puolikas — meaning in English

English meaning

• half adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
• medium noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

puolikas is used for these senses in English:

• half One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
• half (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
• medium (countable, Ireland, dated, informal) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).
• one-half One of two equal parts (1/2, ½, 0.5).
• semi-trailer truck a unit consisting of a semi-trailer and a tractor (heavy-duty truck) pulling it.
• split A bottle of wine containing 37.5 centiliters, half the volume of a standard 75-centiliter bottle; a demi.

half — full definition

1. adj Equal to one of two equal parts of something.
2. adv Partially, or to an incomplete degree.
3. noun One of two equal parts into which something is divided.

medium — full definition

1. noun A method or channel used to communicate or express something.
2. noun A person who claims to communicate with spirits of the dead.
3. adj Of a middle size, degree, or amount, between two extremes.

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