halfway
gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2
Angielski
~ 1800
félúton, félig, részben, valaminek a felénél tart, félkész, félmunka, részleges
A2
1
félúton
B1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
Znaczenie
At the middle point between two places
Kolokacje
halfway point
|halfway mark
|halfway between
Synonimy
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
Antonimy
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
Tematy
daily life
|travel
|space
Definicja
In the middle between two places or points.
At a point that is equally distant from two ends or two places.
A2
2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
Znaczenie
Partly but not completely done or true
Kolokacje
halfway done
|halfway finished
|halfway through
Synonimy
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
Antonimy
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
Tematy
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
Znaczenie
Only partly complete or developed
Kolokacje
halfway measure
|halfway solution
|halfway effort
Synonimy
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
Antonimy
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
Tematy
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Not finished or not fully done.
Only partially completed, developed, or committed.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
Sylaby i akcent
halfway (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: halfway
Rodzina wyrazów
Wyrażenia
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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
- They refused to meet us halfway on the price.