Usage examples of "half a billion" in English with translation to Italian

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Half a loaf is better than no bread. Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani.
How much for half a kilo? Quanto per mezzo chilo?
The universe was born more than 12 billion years ago. L'universo è nato più di 12 miliardi di anni fa.
Since I installed solar panels on my house my energy bill has been cut in half. Dato che ho installato pannelli solari in casa, la mia bolletta dell'elettricità è stata dimezzata.
One billion people speak English. Un miliardo di persone parla inglese.
Pharamp cut the cake in half. Pharamp tagliò la torta in due.
He sent about 2.2 billion spam emails over a period of around one and a half years. Ha mandato circa 2,2 miliardi di email di spam in un periodo di circa un anno e mezzo.
We named the boat the Half Moon. Abbiamo chiamato la barca Mezza Luna.
It gets dark about half past five these days. Fa buio dopo le cinque e mezzo questi giorni.
Half of these apples are rotten. Metà di queste mele sono marce.
He cut the apple in half. Ha tagliato la mela a metà.
I have only half as many books as he. Ho solo la metà dei libri che ha lui.
The price of this book has been reduced by half. Il prezzo di questo libro è stato ridotto della metà.
She agreed that she would pay half the rent. Lei ha acconsentito a pagare metà dell'affitto.
We slept until half past 7. Abbiamo dormito fino alle 7 e mezza.
Half of my class like dogs. A metà della mia classe piacciono i miei cani.
Half the class say that they drink coffee. Metà classe dice di bere caffè.
Half of the apple was rotten. Metà mela era marcia.
The job is half done. Il lavoro è fatto a metà.
But it's almost half past eleven. Ma sono quasi le undici e mezza.
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