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なかば 【半ば 】1 【半分 】half ; 【中途で 】halfway . （⇨半分 ）▸ 私の仕事は半ば終わった Half (of ) my work is finished .My work is half done [finished ].I am halfway through the work now .▸ 彼は半ば口を開いたまま眠っていた He was asleep with his mouth half- open .▸ 半ば無意識にそう言った I said so half unconsciously .2 【真ん中あたり 】in the middle ｟of ｠.▸ 通りの半ばで in the middle [╳center ] of the street .▸ 6月の半ばに in the middle of June / in mid- June .▸ 週 [1年 ]の半ばに at mid week [mid year ].▸ 学期半ばで退学する leave school in mid term .▸ 開発半ばの国 a semi- developed country .▸ 彼女は彼の演説の半ばで ｟最中に ｠席を立った She left her seat in the middle of [during ] his speech .▸ 彼女は40歳の半ばで死んだ She died in her mid- forties [middle forties ].3 【一部分 】【一部分は 】partly, ｟やや書 ｠ in part ; 【部分的に 】partially .▸ 頭の半ばはげた男 a partially bald man .▸ 彼の成功は半ば我々の援助のおかげだ He succeeded partly because we helped him .His success was due in part to our help [assistance ].