moitié

This is the 573rd most frequent French word.


moitié

"Moitié" means "half" in English.


Here, 'moitié' is used as a noun to represent 'half' of something specific, the cake in this case.

J'ai mangé la moitié du gâteau.

I ate half of the cake.


Here, 'moitié' is part of the adverbial phrase 'à moitié', indicating a partial or incomplete agreement.

Il est à moitié d'accord avec moi.

He is halfway in agreement with me.


In this example, 'moitié' is used as a partitive noun, indicating a portion of an object when split evenly.

Peux-tu partager la pomme en deux moitiés?

Could you split the apple into two halves?