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 | indifferent {adj} [half-hearted, lukewarm] | 105 lau [Mensch, Gesinnung] | |
| drowsy {adj} [half-asleep] | 72 dösig [ugs.] [schläfrig] | |
| ineffectual {adj} [half-hearted] | 23 halbherzig | |
| ineffectually {adv} [half-heartedly] | 6 halbherzig | |
| insufficient {adj} [deficient, half-hearted, often also dishonest] | halbbatzig [schweiz.] [ungenügend, unzulänglich, oft auch unehrlich, halbherzig] | |
| insufficient {adj} [deficient, half-hearted, often also dishonest] | halbpatzig [schweiz.] [Rsv.] [ungenügend, unzulänglich, oft auch unehrlich, halbherzig] | |
| semidiurnal {adj} [lasting half a day] | halbtägig | |
| Verbs |
| [a hoax foreign word created in Germany in the first half of the 20th century] | repunsieren | |
| Nouns |
| hatch [half-door, service hatch] | 474 Klappe {f} [Öffnung, Halbtür, Durchreiche] | |
| archi. constr. [space between the timber frames in a half-timbered construction] | 16 Gefach {n} | |
| gastr. [half a litre of beer] | 10 Seidla {n} [ugs.] [für 1 Seidel, entsprechend 1/2 Ltr. Bier] [fränkisch] | |
| naut. bell [half an hour] | 9 Glas {n} [halbe Stunde] | |
| math. ray [half-line] | 6 Strahl {m} [Halbgerade] | |
| sports ["autumn championship": first place at half-season, esp. in soccer] | 5 Herbstmeisterschaft {f} | |
| hist. [a category of half-Jew acc. to the Nuremberg Laws] [Nazi term] | jüdischer Mischling {m} ersten Grades [Nazi-Terminologie, sogenannter Halbjude] | |
| [city with half-timbered houses in its historic downtown district] | Fachwerkstadt {f} | |
| gastr. unit [half a litre / liter of beer in Switzerland] | Chübel {m} [schweiz.] [halber Liter Bier] | |
| gastr. unit [half a litre / liter of beer in Switzerland] | Kübel {m} [schweiz.] [halber Liter Bier] | |
| [mythical creature: half bird (esp. owl), half goat] | Habergeiß {f} [auch: Habergeis, Habergoaß] [bayer.] [österr.] [Wesen, das halb Vogel, halb Geiß ist] | |
| [town with half-timbered houses] | Fachwerkstädtchen {n} | |
| myth. bucentaur [mythological figure - half bull, half man] | Buzentaur {m} [Sagenungeheuer - halb Stier, halb Mensch] | |
| chaise [hist.] [a horse-drawn two-wheeled carriage, typically with a half-open top] | Halbchaise {f} [veraltet] [Kutsche mit Halbverdeck] | |
| RadioTV rail traffic half [Br.] [short for: half-fare ticket (for a child)] | Kinderfahrkarte {f} | |
| curr. half [coll.] [half-dollar] [Am.] | 50-Cent-Stück {n} | |
| archi. constr. halfpace [half-space landing] | Zwischenpodest {n} [Treppe] | |
| Hasian [sl.] [half Asian] | Halbasiat {m} [offiziell, aber seltener als: Halbasiate] | |
| Hasian [sl.] [half Asian] | Halbasiate {m} [inoffiziell, aber häufiger als: Halbasiat] | |
| hist. Innerschwyz [half-canton of Switzerland from 1831-1833] | Kanton {m} Innerschwyz [ehemaliger Halbkanton der Schweiz] | |
| hist. Latins [inhabitants of the former western half of the Roman Empire, as seen from Byzantium] | Lateiner {pl} [aus byzantinischer Sicht, Bewohner der ehemaligen westlichen Hälfte des Römischen Reichs] | |
| mediety [half, moiety] | Hälfte {f} | |
| Internet OH [Br.] [coll.] [other half] | bessere Hälfte {f} [ugs.] | |
| mil. section [literally: half-platoon] <sect.> | Halbzug {m} | |
| summertime [the warmer half of the year] | Sommerhalbjahr {n} | |
| curr. hist. tosheroon [sl.] [Br.] [half crown] | Half Crown {f} | |
| underwit [coll.] [dated] [half-wit] | Trottel {m} [ugs.] [pej.] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| half-hourlong {adj} [attr.] [lasting for half an hour] | halbstündig [eine halbe Stunde dauernd] | |
| halfway to sb./sth. {adv} [also: half-way / half way to sb./sth.] | auf halbem Wege zu jdm./etw. | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| cloth. across chest [half chest] | halbe Oberweite {f} <½ Oberweite, 1/2 Oberweite> | |
| bitten apple [half-eaten apple] | angebissener Apfel {m} | |
| half century [also: half-century] | Jahrhunderthälfte {f} | |
| sports half-pipe [also: half pipe] | Halfpipe {f} | |
| publ. half-volume [also: half volume] | Halbband {m} | |
| brew gastr. one beer [half a liter] | eine Halbe {f} [südd.] [ein halber Liter Bier] | |
| hist. Outer Schwyz [half-canton of Switzerland from 1831-1833] | Kanton {m} Ausserschwyz [ehemaliger Halbkanton der Schweiz] | |
| constr. queen closer [half brick of normal thickness, but half-normal width] | Riemchen {n} [längsgespaltene Ziegelsteine] | |
| biol. med. sesquizygotic twins [half-identical twins] | sesquizygotische Zwillinge {pl} [halb-identische Zwillinge] | |
| hist. Underground Railroad [Am.] | Underground Railroad {f} [Netzwerk, das Sklaven aus den Südstaaten bei der Flucht half (1780-1862)] | |
| tech. Woodruff key [also known as half-moon key] | Scheibenfeder {f} [früher auch Woodruff-Keil genannt] | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| half and half | halb und halb | |
| half-hour-long {adj} [attr.] [lasting for half an hour] | halbstündig [eine halbe Stunde dauernd] | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| hist. to be half Jewish [female] [Nazi jargon] [also: to be half-Jewish] | Halbjüdin sein [Nazi-Jargon] | |
| hist. to be half Jewish [Nazi jargon] [also: to be half-Jewish] | Halbjude sein [Nazi-Jargon] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| curr. fifty-cent piece [half-dollar coin, United States coin] | Halbdollar {m} [Halbdollarmünze der USA] | |
| curr. hist. Franklin half (dollar) [Franklin silver half dollar; U.S. coin] | Franklin-Halbdollar {m} [Halbdollarmünze aus Silber] | |
| ecol. for. geogr. half-open landscape [half-open land] | Halboffenlandschaft {f} [Halboffenland] | |
| hist. mil. half-track motorbike [WW II German half-track military vehicle] | Kettenkrad {n} | |
| phys. half-wave plate [also: half wave plate] | λ/2-Plättchen {n} | |
| jobs part-time job [half-time employment] | Halbtagsarbeit {f} | |
| two and six [Br.] [two shilling and six pence (half crown, pre-decimal coin)] | Half Crown {f} | |
| two and six [Br.] [two shilling and six pence (half crown, pre-decimal coin)] | zweieinhalb Schilling [halbe Krone] | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| gastr. black and white cookie [soft, sponge cake-like shortbread which is iced on one half with vanilla fondant, and on the other half by dark chocolate fondant] | Amerikaner {m} [Gebäck mit Zucker- und Schokoladenguss] | |
| equest. counter-change of hand [zigzag half-pass] | Zickzack-Traversale {f} | |
| gastr. half and half cookie | Amerikaner {m} [Gebäck] | |
| last half of life [less frequent than: second half of life] | letzte Lebenshälfte {f} [selten] [zweite Lebenshälfte] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| idiom half in earnest, half in jest {adv} | halb ernst, halb scherzhaft | |
| one-and-a-half-hour {adj} [also: one and a half hour] | anderthalbstündig | |
| quote The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children. [Clarence Darrow] | Die erste Hälfte unseres Lebens wird uns von unseren Eltern ruiniert, die zweite Hälfte von unseren Kindern! | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| to be half English, half Irish [usually when referring to males] | zur einen Hälfte Engländer und zur anderen Ire sein | |
| to be half English, half Irish [when referring to females] | zur einen Hälfte Engländerin und zur anderen Irin sein | |
| to be half English, half Irish [when referring to several people] | zur einen Hälfte Engländer und zur anderen Iren sein | |
| 5+ Words: Nouns |
| theatre sawing a woman in half [stage magic trick] [also: Sawing a Woman in Half] | die zersägte Jungfrau {f} [Illusion von Zauberkünstlern] | |
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