half-measure russian
полуме́ра
half measure
паллиати́в
stopgap, half-measure, temporary solution, makeshift
palliative, palliative remedy
косу́шка
kosushka (old Russian liquid measure of 307.5 ml), half-bottle measure
glass of this size, bottle of this size
bowl
полови́нчатость
half-heartedness, half-measures, half-way policy, indecisiveness
halfness, being divided into halves
Examples
Руководство критиковали за половинчатость принятых мер.
The leadership was criticized for the half-hearted nature of the measures it had adopted.
Половинчатые меры тут не помогут.
Half-hearted measures won't help here.
Правительство ограничилось полумерами вместо реформ.
The government settled for half measures instead of reforms.



















