half measures

English - Turkish

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

English - English

Definition of half measures in English English dictionary: actions or methods that are not effective in dealing with the whole of a difficult problem
half measure: 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 measures

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half meas·ures

häf mejırz

/ˈhaf ˈmeᴢʜərz/ /ˈhæf ˈmɛʒɜrz/

[ '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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