semi (redirected from semis)

sem·i  (sm, sm)

n. pl. sem·is Informal

1.

a. A semitrailer.

b. A tractor-trailer.

2. A semifinal.

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semi [ˈsɛmɪ]

n pl semis

1. Brit short for semidetached (house)

2. (General Sporting Terms) short for semifinal

3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ short for semitrailer

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	semi - one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament semifinal elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds match - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
	2.	semi - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together articulated lorry, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, rig semitrailer, semi - a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle tandem trailer - trucking rig with two trailers in tandem trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
	3.	semi - a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle semitrailer trailer - a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor articulated lorry, tractor trailer, trailer truck, trucking rig, rig, semi - a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

Translations

semi [ˈsemɪ] N

1. (Brit) (also semi-detached house) → casa f con una pared medianera

2. = semi-final

3. (US) (also semi-trailer) → trailer m

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semi [ˈsɛmi]

n

(British) (= semi-detached house) → maison f jumelée
We live in a semi → Nous habitons dans une maison jumelée. semis

npl (British) (= semi-finals) → demies fpl
to reach the semis → atteindre les demies
semi-annual [ˌsɛmiˈænjuəl] adj (US) (= biannual) → semestriel(le)
semi-automatic semiautomatic [ˌsɛmiˌɔːtəˈmætɪk] n (= firearm) → arme f semi-automatique

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semi:

semiautomatic

adj → halb automatisch

n (= weapon) → halb automatische Waffe

semibreve

n (esp Brit) → ganze Note

semicircle

n → Halbkreis m

semicircular

adj → halbkreisförmig; semi canal (Anat) → Bogengang m

semicolon

n → Strichpunkt m, → Semikolon nt

semiconductor

n → Halbleiter m

semiconscious

adj → halb bewusstlos; he’s only semi, but you can talk to him → er ist zwar noch nicht ganz bei Bewusstsein, Sie können aber mit ihm reden

semidarkness

n → Halbdunkel nt

semi-derelict

adj → halb verfallen

semidetached (Brit)

adj semi house → Doppelhaushälfte f

n → Doppelhaushälfte f

semifinal

n → Halb- or Semifinalspiel nt; semis → Halb- or Semifinale nt

semifinalist

n → Teilnehmer(in) m(f) → am Halbfinale

semi-finished

adj → halb fertig, halbfertig; semi product → Halb(fertig)fabrikat nt

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semi:

semiprecious

adj semi stone → Halbedelstein m

semipro

n (inf) = semiprofessional

semiprofessional

adj

job → überwiegend praktische Kenntnisse erfordernd; musician etc → nebenberuflich

(esp Sport) → halbprofessionell

n (esp Sport) → Halbprofi m, → Feierabendprofi m

semiquaver

n (esp Brit) → Sechzehntel (→ note f) nt

semi-retirement

n → ˜ Altersteilzeit f

semiskilled

adj worker → angelernt; semi job → Anlernberuf m; semi labour (Brit) or labor (US) (= workforce) → Angelernte pl; (= work) → Arbeit f → für Angelernte

semi-skimmed milk

n (Brit) → Halbfettmilch f, → teilentrahmte Milch

semisolid

adj → halbfest

n → halbfeste Substanz

semisubmersible

n (= oil rig) → schwimmende Bohrinsel, Halbtaucher m

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semi:

semitone

n → Halbton m

semitrailer

n (Brit) → Sattelschlepper m; (= part) → Sattelauflieger m

semivowel

n → Halbvokal m

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semi [ˈsɛmɪ] n (Brit) (fam) → casetta a schiera

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