adjective/də.mi/
half
“Voir le verre à demi plein ou à demi vide.” — To see the glass half full or half empty.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius (“half”), derived from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle; centre”).
/də.mi/
half
“Voir le verre à demi plein ou à demi vide.” — To see the glass half full or half empty.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius (“half”), derived from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle; centre”).
half; partially; almost
“Je suis à demi heureux, c'est à dire je suis à moitié heureux.” — I am semi-happy, that's to say, I am half-happy.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius (“half”), derived from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle; centre”).
half (fraction); half (half-hour); a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race; a glass of beer of 250 ml volume; bathroom
“Il est cinq heures et demie.” — It is half past five.
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dimedius, from Latin dīmidius (“half”), derived from dis- (“apart; in two”) + medius (“middle; centre”).