"Half-pint" nghĩa là gì?

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"Half-pint" = một nửa (ly, cốc, "pint" là đơn vị đo lường chất lỏng), một xíu hoặc người yếu kém, bé nhỏ. 

Ví dụ
I was honored (vinh dự) but somewhat bewildered (bối rối) by the title as a "half-pint" bespeaks a small amount.

Beers: We will be pouring a selection of eight cask-conditioned beers (vại bia) on the day, available at full or half pint pours.

He asked he clerk (người bán hàng) for a half-pint of Skol vodka from behind the counter, according to a Peoria County Sheriff's Office report. 

A half pint of milk is provided to children of the Lincoln school at the morning recess, according to a plan worked out by the Parent Teachers Association of the school, collaborating (hợp tác) with Miss Ella May Harmon, home demonstration agent. 

Thu Phương

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