half and half
A mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportionsA mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.: A mixture of cream and milk often used in coffee, defined by the US Food and Drug Administration to contain between 10.5% and 18% milk fat.
» Do you want half and half?
Halb-halb?
Meaning
9 sensesA mixture of two things, generally in about equal proportions.
(US, countable, uncountable)A mixture of cream and milk often used in coffee, defined by the US Food and Drug Administration to contain between 10.5% and 18% milk fat.
(countable, uncountable)A mixture of two alcoholic beverages, most frequently those brewed from malt, such as porter and ale or mild and bitter beers, in about equal parts; also used for equal parts of an alcoholic beverage and water.
(countable, uncountable)A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.
(countable, uncountable)A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
(Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable)A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute
(US, countable, uncountable)A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.
(Canada, Western, countable, uncountable)A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.
Examples
40 sentencesDo you want half and half?
deHalb-halb? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She is half-living, half-dead.
deSie ist halb lebendig und halb tot. — Sudajaengi
Half for you and half for me.
ruПоловину тебе, половину мне. — marafon
deEine Hälfte für dich, eine Hälfte für mich. — Adelpa
David was half-dressed and half-asleep.
Is the glass half full or half empty?
ruСтакан наполовину полон или наполовину пуст? — marafon
deIst das Glas halb voll oder halb leer? — Hans07
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