fifty-fifty
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
50-50, 50/50, 50 50, 50.50
fifty fifty, fifty/fifty
=== Pronunciation ===
/ˌfɪfti ˈfɪfti/
=== Adverb ===
fifty-fifty (not comparable)
In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.
==== Translations ====
=== Adjective ===
fifty-fifty (not comparable)
Half and half.
In this recipe, the flour and sugar are fifty-fifty. = In this recipe, the flour and sugar are in fifty-fifty proportions.
Used to describe two possible outcomes as being equally likely.
==== See also ====
=== Noun ===
fifty-fifty (plural fifty-fifties)
(sports) A challenge between two opposing players, where both have an equal chance of taking possession.
(skateboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty grind, a rail or edge grind, using both trucks to grind along, longitudinally aligned.
(snowboarding) Ellipsis of fifty-fifty slide, a rail slide where the snowboard is longitudinally aligned with the direction of the slide, down the centerline.
==== Coordinate terms ====
=== See also ===
go halfsies, go halves, halfsies
half and half
six of one, half a dozen of the other
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fif.ti.fif.ti/
=== Adverb ===
fifty-fifty
fifty-fifty
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈfif.ti ˈfif.ti/
Syllabification: fif‧ty-‧fif‧ty
=== Adverb ===
fifty-fifty (not comparable)
(colloquial) fifty-fifty
Synonyms: po połowie, pół na pół
=== Further reading ===
fifty-fifty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
fifty-fifty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English fifty-fifty.
=== Adverb ===
fifty-fifty
fifty-fifty