Halve Meaning in English
word
التعريف
To divide something into two equal parts or to reduce something by 50%.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Used for both literal splitting (cutting something in half) and for describing reductions ('halve the price'). More formal or mathematical than 'cut in half', but both are common. 'Halve' is a verb; 'half' is the noun/adjective.
Spanish: dividir a la mitad - reducir a la mitadPortuguese (BR): dividir ao meio - reduzir pela metadePortuguese (PT): dividir ao meio - reduzir para metadeChinese (Simplified): 减半 - 分成两半Chinese (Traditional): 減半 - 分成兩半Hindi: आधा करनाArabic: يُقسم إلى نصفين - يُخفض إلى النصفBengali: অর্ধেক করা - দুইভাগ করাRussian: разделить пополам - уменьшить вдвоеJapanese: 半分にするVietnamese: chia đôi - giảm một nửaKorean: 반으로 나누다 - 절반으로 줄이다Turkish: ikiye bölmek - yarıya indirmekUrdu: آدھا کرناIndonesian: membagi dua - mengurangi setengah
جمل نموذجية
Please halve the apple before giving it to the child.
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If you halve eight, you get four.
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The doctor told me to halve my sugar intake.
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Let’s halve the cake so we both get the same amount.
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They plan to halve travel expenses next year.
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You can halve the cooking time by using a pressure cooker.
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