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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesa metà prezzo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a meˈta ˈprɛt.tso
"Ho trovato un biglietto a metà prezzo per il museo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Costing or available for half of the usual price.
"She managed to get a half-price ticket for the concert last minute."
- 1
At half of the usual price.
"The bookstore was selling all its old stock half-price to clear space for new arrivals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The compound word 'half-price' emerged in English by combining 'half' (from Old English 'healf', meaning 'part, side', ultimately from Proto-Germanic '*halba-') and 'price' (from Old French 'pris', derived from Latin 'pretium', meaning 'value, reward'). This combination specifically denotes a cost reduced by fifty percent, reflecting a direct and literal interpretation of its constituent parts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Half-price" is said worldwide
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à moitié prix
Transliteration: a mwa.tje pʁi
"J'ai acheté ce livre à moitié prix pendant les soldes."
zum halben Preis
Transliteration: tsʊm ˈhalbm̩ pʁaɪs
"Sie hat das Kleid zum halben Preis gekauft."
a metà prezzo
Transliteration: a meˈta ˈprɛt.tso
"Ho trovato un biglietto a metà prezzo per il museo."
a mitad de precio
Transliteration: a miˈtað ðe ˈpɾe.θjo
"Compramos las entradas a mitad de precio para el concierto."
pela metade do preço
Transliteration: ˈpɛ.lɐ mɛˈta.dʒi du ˈpɾɛ.su
"Eles venderam os produtos pela metade do preço na promoção."
आधे दाम पर
Transliteration: aadhe daam par
"मुझे यह किताब आधे दाम पर मिली।"
半价
Transliteration: bànjià
"这家商店所有商品都半价出售。"
반값
Transliteration: ban-gap
"그는 반값에 새 신발을 샀다."
半額
Transliteration: hangaku
"その店ではすべての商品が半額でした。"
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