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half·way
(hăf′wā′, 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.
half′way′ adv.
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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
3. meet halfway to compromise with
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half•way
(ˈhæfˈweɪ, ˈhɑf-)adv.
1. to half the distance; to midpoint: to run halfway.
2. partially or nearly; almost: He halfway agreed.
adj. 3. midway, as between two places or points.
4. going to or covering only half or part of the full extent: halfway measures.
Idioms: meet halfway, to compromise with; give in partially to.
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| 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" |
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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
1. 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.
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Translations
v půli cesty
på halvvejen
puolivälissä
na pola puta
中程で
도중에
na pol poti
halvvägs
ครึ่งทาง
nửa đường
halfway
[ˈhɑːfˈweɪ]A. ADV
1. (lit) → a medio camino
Reading is halfway between Oxford and London → Reading está a medio camino entre Oxford y Londres
we're halfway there → estamos a mitad de camino or a medio camino
halfway up/down the hill → a media cuesta
her hair reaches halfway down her back → el pelo le llega hasta la mitad de la espalda
they've travelled halfway around the world → han recorrido medio mundo
halfway through the film → hacia la mitad de la película, a (la) mitad de la película
the decision only goes halfway toward giving the strikers what they want → la decisión sólo satisface a medias las demandas de los huelguistas
to meet sb halfway → llegar a un compromiso con algn
Reading is halfway between Oxford and London → Reading está a medio camino entre Oxford y Londres
we're halfway there → estamos a mitad de camino or a medio camino
halfway up/down the hill → a media cuesta
her hair reaches halfway down her back → el pelo le llega hasta la mitad de la espalda
they've travelled halfway around the world → han recorrido medio mundo
halfway through the film → hacia la mitad de la película, a (la) mitad de la película
the decision only goes halfway toward giving the strikers what they want → la decisión sólo satisface a medias las demandas de los huelguistas
to meet sb halfway → llegar a un compromiso con algn
2. (fig) (= at all, the least bit) anything halfway decent will be incredibly expensive → cualquier cosa mínimamente decente va a ser carísima
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 drama → está a medio camino entre la danza y el teatro
it's a halfway house between dance and drama → está a medio camino entre la danza y el teatro
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
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.
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.
adj
the halfway point, the halfway stage [race] → l'étape intermédiaire halfway linehalfway house n
the halfway point, the halfway stage [race] → l'étape intermédiaire halfway linehalfway house n
(for rehabilitation) → centre m de réadaptation
adj [result, report, forecast] → semestriel(le)
adv [publish, report] → deux fois par an, tous les six mois
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
halfway
adj attr measures → halb; at the halfway stage of the Tour de France → in der Mitte der Tour de France; when we reached the halfway stage or point on our journey → als wir die Hälfte der Reise hinter uns (dat) → hatten; he was at the halfway stage in his musical career → er befand sich in der Mitte seiner musikalischen Karriere; we’re past the halfway stage → wir haben die Hälfte geschafft
adv her hair reached halfway down her back → die Haare gingen ihr bis weit über die Schultern; halfway to → auf halbem Weg nach; we drove halfway to London → wir 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 hill → ich wohne auf halber Höhe des Berges; we went halfway up the hill → wir gingen den Berg halb hinauf; halfway through a book → halb durch ein Buch (durch); she dropped out halfway through the race → nach 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 her → er reiste um die halbe Welt, um sie zu finden; this money will go halfway toward(s) the cost of the car → diese Summe wird die Hälfte der Kosten für das Auto decken; to meet somebody halfway (lit, fig) → jdm (auf halbem Weg) entgegenkommen; halfway decent → halbwegs anständig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
halfway
[ˈhɑːfˈweɪ]1. adv → a 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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
halfway
→ إِلى مُنَتَصِّفِ الـمَسافَة v půli cesty på halvvejen halb στο μέσο της απόστασης a mitad de camino puolivälissä à mi-chemin na pola puta a metà strada 中程で 도중에 halverwege halvveis w połowie drogi a meio caminho, na metade do caminho на полпути halvvägs ครึ่งทาง yarı yolda nửa đường 半道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009