Usage examples of "a half an" in English with translation to Spanish

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In England the waiter asked us, "How much beer would you like, a half pint or a pint?" Having no idea how much that would be, we asked him to show us the glasses. En Inglaterra el mesero nos preguntó, "¿Cuánta cerveza van a querer, media pinta o una pinta?". Sin tener idea de cuánto sería eso, le pedimos que nos mostrara los vasos.
The actor will play five characters in less than half an hour. El actor representará cinco personajes en menos de media hora.
Three and a half hours have passed since he left. Han pasado tres horas y media desde que se marchó.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accidente hizo que nos demoráramos por una hora y media.
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth. Me llevó unas dos horas y media excavar un hoyo de un metro de diámetro y dos de profundidad.
You should have left half an hour earlier. Deberías haber salido media hora antes.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored. Sólo después de un siglo y media confusión la autoridad real fue restaurada.
I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour. Me hicieron esperar cerca de 30 minutos.
The surface of Jupiter is inhospitable with more than two and a half times Earth's gravity and a poisonous gas atmosphere. La superficie de Júpiter es inhóspita, con una gravedad que es más de dos veces y media la de la Tierra y una atmósfera de gas tóxico.
He will be here in half an hour. Estará aquí en media hora.
Right now, it is a half past ten. Ahora son las diez y media.
It takes us half an hour to walk to school. Nos lleva media hora caminar hasta la escuela.
They drank tea with lemon, for his nagging cough, with his usual lump and a half of sugar. Tomaron té con limón, debido a su persistente tos, que él endulzó con ese terrón y medio de azúcar, según su costumbre.
Let's break off for half an hour and have some coffee. Hagamos una pausa por una hora y media y tomemos algo de café.
I ate lunch two and a half hours ago. Almorcé hace dos horas y media.
We lost sight of them over half an hour ago. Les perdimos de vista hace más de media hora.
We played games for about an hour and a half. Estuvimos jugando sobre una hora y media.
He arrived half an hour late, so everyone was angry with him. Llegó media hora más tarde, así que todos se enojaron con él.
The play lasts two and a half hours. La obra dura dos horas y media.
Please come back after half an hour. Por favor, vuelve dentro de media hora.
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