halfway

auf halbem Weg, zur Hälfte

In der Mitte einer Strecke oder eines Ablaufs oder zwischen zwei verschiedenen Zuständen.

In einfachem Englisch: At the middle of a distance or process, or between two different states.

• We are halfway home.
• She stopped halfway up the stairs.
• His expression was halfway between a smile and a frown.

So benutzt man es: halfway through something (We stopped halfway through the lesson.); halfway between A and B (The village is halfway between the two cities.)

Synonyme: midway

Häufige Wendungen: halfway there, halfway through something, halfway between places, halfway up something

auf halbem Weg

Indem man einige Wünsche der anderen Person akzeptiert, um sich zu einigen.

In einfachem Englisch: By accepting some of another person's wishes so you can agree with each other.

• Please meet me halfway.
• We met them halfway on the price.
• She would cooperate if he was willing to come halfway.

So benutzt man es: meet someone halfway (If you lower your price, I'll meet you halfway.)

Häufige Wendungen: meet someone halfway, come halfway

halbwegs, einigermaßen

In einem annehmbaren Maß, wenn auch nicht vollständig oder besonders gut.

In einfachem Englisch: To a reasonable degree, though not completely or especially well.

• We need a halfway decent hotel.
• That sounds like a halfway reasonable plan.
• Anyone halfway competent could fix this.

Synonyme: fairly, somewhat, reasonably

Häufige Wendungen: halfway decent, halfway reasonable, halfway competent

mittlerer

In der Mitte einer Strecke, einer Reise oder eines Zeitraums gelegen.

In einfachem Englisch: At the middle of a distance, journey, or period of time.

• We stopped at the halfway point.
• She led the race at the halfway mark.
• The project has reached its halfway stage.

Synonyme: middle, midway

Häufige Wendungen: halfway point, halfway mark, halfway stage