No. 573 in French
moitié
"Moitié" means "half" in English.
In a sentence
J'ai mangé la moitié du gâteau.
I ate half of the cake.
Here, 'moitié' is used as a noun to represent 'half' of something specific, the cake in this case.
Peux-tu partager la pomme en deux moitiés?
Could you split the apple into two halves?
In this example, 'moitié' is used as a partitive noun, indicating a portion of an object when split evenly.
Il est à moitié d'accord avec moi.
He is halfway in agreement with me.
Here, 'moitié' is part of the adverbial phrase 'à moitié', indicating a partial or incomplete agreement.
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