halve

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de diviser quelque chose en deux parties égales ou de réduire quelque chose de moitié.

A verb used to indicate the act of dividing something into two equal parts or reducing something by half.

1. Divide into two equal partsB1formal

   To split something into two equal halves.

   Diviser en deux parties égales

   • She halved the apple and gave one piece to her brother.
   • The recipe says to halve the amount of sugar.
   • He carefully halved the cake for the two guests.

   Synonymesbisect

   Antonymescombinedoublejoinunite

2. Reduce by halfB1formal

   To make something 50% smaller in amount, size, or value.

   réduire de moitié

   • The company plans to halve its carbon emissions by 2030.
   • The new policy will halve the waiting time for patients.
   • They managed to halve the cost of production.

   Antonymesdouble