Sentence examples of "halves" in English

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Never do things by halves. Ne fais pas les choses a moitié.
Two and three halves to London, please. Deux tarifs pleins et trois demi-tarifs pour Londres, s'il vous plait.
Don't do anything by halves. Ne fais rien à moitié.
There's nothing worse than doing things by halves!! Il n'y a rien de pire que de faire les choses à demi !
You shouldn't do things by halves. Tu ne devrais pas faire les choses à moitié.
At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves. John et Sue décidèrent enfin de couper la pomme en moitiés.
Give me half of it. Donne-moi la moitié.
Please wait half an hour. Veuillez attendre une demi-heure.
It's almost half past eleven. Il est presque onze heures et demie.
Well begun is half done. Commencer, c'est avoir à moitié fini. [Horace]
I bought half a dozen eggs. J'ai acheté une demi-douzaine d'oeufs.
School begins at half past eight. L'école commence à huit heures et demie.
Give him a fair half. Donne-moi une bonne moitié.
Susan is actually your half sister. Susan est en fait ta demi-soeur.
It is just half past seven. Il est sept heures et demie tout juste.
Starting is half the task. Commencer, c'est déjà la moitié de la tâche.
How much for half a kilo? Combien pour un demi kilo ?
We have half a dozen eggs. Nous avons une demie douzaine d'œufs.
Half the students were absent. La moitié des étudiants furent absents.
I was kept waiting nearly half an hour. On me fit attendre presqu'une demi-heure.
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