half- russian
пол
floor, ground
sex, gender
half
полови́на
half
half past
полчаса́
half an hour
подва́л
basement, vault, cellar, lower half of the page
отделе́ние
office, branch, local branch
department, division, ward (in a hospital)
compartment, section
separation, detachment
squad, section (of troops)
part, half (of a programme)
полго́да
half a year, six months
луч
ray, beam
ray (of hope), glimmer
ray, half-line
наполови́ну
half, by half, to the extent of half
halfway, only partly, not completely
вдво́е
twice, half, in half
полтора́
one and a half
попола́м
in half, in two
half-and-half, fifty-fifty, in equal shares
со́нный
sleepy, drowsy, slumberous
sleep (attributive), sleeping, of sleep
sleepy, drowsy, half-asleep
soporific, sleep-inducing
грош
penny, red cent, farthing
pittance, peanuts
grosh, half-kopeck coin
сво́дный
half- (sibling), step-
consolidated, summary, combined, composite
посереди́не
in the middle, half way along
полови́нка
half, half piece
leaf (of a door), wing (of a window)
soulmate, other half, better half
де́нежка
half-copeck coin, a bit of money
полмиллио́на
half a million
тайм
time, half
получа́с
half an hour
полусме́рть
half-death, near-death state, trance, stupor
недоде́ланный
unfinished, incomplete, half-done
half-baked, half-witted, defective, stupid
полседьмо́го
half past six, six-thirty
сы́ро
it is damp, damp, humid
in a half-baked way, raw
полуме́сяц
half-moon, crescent
полкило́
half a kilogram
полуго́лый
half-naked
прикры́тый
covered, hidden, concealed
half-closed, partly closed, ajar
полоу́мный
half-witted, crazy
полукро́вка
half-blooded, half-bred
вполови́ну
half
полузащи́тник
half-back
приоткры́тый
slightly open, ajar, half-open
полми́ра
half the world
halfway round the world, halfway across the world
полмину́ты
half a minute
полве́ка
half a century
полго́рода
half of the city, a large part of the city
полме́тра
half a meter
полча́сика
half hour
полусло́во
half a word, hint, intimation
from a mere hint, at the first word
полбуты́лки
half a bottle, half-bottle
благове́рный
better half, hubby, wedded spouse
faithful, noble, right-believing, devout
огры́зок
half-eaten piece, core (of an apple), gnawed remnant
stub, stump
чумовой
awesome, cool, terrific, amazing
crazy, nuts, half-witted, out of one's mind
plague victim, plague-stricken person
plague (attributive), pestilential
полуфабрика́т
semi-finished product, prepared raw material, half-stock, half-stuff
придуркова́тый
daft, silly, half-witted, doltish
сырова́тый
dampish, half-cooked, half-done, half-baked
полупусто́й
half-empty
полде́ла
half the work, half the job, half the battle
полуме́ра
half measure
единокро́вный
half- (sharing the same father), half (by the same father)
consanguineous, of the same blood, kindred
пол-ли́тра
half a litre
half-litre bottle, bottle of vodka
поло́вник
ladle, soup ladle
sharecropper, tenant peasant paying half the crop, serf
мети́с
mestizo, half-breed, métis, person of mixed race
hybrid, crossbreed, mongrel (dog)
полураспа́д
half-decay, half-disintegration
одна́ полови́на
one half (1/2)
впро́голодь
half-starving
недоу́чка
a half-educated person
полдвена́дцатого
half past eleven, eleven-thirty
забытьё
half-conscious state
полуго́дие
half-year, six months
полуживо́й
half dead, more dead than alive
полусо́нный
half asleep, dozing, drowsy
пол-оборо́та
half-turn, half-face
полови́нный
half
спросо́нья
half awake
полшага́
half-pace
перемудри́ть
to overcomplicate things, to be too clever by half, to overthink
to outwit, to outsmart, to outfox
разломи́ть
to break, to snap, to break in half
полугодово́й
half-yearly, six-monthly
полуразру́шенный
half-ruined, half-destroyed, dilapidated, tumbledown
усыпле́ние
putting to sleep, lulling to sleep, hypnotizing
putting down, putting to sleep (an animal), euthanizing
anaesthetizing, narcotizing, sedating
lulling, allaying
drowsy state, half-waking state, somnolence
полстака́на
half a glassful
недоби́тый
not completely destroyed, half-destroyed, half-killed
полдоро́ги
half-way
полбеды́
not so bad, half the trouble, a small loss
полуто́н
semitone, half step
half-tint, undertint, half-tone
полумёртвый
half dead, more dead than alive
полузащи́та
half-backs
штибле́та
men's low boots, men's shoes, half-boots
gaiters, spats
получасово́й
half-hourly
полуоде́тый
half-dressed, half-clothed
приспу́щенный
lowered, at half-mast
slightly pulled down, sagging
приподнима́ться
to sit up (slightly), to prop oneself up, to raise oneself a little
to half-rise, to rise slightly, to get up a little
юро́дивый
holy fool, yurodivy, fool for Christ
foolish, cracked, half-witted, eccentric
полсло́ва
half a word
полуправда
half-truth
полуоткры́тый
half-open, ajar
полузабы́тый
half-forgotten
полупья́ный
tipsy, half drunk, half-seas-over
малогра́мотный
semi-literate, half-educated, crude, raw
полуголо́дный
half-starved
полуди́кий
semi-barbarian, half savage
недопитый
unfinished (drink), half-drunk, partially drunk
полутьма́
half-dark, semidarkness
помазо́к
shaving brush, small brush, dauber
soldier in his second half-year of service
полови́нчатый
halved, undecided, indeterminate, half-and-half
полусо́гнутый
half-bent
полусве́т
twilight, half-light, dim light
demi-monde, fast set
полу́торный
one-and-a-half
Examples
Разре́жь напополам.
Cut it in half.
Дайан ведь наполовину и твоя́ сестра́, Джордж.
Diane is your half-sister too, George.
Автомоби́ль слома́лся, проехав полчаса.
The car broke down after half an hour's driving.
Please wait half an hour.
Хирурги́ческая опера́ция, проводящаяся в наше́й кли́нике, зако́нчится через полчаса.
The surgery, performed at our clinic, is over in half an hour.
The job is half done.
Англи́йский наполовину состои́т из плохо́й латы́ни.
Half of English is just bad Latin.
Мы назва́ли ло́дку "Полуме́сяц".
We named the boat the Half Moon.
I wake up at half past six in the morning.
It's almost half past eleven.
Только через полтора века сумя́тицы короле́вская власть была́ восстановлена.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
Стака́н наполовину полон или наполовину пуст?
The glass is half full or half empty?
I'm often half asleep.
I'm often half asleep.
Обычно они за́втракают в полови́не восьмо́го, а обе́дают в двенадцать.
They usually have breakfast at half past seven o'clock and eat their lunch at twelve.
Э́то произошло́ около полови́ны пя́того.
It happened at about half past four.
Э́то произошло́ приблизительно в полови́ну пя́того.
It happened at about half past four.
Слова́рь соде́ржит около полумиллио́на слов.
The dictionary contains about half a million words.
Он зараба́тывает полмиллио́на ие́н в ме́сяц.
He earns half a million yen a month.
Пожалуйста, напо́лните ва́нну наполовину.
Please fill the bath half full.
Вся втора́я полови́на челове́ческой жи́зни составля́ется обыкновенно из одних только накопленных в пе́рвую полови́ну привы́чек.
The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
На э́то потре́бовалось полчаса.
It took half an hour.
На э́то пона́добилось полчаса.
It took half an hour.
It's half past three.
Сейчас полчетвёртого.
It's half past three.
I was half right.
I was half right.
I folded the towel in half.
I folded the towel in half.
У нас всегда стака́н полупусто́й, у америка́нцев — наполовину по́лный.
Here, the glass is always half empty; for Americans, it is half full.
Во второй полови́не жи́зни мы за́няты в основном тем, что избавля́емся от глу́постей, предрассу́дков и оши́бочных мне́ний, усвоенных в пе́рвой полови́не жи́зни.
In the second half of life, we are mainly occupied with getting rid of the foolishness, prejudices, and mistaken opinions we acquired in the first half of life.
В древнегреческих мифах кентавр был наполовину человеком, наполовину конём.
In ancient Greek myths, a centaur was half human and half horse.
