half measures

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
actions or methods that are not effective in dealing with the whole of a difficult problem
half measure
disapproval If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures
half measures

    الواصلة

    half meas·ures

    التركية النطق

    häf mejırz

    النطق

    /ˈhaf ˈmeᴢʜərz/ /ˈhæf ˈmɛʒɜrz/

    علم أصول الكلمات

    [ 'haf, 'h[a']f ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High German halb half.
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