World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmi-temps
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi-tã
"Les joueurs sont rentrés aux vestiaires à la mi-temps."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The designated rest period dividing the two halves of a game or sporting event.
"The coach used the halftime break to adjust the team's defensive strategy." - 2
The midpoint or halfway point of any ongoing process, event, or period of time.
"They reached halftime of the project with most of their major objectives already accomplished."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'healf' (denoting a moiety or part) and 'tīma' (denoting a fixed period or season). Originally emerging in the late 19th century with the codification of modern team sports like rugby, soccer, and American football, it historically referred specifically to the mandatory rest interval dividing two equal playing periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Halftime" is said worldwide
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mi-temps
Transliteration: mi-tã
"Les joueurs sont rentrés aux vestiaires à la mi-temps."
Halbzeit
Transliteration: halp.tsaɪt
"Die Mannschaft besprach die Taktik in der Halbzeit."
intervallo
Transliteration: interˈvallo
"I giocatori sono tornati negli spogliatoi durante l'intervallo."
medio tiempo
Transliteration: ˈmeðjo ˈtjempo
"El entrenador dio sus instrucciones durante el medio tiempo."
intervalo
Transliteration: ĩ.teʁˈva.lu
"O placar estava empatado no intervalo da partida."
हाफ़-टाइम
Transliteration: haf-taim
"हाफ़-टाइम के दौरान कोच ने खिलाड़ियों को समझाया।"
中场休息
Transliteration: zhōngchǎng xiūxí
"球员们在中场休息时回到了更衣室。"
하프타임
Transliteration: hap-ta-im
"선수들은 하프타임 동안 휴식을 취했다."
ハーフタイム
Transliteration: hāfu taimu
"選手たちはハーフタイムに作戦を確認した。"
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