Difference between revisions of "half and half"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English half and half;
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From: English ''half''  ''and''  ''half''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* áfànâf
 
* áfànâf
<sm2>Pcm-ng-half and half;.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-half and half.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-half and half;.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-half and half.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
 
 
===Adjective===
 
half and half;: half heartedly, in a haphazard manner; without plan; incomplete -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You do di work half and half cos dem never pay you?.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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===Adverb Phrase===
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* As de dey someting or someting dey happen [[small small]].
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:* {{ux|dv|You do di work '''half and half''' bicos dem never pay you?.|(Did you do the work in bits because you haven't been paid?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| You no need build di house once. You fit use brain run am; dey build am '''half and half''' till you finish am. |(You don't need to build the entire house all at once. You can be really smart about it, build it in stages till you complete it.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
*  
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* [[half half]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: half heartedly, in a haphazard manner; without plan; incomplete
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* English: ''bit by bit''

Latest revision as of 17:00, 31 May 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English half and half

Pronunciation

  • áfànâf

Play Play

Adverb Phrase

  • You do di work half and half bicos dem never pay you?.  — (Did you do the work in bits because you haven't been paid?)
  • You no need build di house once. You fit use brain run am; dey build am half and half till you finish am.  — (You don't need to build the entire house all at once. You can be really smart about it, build it in stages till you complete it.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: bit by bit