half

To the extent of fifty per cent, or nearly that much.

• The bottle was only half full when I found it.
  Bulduğumda şişe ancak yarıya kadar doluydu.
• The new road is only half finished.
  Yeni yol ancak yarı yarıya bitti.

Partly, but not completely or fully.

• She was half asleep during the meeting.
  Toplantı sırasında yarı uykuluydu.
• I half expected him to cancel at the last minute.
  Son dakikada iptal etmesini bir bakıma bekliyordum.

Used in 'not half as … as' to say that something is much less good or big.

• The film was not half as good as the book.
  Film kitabın yarısı kadar bile iyi değildi.
• This flat isn't half as big as our old one.
  Bu daire eskisinin yarısı kadar bile büyük değil.