adv [publish, report] → deux fois par an, tous les six mois

halfway
adj attr measureshalb; at the halfway stage of the Tour de Francein der Mitte der Tour de France; when we reached the halfway stage or point on our journeyals wir die Hälfte der Reise hinter uns (dat)hatten; he was at the halfway stage in his musical careerer befand sich in der Mitte seiner musikalischen Karriere; we’re past the halfway stagewir haben die Hälfte geschafft
adv her hair reached halfway down her backdie Haare gingen ihr bis weit über die Schultern; halfway toauf halbem Weg nach; we drove halfway to Londonwir fuhren die halbe Strecke or den halben Weg nach London; halfway between two points(in der Mitte or genau) zwischen zwei Punkten; I live halfway up the hillich wohne auf halber Höhe des Berges; we went halfway up the hillwir gingen den Berg halb hinauf; halfway through a bookhalb durch ein Buch (durch); she dropped out halfway through the racenach der Hälfte des Rennens gab sie auf; to go halfway (lit)die halbe Strecke or die Hälfte des Weges zurücklegen; he went halfway round the world to find herer reiste um die halbe Welt, um sie zu finden; this money will go halfway toward(s) the cost of the cardiese Summe wird die Hälfte der Kosten für das Auto decken; to meet somebody halfway (lit, fig)jdm (auf halbem Weg) entgegenkommen; halfway decenthalbwegs anständig

halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ]
1. adva metà strada
halfway up ( or down) the stairs → a metà delle scale
to meet sb halfway (fig) → arrivare a un compromesso con qn
halfway through sth → a metà di qc
we are halfway through the work → abbiamo fatto metà del lavoro
2. adj (mark) → di mezzo
halfway line (Ftbl) → linea mediana

halfway [ˈhɑːfˈweɪ]
1. adva metà strada
halfway up ( or down) the stairs → a metà delle scale
to meet sb halfway (fig) → arrivare a un compromesso con qn
halfway through sth → a metà di qc
we are halfway through the work → abbiamo fatto metà del lavoro
2. adj (mark) → di mezzo
halfway line (Ftbl) → linea mediana

halfway إلى منتصف المسافة v půli cesty på halvvejen halb στο μέσο της απόστασης a mitad de camino puolivälissä à mi-chemin pola puta a metà strada 中程で 도중에 halverwege halvveis w połowie drogi a meio caminho, na metade do caminho на полпути halvvägs กึ่งทาง yarı yolda nửa đường 半道


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If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
Halfway he bids his daughters farewell, and what followed none but Theseus knew.
When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.
 
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