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名詞、形容詞相当語句

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（One） half:（=する） to halve

用例

• 価の半分
  （形容詞に訳せば）half the price―（名詞に訳せば）―one half of the price

• その値段の半分でも高いものだ
  It is dear at half the price―at one half of the price.
• 道の半分は歩いた
  I did half the distance―one half of the distance―on foot.
• 大きさは猫の半分しかない
  It is only half as large as a cat―half the size of a cat.
• 値段はその半分だ
  It costs only half as much.
• 菓子を半分に切れ
  Cut the cake in half.
• 経費を半分に減ずる
  to reduce the expenditure by half―halve the expenditure
• 酒を盃に半分注げ
  Fill the cup half full of wine.
• 仕事が半分仕かけてある
  I find the work half-done.
• 彼は何事も半分ずつする
  He does things by halves.
• ハワイは日本と米国の半分途だ
  Hawaii lies half-way between Japan and America.
• 半分分けする
  to go halves―go shares―go snacks―（with one）
• 入費は半分ずつ持とう
  We will go halves―go shares―go snacks―go partners―in the expenses.
• 半分くれ
  Go halves with me!
  Snacks!
• 半分くれと言う
  to cry halves
• 冗談半分に聞いてみた
  I asked the question half in joke―half in jest―half in play.
• 仕事が半分すんだ
  I am half through with my work.

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用例

• 預かり主は半分の主
  “Possession is nine points of the law.”【イディオム・格言的】

• 話半分に聞け
  The story must be taken with a grain of salt―taken with some grains of allowance.
• 遊び半分に行く
  I combine business with pleasure―kill two birds with one stone―kill two hares with one stone.
• 面白半分に入会したものがある
  Some joined the society for fun.
• 面白半分にやる人がある
  Some people do it for the fun of the thing.
• あれは半分しかものを言わない男だ
  He never speaks out.
• いつも半分言いかけて後は言わぬ
  He always begins talking about something, and never finishes it.
• あの人の話は半分おまけだ
  He stretches a little.
• 思う半分も言えぬ
  The execution seldom corresponds with the conception.