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около половины

about half; around half past

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about half; around half past Before a noun, около половины means “about half of.” With a time expression, около половины восьмого means “around half past seven,” literally “around half of the eighth hour.” The following noun is in the genitive case.
RU: Около половины студентов пришли на лекцию.
EN: About half of the students came to the lecture.

Около половины населения Земли-азиаты.

About half of the world's population is Asian.

Около половины населения мира-азиаты.

About half of the world’s population is Asian.

Это продолжалось около половины года.

This went on for about half a year.

— Белая лента (2009)

Мои брат и сестра каждое утро встают около половины восьмого.

My brother and sister get up around half past seven every morning.