Half in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishOne of two equal parts of something or of a group; 50 % of it (half of the class, half of my sandwich) — the quantity, never "half past" in telling the time.

Definition in PortugueseUma de duas partes iguais de alguma coisa ou de um grupo; 50 % dela (metade da turma, metade do sanduíche) — a quantidade, nunca "e meia" nas horas.

Example sentences

• Metade da turma tá doente hoje.🔊

  Half of the class is sick today.

• Quer metade do meu sanduíche?🔊

  Do you want half of my sandwich?

Learn it in a lesson

• Ordinal numbers and quantities in Portuguese

half in other languages

• What half means
• In French
• In Japanese