halfway
gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2
Angličtina
~ 1800
félúton, félig, részben, valaminek a felénél tart, félkész, félmunka, részleges
A2
1
félúton
B1
Vzorec užití:
[someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city center.
A szálloda félúton van a repülőtér és a belváros között.
We stopped for lunch when we were halfway through our journey.
Félúton megálltunk ebédelni.
The park is about halfway down the street.
Učební příklady
The school is halfway between my house and the shop.
Az iskola félúton van a házam és a bolt között.
We are halfway to the beach now.
Most félúton vagyunk a strand felé.
The bus stop is halfway down the road.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
Význam
At the middle point between two places
Kolokace
halfway point
|halfway mark
|halfway between
Synonyma
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
Antonyma
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
Témata
daily life
|travel
|space
Definice
In the middle between two places or points.
At a point that is equally distant from two ends or two places.
A2
2
Vzorec užití:
to be halfway [through something]
I'm only halfway through the book.
Még csak a könyv felénél tartok.
She was halfway convinced by his argument.
Az érvelése részben meggyőzte.
They are halfway finished with the project.
Učební příklady
I am halfway through my homework.
A házi feladatom felénél tartok.
We are halfway done with dinner.
Már félig végeztünk a vacsorával.
He is halfway finished with painting the wall.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
Význam
Partly but not completely done or true
Kolokace
halfway done
|halfway finished
|halfway through
Synonyma
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
Antonyma
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
Témata
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definice
Partly, but not fully or completely.
To an extent that is in the middle between two extremes, especially between not at all and completely.
B1
3
Vzorec užití:
a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
It was just a halfway solution to a serious problem.
Ez csak részleges megoldást jelentett egy súlyos problémára.
Don't do a halfway job on this project.
Ne végezz félmunkát ezen a projekten.
The reforms were criticized as being only halfway measures.
Učební příklady
This is a halfway plan to fix the car.
Ez még csak egy félkész terv az autó megjavítására.
He gave a halfway answer to my question.
Csak részleges választ adott a kérdésemre.
They made a halfway effort to clean the room.
Častá chyba:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
Význam
Only partly complete or developed
Kolokace
halfway measure
|halfway solution
|halfway effort
Synonyma
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
Antonyma
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
Témata
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definice
Not finished or not fully done.
Only partially completed, developed, or committed.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
halfway (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: halfway
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
go halfway to doing something
1/ɡˈoʊ hˈæfwˈeɪ tə dˈuɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Do part of what is needed to achieve something
To do part but not everything needed to finish something.
Příklady
- This new policy goes halfway to solving the problem.
- Their plan only goes halfway to meeting our needs.
halfway house
1/hˈæfwˈeɪ hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase
Residence for people in transition
A place where people live for a time when they are moving from prison or treatment back to normal life.
Příklady
- After rehab, he spent six months in a halfway house.
- The city opened a new halfway house for former prisoners.
meet someone halfway
1/mˈit sˈʌmwˌʌn hˈæfwˈeɪ/
idiom
Compromise with someone
To agree to give up part of what you want so that you and another person can agree.
Příklady
- If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
- They refused to meet us halfway on the price.