demi
Meanings
Noun
1. half (fraction)
2. half (half-hour) (used in time)
3. a person of multiracial descent, usually a person with French and other non-European origin; mixed-race (Polynesia, France)
4. a glass of beer of 250 ml volume
5. bathroom (Quebec, real estate)
Examples4
Je dois encore aller à Pudong à midi et demi.
I still need to go to Pudong at 12:30.
On mangera ensemble à midi et demi.
We will have lunch together at twelve-thirty.
Un tiers est inférieur à un demi.
A third is less than a half.
Je me suis couché à minuit et demi.
I went to bed at half past midnight.