other half
A spouse or a significant otherA spouse or a significant other.
» Where's the other half of the money?
Wo ist die andere Hälfte des Geldes?
Где другая половина денег?
Де інша половина грошей?
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)A spouse or a significant other.
Near-synonyms: better half (positive valence), ball and chain (negative valence)
It depends on what my other half says.
втора́я полови́наvtorája polovína
(idiomatic)The wealthy; the very wealthy.
how the other half lives
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see other, half.
Examples
35 sentencesWhere's the other half of the money?
Де інша половина грошей? — deniko
ruГде другая половина денег? — odexed
deWo ist die andere Hälfte des Geldes? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We'll see each other in half an hour.
ruУвидимся через полчаса. — odexed
deWir sehen uns in einer halben Stunde! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The other half is yours.
You'll get half the money now, and the other half on completion of the job.
Tom converted about half of his yen into dollars and the other half into euros.
deTom wechselte circa die Hälfte seiner Yen in Dollar um und die andere Hälfte in Euro. — Dani6187
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: other halves| Singular | other half |
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