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first half

noun first halves

  1. The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half. Raheem Sterling, in particular, was a constant menace in the first half and prominently involved in the opening goal, squaring the decisive pass for Jesus after Virgil van Dijk’s clearance had been cut out.

    Opposite: second half

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noun period of play before half time

Españolprimer tiempo, primera parte
한국어전반전 jeonbanjeon
日本語前半戦 zenhansen
中文上半場 /上半场 shàngbànchǎng, 上半時 /上半时 shàngbànshí, 前半場 /前半场 qiánbànchǎng
Portuguêsprimeiro tempo
Françaispremière mi-temps, première période
Deutscherste Halbzeit
Русскийпе́рвый тайм pérvyj tajm

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@misc{first_half_2026,
  title = {first half},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20half},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}