halfway

à mi-chemin, à moitié

Au milieu d’une distance ou d’un processus, ou entre deux états différents.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : halfway through something (We stopped halfway through the lesson.); halfway between A and B (The village is halfway between the two cities.)

Synonymes : midway

Expressions courantes : halfway there, halfway through something, halfway between places, halfway up something

à mi-chemin

En acceptant une partie des souhaits de l’autre pour parvenir à un accord.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : meet someone halfway (If you lower your price, I'll meet you halfway.)

Expressions courantes : meet someone halfway, come halfway

assez, plus ou moins

À un degré acceptable, sans que ce soit complet ou particulièrement réussi.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fairly, somewhat, reasonably

Expressions courantes : halfway decent, halfway reasonable, halfway competent

à mi-parcours, intermédiaire

Situé au milieu d’une distance, d’un trajet ou d’une période.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : middle, midway

Expressions courantes : halfway point, halfway mark, halfway stage