halftime
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This word may also be spelled “half-time."
halftime(
hahf
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taym
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sports)
a. el descanso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The team came back from halftime with renewed energy.El equipo volvió del descanso con sus energías renovadas.
There are five minutes left until halftime, and my team is losing by a lot.Faltan cinco minutos para el descanso, y mi equipo está perdiendo por mucho.
b. el medio tiempo (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The coach gave the players a pep talk during halftime.En el medio tiempo, el entrenador dirigió unas palabras a los jugadores para levantarles la moral.
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