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наполовину

halfway

Meaning of наполовину

to the middle of a distance or process

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Russian[nəpəlɐˈvʲinʊ]
halfway
наполовину - halfway
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наполовину with English translation

наполовину usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She finished the book halfway through the week.

Она закончила книгу наполовину к середине недели.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We were halfway home when it started to rain.

Мы были наполовину дома, когда начался дождь.

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наполовину belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

наполовинуhalfway
вместеtogether
частоoften
редкоrarely
раноearly
поздноlate
сегодняtoday

наполовину synonyms

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What's the difference between наполовину / вполовину / в середине / на полпути / посередине

Н
🇷🇺Russian
наполовину

The most direct and neutral equivalent: “by 50%, not completely.”

B1Very Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
вполовину

Bookish or somewhat old-fashioned; means “by half,” often with the sense of being reduced by half.

B1Rarely
В
🇷🇺Russian
в середине

Emphasizes position inside something; refers to location rather than degree.

B1Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
на полпути

Means “halfway along the way” — usually about distance, movement, or a stage of a process.

B1Often
П
🇷🇺Russian
посередине

A very general and common form: “in the middle, in the central position”; often about location.

B1Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
на полдороге

Close to “halfway,” but more often about a road/path or figuratively about something unfinished.

B1Often
Ч
🇷🇺Russian
частично

Not literal “half,” but “to some extent, not completely.”

B1Very Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
наполовину завершённо

An уточняющий variant that emphasizes an action or task being only partly completed.

B1Rarely

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How to pronounce наполовину and what this word means

наполовину means halfway. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce наполовину

[nəpəlɐˈvʲinʊ]

наполовину translation

halfway

наполовину examples

Wir sind halbwegs am Ziel.

наполовину transcription

[nəpəlɐˈvʲinʊ]

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наполовину meaning: what does it mean?

до середины пути или процесса

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наполовину is pronounced as [nəpəlɐˈvʲinʊ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

наполовину definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Wir sind halbwegs am Ziel. Translation: Мы уже наполовину у цели.

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