"half full" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half full (not comparable)
  1. holding about half of the full capacity Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: half-filled, half empty, halfful Related terms: the glass half-full Translations (holding about half of the full capacity): puolillaan (Finnish), puoliksi täynnä (Finnish), puoliksi tyhjä (Finnish), mezzo pieno (Italian), hangere (Maori), halvfull (Swedish), yarı dolu (Turkish)

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