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Meaning of half-time | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. rest, break
  2. The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Half or approximately half the number of hours usually worked in a specified period.
    attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable
  4. relief
  5. A tempo in which the rhythm is emphasized so that it seems to have half as many metric divisions (e.g. emphasizing the start of every other bar rather than every bar).
    countable, uncountable
  6. The time taken for a physical quantity to halve the difference between its present value and its final value.
    countable, uncountable
  7. first-person singular present indicative of descansar

Equivalents

Afrikaans rustyd
Български полувреме
Bosanski pauza
Català mitja part
Français half-time mi-temps
Hrvatski pauza
Magyar félidő
Íslenska hálfleikur
Italiano intervallo
日本語 ハーフタイム
한국어 하프 타임
Македонски полувреме
Nederlands rust
Português meio-tempo
Română pauză
Slovenčina polčas
Српски pauza
Svenska halvtid

Examples

“Let's get some pizza at half-time.”
“I'm following a half-time schedule this month.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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