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Tener medio día libre


ROBINDESBOIS December 04, 2011 03:30 AM
Tener medio día libre
 
English?
To have half a day off
have a free half day

Perikles December 04, 2011 05:19 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 119186)
English?
To have half a day off :good:
have a free half-day
To have a half-day off
To have half a day free
To have a half-day holiday

etc.

ROBINDESBOIS December 17, 2011 08:31 AM
I do not understand.

Perikles December 17, 2011 10:13 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 119676)
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?

ROBINDESBOIS December 18, 2011 02:00 AM
Why do we place free at The end?

Perikles December 18, 2011 02:39 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 119683)
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) :good:

or

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

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. :good:

'A free half-day' could mean

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

:blackeye::blackeye:


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