Translation of "à demi" to English

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Dictionary translations for "à demi"

à demi adverb

half [hɑ:f] (locution adverbiale, quantité - réduction)

Je ne peux considérer ma femme que comme un animal à demi paralysé.

I can only think of my wife as an half-paralysed animal.

Contexts with "à demi"

Je ne peux considérer ma femme que comme un animal à demi paralysé. I can only think of my wife as an half-paralysed animal.

Il n'y a rien de pire que de faire les choses à demi ! There's nothing worse than doing things by halves!!

J'ai une réservation pour six heures et demi. I have a reservation for six-thirty.

En Angleterre, le serveur nous demanda : "-Combien de bière désirez-vous, une demi pinte ou bien une pinte ?". N'ayant aucune idée de ce que ça pouvait représenter, nous lui demandâmes de nous montrer les verres. In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses.

Thomas obtenait une fois et demi son salaire lorsqu'il travaillait au-delà de son heure de départ habituelle. Tom got time and a half when he worked beyond his usual quitting time.

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