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first half
The first half of a time period, event, game, or other divisible whole. Commonly used for halves of sports matches, decades, books, and similar.
試合の前半が終わった。
The first half of the game ended.
映画の前半はテンポが遅かった。
The first half of the movie had a slow pace.
今年の前半は忙しかったが、後半は少し落ち着いた。
The first half of this year was busy, but things calmed down a bit in the second half.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 前半戦 (first half of a match)
- 年の前半 (first half of the year)
- 前半と後半 (first half and second half)
Often paired with its antonym 後半 (second half). When referring to decades, 前半 means the earlier years — for example, 2020年代前半 means the early 2020s.
Related Words
Antonym:
後半 (second half)