first half

See also: first-half

English

Noun

first half (plural first halves)

1. (sports) The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half.

   Antonym: second half

   • 2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 October 2026:

     Raheem Sterling, in particular, was a constant menace in the first half and prominently involved in the opening goal, squaring the decisive pass for Jesus after Virgil van Dijk’s clearance had been cut out.

Translations

period of play before half time

• Catalan: primera part (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 上半場 / 上半场 (shàngbànchǎng), 上半時 / 上半时 (shàngbànshí), 前半場 / 前半场 (qiánbànchǎng)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: eerste helft f
• Finnish: alkupuolisko (fi), ensimmäinen puoliaika
• French: première mi-temps f, première période (fr) f
• German: erste Halbzeit f
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 前半戦 (ぜんはんせん, zenhansen)
• Korean: 전반전(前半戰) (ko) (jeonbanjeon)
• Polish: pierwsza połowa f
• Portuguese: primeiro tempo m
• Russian: пе́рвый тайм m (pérvyj tajm)
• Spanish: primer tiempo m, primera parte f
• Swedish: första halvlek c
• Telugu: ప్రథమార్ధం (prathamārdhaṁ)
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can