half
noun
1 noun one of two equal partsleath fem2 I made two halves of it rinne mé dhá leath dein the top half of the division sa leath uachtair den roinn, i leath uachtair na roinnethe northern half of the island leath thuaidh an oileáinto cut sth in half rud a ghearradh ina dhá leath 2 noun MATH fractionleath fem2 three and a half trí go leithfour and a half miles ceithre mhíle go leithshe's ten and a half tá sí deich mbliana go leith d'aoisShow full entry
3 noun MEAS, DRINK of beer etcleathphionta masc4 a half of beer leathphionta beorach, gloine bheorach 4 noun BUS-ADM, ECON of corporate, economic yearleath fem2 in the second half of the year sa dara leath den bhliain 5 noun TRANSP child ticketticéad do leanbh 6 noun SPOR arealeath fem2 7 noun SPOR periodleath fem2 8 noun THEAT of concert, play etcleath fem2 cuid fem3 9 noun SPOR (of position) playerleath- pref 10 noun GOLF golf scoreleath fem2 11 number MATH, MEAS of quantityleath leathchuid half of today's teenagers leath de dhéagóirí an lae inniu, an leathchuid de dhéagóirí an lae inniu, leath na ndéagóirí sa lá atá inniu annthe rate has fallen by half tá an ráta tite faoina leathhalf and half leath agus leathover half the houses had gardens bhí gairdíní ag os cionn leath de na tithe, bhí gairdíní ag níos mó ná leath na dtithehalf as much time leath an ama, leath an oiread sin ama, leath an mhéid sin amato pay half as much again a leathoiread eile a íoc 12 number (also half past) timeleathuair tar éisleath i ndiaidhhalf one leathuair tar éis a haon, leath i ndiaidh a haonhalf past midnight leathuair tar éis an mheán oíche, leath i ndiaidh a dó dhéag san oíchehalf past the hour leathuair tar éis na huaire, leath i ndiaidh na huaire
determiner
13 determiner in expressions of measurement, quantityleath to be half the price of sth bheith leath chomh daor le rudto be half the size of sth bheith leath chomh mór le rudto be half the weight of sth bheith leath chomh trom le rud 14 determiner informal significant proportionleath cuid mhaith debunús I don't understand him half the time ní thuigim é leath an ama, ní thuigim é cuid mhaith den amadjective
15 adjective 50 per cent ofleath- prefa half cup of coffee leathchupán caifea half one of whiskey leathghloine fuisce, leathcheann fuiscean eight and a half hour flight eitilt ocht n-uair go leithadverb
16 adverb partly, not entirelyleath- prefréasúnta measartha half pleased leathshásta, réasúnta sástato be half asleep bheith leath i do chodladhto be half alive bheith díbheo, bheith meathbheoif the dinner is half decent má bhíonn cuma ar bith ar an dinnéar, má bhíonn an dinnéar leathréasúnta, má bhíonn an dinnéar maith go leorhalf jokingly idir shúgradh agus dáiríre, go leathmhagúilto be half listening to sb bheith leath ag éisteacht le duineI half hoped she'd be there bhí mé leath ag súil go mbeadh sí ansinto be half done bheith leathdhéanta 17 adverb with full, empty, open, closedleath-half full leathlán 18 adverb with nationality, origin etcleath-half Irish leath-Éireannach 19 adverb in comparativesleath to be half as big again as sth bheith leath chomh mór arís le rud