half measure

English - Turkish

Definition of half measure in English Turkish dictionary: yeterli olmayan tedbirler; karşılıklı ödün verme; yarım yamalak tedbir; uzlaşma; yetersiz önlem; (Ticaret) yetersiz önlemler
half measures: yeterli olmayan tedbirler

English - English

Definition of half measure in English English dictionary: disapproval If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures
half measure is no measure: it's not worth doing something unless one means to complete it
half measures: actions or methods that are not effective in dealing with the whole of a difficult problem

half measure

Hyphenation

half meas·ure

häf mejır

/ˈhaf ˈmeᴢʜər/ /ˈhæf ˈmɛʒɜr/

[ 'haf, 'h[a']f ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High German halb half.

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