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halb (adj/adv)
   half

Er hat ein halbes Hähnchen bestellt.
He ordered a [broiled] half chicken.
Wir treffen uns um halb acht.
We're meeting at half past seven. (7:30, "half to eight")
Dort kostet es nur halb so viel.
There it only costs half as much.
Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen.
A good start is half the battle.

Related:
halbe-halbe fifty-fifty, half and half
halbieren to halve, cut in half
halb leer/voll half empty/full
das Halbfinale semi-final(s)
ein halbes Dutzend half a dozen
eine halbe Stunde half an hour
die Hälfte half

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