Usage examples of "à la moitié de" in French with translation to English

Je suis à la moitié de ce roman policier. I'm halfway through this crime novel.

Il a donné à peu près la moitié de ses revenus à ceux dans le besoin. He gave away about one-tenth of his income to the poor.

La moitié de l'espèce est femelle. Half the species are woman.

Ta caméra n'a que la moitié de la taille de la mienne. Your camera is only half the size of mine.

La population de l'Allemagne fait moins de la moitié de celle des États-Unis. The population of Germany is less than half that of the United States.

Le sommeil est le plus grand des voleurs. Il nous vole la moitié de notre vie. Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.

Commencer, c'est déjà la moitié de la tâche. Starting is half the task.

Le meilleur de moi-même n'est que la moitié de ce que tu fais. At best I can do only half of what you did.

Vénus n'est qu'à peine plus petite que la Terre et Mars est plus grosse que la moitié de la Terre. Venus is only slightly smaller than the Earth and Mars is bigger than half of Earth.

J'ai perdu la moitié de mon intérêt pour le projet. I lost half my interest in the project.

La taille de mon chien est presque la moitié de celle du vôtre. My dog is almost half the size of yours.

Nous sommes restés éveillés la moitié de la nuit à discuter. We sat up half the night just talking.

Je voudrais acheter une moitié de gâteau. I'd like to buy half a cake.

Je peux le faire en la moitié du temps. I can do it in half the time.

Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.

La seconde moitié de la vie d'un homme n'est composée de rien sauf des habitudes qu'il a acquises pendant la première moitié. The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.

Plus de la moitié des résidents sont opposés au projet. More than half of the residents are opposed to the plan.

Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare. Yesterday I ran across her at the station.

Donne-moi la moitié. Give me half of it.

Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse. He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.

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