No. 419 in Icelandic

hálfleik

"Halftime" in sports.

In a sentence

Leikurinn var stöðvaður í hálfleik.
The game was paused at halftime.
In this sentence, 'hálfleik' refers to a specific period in a game when players rest and re-strategize, commonly known as halftime.
Í hálfleik fór liðið yfir leikáætlun sína.
At halftime, the team reviewed their game plan.
Here, 'hálfleik' indicates the break in the middle of a sports match, highlighting the time used for analysis and discussions.
Hann varð fyrir meiðslum rétt eftir hálfleik.
He was injured shortly after halftime.
This usage of 'hálfleik' sets a temporal reference point in a sports game, stating that an event occurred soon after this specific period.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “hálfleik” in actual Icelandic podcasts.

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Icelandic podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Icelandic books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).