Usage examples of "halb" in German with translation to English

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Es ist fast halb zwölf. It's almost half past eleven.
Jetzt ist es halb elf. Right now, it is a half past ten.
Frisch gewagt ist halb gewonnen A good start is half the battle
Hinterlasse deine Arbeit nicht halb fertig. Don't leave your work half finished.
Sie war nur halb am Leben. She was only half alive.
Um halb zehn gibt es Frühstück. Breakfast is at half past nine.
Ich komme um halb sieben zurück. I will be back at half past six.
Pharamp schnitt den Kuchen halb auf! Pharamp cut the cake in half.
Wir sind um halb vier wieder da. We will be back at half past three.
Ich werde um halb acht da sein. I'll be there at half seven.
Hinterlassen Sie Ihre Arbeit nicht halb fertig. Don't leave your work half finished.
Mexiko hat halb so viele Menschen wie Japan. Mexico has half as many people as Japan.
Er hat halb so viele Bücher wie ich. He has half as many books as I.
Die Schule fängt um halb neun morgens an. School begins at half past eight in the morning.
Der Vogel war halb so groß wie ein Adler. The bird was half the size of a hawk.
Mein Hund ist fast halb so groß wie deiner. My dog is almost half the size of yours.
Mein Hund ist fast halb so groß wie Ihrer. My dog is almost half the size of yours.
Ich habe nur halb so viele Bücher wie er. I have only half as many books as he does.
Die Bevölkerung von Italien ist etwa halb so groß wie die von Japan. The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan.
Er hat seine Frau verlassen und ist mit einer halb so alten Frau zusammengezogen. He left his wife and shacked up with a woman half her age.
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