"first half" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first halves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|first halves}} first half (plural first halves)
  1. (sports) The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half. Translations (period of play before half time): primera part [feminine] (Catalan), 上半場 /上半场 (shàngbànchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), 上半時 /上半时 (shàngbànshí) (Chinese Mandarin), 前半場 /前半场 (qiánbànchǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), eerste helft [feminine] (Dutch), alkupuolisko (Finnish), ensimmäinen puoliaika (Finnish), première mi-temps [feminine] (French), première période [feminine] (French), erste Halbzeit [feminine] (German), 前半戦 (zenhansen) (alt: ぜんはんせん) (Japanese), 전반전 (jeonbanjeon) (alt: 前半戰) (Korean), pierwsza połowa [feminine] (Polish), primeiro tempo [masculine] (Portuguese), пе́рвый тайм (pérvyj tajm) [masculine] (Russian), primer tiempo [masculine] (Spanish), primera parte [feminine] (Spanish), ప్రథమార్ధం (prathamārdhaṁ) (Telugu)

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          "sense": "period of play before half time",
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      "sense": "period of play before half time",
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      "sense": "period of play before half time",
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      "word": "première période"
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      "alt": "ぜんはんせん",
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "period of play before half time",
      "word": "前半戦"
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      "alt": "前半戰",
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      "sense": "period of play before half time",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "period of play before half time",
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      "word": "primera parte"
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