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Old December 04, 2011, 03:30 AM
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Tener medio día libre
English?
To have half a day off
have a free half day
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Old December 04, 2011, 05:19 AM
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To have half a day off
have a free half-day
To have a half-day off
To have half a day free
To have a half-day holiday

etc.
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Old December 17, 2011, 08:31 AM
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I do not understand.
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Old December 17, 2011, 10:13 AM
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I do not understand.
The noun is half-day:
half-day holiday = medio día libre.
But half is also a noun, so half of a day is a possibility, but with half, the of is usually omitted.

Was that the problem?
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Why do we place free at The end?
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Old December 18, 2011, 02:39 AM
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Why do we place free at The end?
Good question. The 'free' is an adjective, and you can choose which noun it qualifies. I can say

I have a free half-day (free qualifies half-day)

or

I have a half-day free (free qualifies 'I', if you understand 'during which I am' free)

The second sounds more natural. "I have a half-day, during which I am free = at liberty, not having to work." Further, the first one could be ambiguous, because 'free' can mean not costing anything.

I have a free ticket to the concert.

'A free half-day' could mean

I have a half-day (at Disney World) which costs me nothing.

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