HALF-6
16 / 12 / 2010
HALF-6: meaning and examples
Good morning.
Today we finish with our series of Daily Vitamins about expressions and compound words with half.
Today's compound word is: half-truth
Meaning: a statement that gives only part of the truth, especially when it is intended to deceive someone.
Example 1:
The newspaper reports are a mixture of gossip, lies and half-truths.
Example 2:
Please stop telling me half-truths; I want the real story!
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Remember that tomorrow we will send the Essential Weekly Vitamin for Spanish-speaking students of English.
Have a nice day. Bye!
Today we finish with our series of Daily Vitamins about expressions and compound words with half.
Today's compound word is: half-truth
Meaning: a statement that gives only part of the truth, especially when it is intended to deceive someone.
Example 1:
The newspaper reports are a mixture of gossip, lies and half-truths.
Example 2:
Please stop telling me half-truths; I want the real story!
If you have any questions about today's Daily Vitamin, please post your comments in the Daily Vitamin section on our website.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp
Remember that tomorrow we will send the Essential Weekly Vitamin for Spanish-speaking students of English.
Have a nice day. Bye!
