| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | a half-pound of apples | une demi-livre de pommes |
| humor. | a sardine and half a tomato! there's no fear of us choking on that! | une sardine et une demi-tomate, on ne risque pas de s'étouffer! |
| gen. | additional premiums in the case of half-yearly, quarterly or monthly payments | suppléments de prime dans le cas de versements semestriels, trimestriels ou mensuels |
| gen. | and even then we don't know the half of it! | et encore, on ne sait pas tout! |
| health. | biological half-life period of the noxious substance | détermination de la période biologique de la substance nocive |
| chem. | C 14 has a radioactive decay with a half-life of 5,600 years | le 14 C a une décroissance radioactive avec une période de 5.6OO ans |
| gymn. | dip swing forward in bent-arm cross rest position and a half turn at the end of the forward swing into upper arm hang | balancer en avant par l'appui fléchi et 1/2 tour à la suspension brachiale mains en avant |
| gen. | elections held every three years to elect half the members of the Conseil général | élections cantonales |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | DEMM25-75 |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | DEM25-75 |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | débit expiratoire de mi-expiration |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | débit expiratoire médian |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | débit expiratoire maximal moyen,DEM25-75 |
| med. | forced expiratory flow during the middle half of the forced vital capacity | débit maximal médian expiratoire,DMME25-75 |
| nat.sc., agric. | front part of a half carcase | partie antérieure de la demi-carcasse |
| gen. | half a litre of milk please | un demi-litre de lait, s'il vous plaît |
| gen. | half a pound of apples | une demi-livre de pommes |
| gen. | half front of the lens | bloc frontal de l'objectif |
| hobby, cultur. | half front of the lens | élément frontal de l'objectif |
| gen. | half front of the lens | partie frontale de l'objectif |
| gen. | a half of | la moitié de |
| med. | half of a double kidney | moitié d'un rein double |
| gen. | half of a four-year period | période biennale |
| transp. | half of a pair of switches | demi-changement |
| transp. | half of a pair of switches | demi-aiguillage |
| sport, bask. | half of the court | zone |
| environ. | half of the inhaled particles reaching the lung are exhaled | la moitié des particules inhalées qui atteint le poumon est exhalée |
| earth.sc. | half period of the response curve | demi-période de la courbe de réponse |
| chem. | half time of exchange | demi-période d'échange |
| construct. | half turn of a stairs | tournant de 90° d'escaleir |
| tech., industr., construct. | half-angle of coverage | demi-angle utile |
| transp. | half-open position of the switch | entrebaîllement d'aiguille |
| construct. | half-post of railings | demi-balustre |
| astr. | half-power width of a lobe | largeur à demi-puissance |
| astr. | half-power width of a lobe | largeur du lobe |
| tech., mech.eng. | half-round section of a jaw | section demi-ronde d'un bec |
| transp. | half-set of switches with flexible switch heel | demi-changement à lame flexible |
| transp. | half-set of switches with flexible switch heel | demi-aiguillage à aiguille flexible |
| transp. | half-set of switches with pivoted switch heel | demi-changement à lame articulée |
| transp. | half-set of switches with pivoted switch heel | demi-aiguillage à aiguille à talon articulé |
| law | half-sister born out of parental wedlock | soeur naturelle |
| chem. | half-time of exchange | demi-période d'échange |
| agric. | half-turn reversible disc plough with single set of discs | charrue à disques à age réversible |
| gen. | I still have half of it to pay | il me reste la moitié à payer |
| environ. | isodose curves for radiation of half-value layers of O,5 mm Al | isodoses enregistrées pour le rayonnement des couches de demi-absorption de O,5 mm Al |
| gen. | it's six of one and half a dozen of the other | ils sont bien du même gabarit |
| gen. | it's six of one and half a dozen of the other | c'est kif-kif (bourricot) |
| inf. | it's six of one and half a dozen of the other | c'est du pareil au même |
| gen. | it's six of one and half a dozen of the other | c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet |
| tech., mech.eng. | length of half dog point t | longueur du téton court |
| fin. | loss of half of the capital | perte de la moitié du capital |
| construct. | lower half of a Holland door | moitié inférieure d'une porte d'étable |
| construct. | lower half of a Holland door | porte d'en bas |
| mech.eng., el. | machine shielded through half of its rotation by a shroud | machine à écran |
| mech.eng., el. | machine shielded through half of its rotation by a shroud | machine à cache orienté |
| handb. | man for man over the half of the floor | marquage de la moitié du terrain |
| met. | nominal cross-section and nominal weight of half-round wire rod | section nominale et poids nominal du fil-machine demi-rond |
| el. | non-reversibility of the half-connectors | irréversibilité du montage des demi-prises |
| met. | normal straightening of half rounds and flay rounds straightening bar to normal commercial limits/ straightness by reeling, spinning or by other mechanical means | dressage normal des demi-ronds et des demi-ronds aplatis |
| gen. | official paintings of the second half of the 19th century, today often considered grandiloquent and over- conventional | art pompier (eg certain paintings by Gérôme and Meissonier) |
| sport. | own half of the field | moitié de terrain |
| nat.res. | period of half change | demi-vie |
| transp. | portside half of fairway | moitié bâbord du chenal |
| UN | Programme of Action for the Second Half of the UN Decade for Women | programme d'action pour la seconde moitié de la Décennie des Nations unies pour la femme |
| chem. | radioactive and biological half-lives of different nuclides | période radioactive et période biologique des radionucléides |
| gen. | six of one and half a dozen of the other | bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet |
| transp. | starboard half of fairway | moitié tribord du chenal |
| med. | summation of half doses | sommation des demi-doses |
| construct. | upper half of a holland door | partie supérieure d'une porte d'étable |
| commun. | upper half of the radome | hémisphère supérieur du radome |
| construct. | wall of one brick and a half | mur d'une brique et demie |
| construct. | wall of one brick and a half, 12" wall | mur d'une brique et demi |
| gen. | what's half of twelve? | quelle est la moitié de douze? |