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Meanings of semi in English

Catalan
tràiler

A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together.

tràiler
Catalan
semifinal
Spanish
semi

One of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament.

semifinal

A trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle.

Usage of semi in English
1
Government departments and commercial semi state bodies take 50 days to pay.
The Irish Times
2
Photo: OFC via Phototek The remaining semi finalists will be decided today.
Radio NZ
3
A national debate about the availability of semi atuomatic weapons is underway.
Radio NZ
4
Just another semi important official or other, here to check on something.
Dexter by Design
5
The brutal reality of Olympic Games semi finals is starting to show.
Radio NZ
6
Norton and Hunter, after several close calls, met in the semi final.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
7
The men's quad just missed out after coming fourth in their semi.
Radio NZ
8
Five semi trailers were parked in a line, waiting to move out.
Nothing to lose
9
Emma Twigg is through to the semi finals of her Olympic competition.
Radio NZ
10
Twelve semi finalists will perform at the National Concert Hall this weekend.
The Irish Times
11
For Mickey Harte after the quarter-final, read Paul Grimley after the semi.
The Irish Times
12
He steps forward, rumbling like a semi going up a steep grade.
Black house
13
They watched as the semi trailer exited the warehouse and headed west.
The athena project: a thriller
14
They had just turned onto Route 95 when the semi broadsided them.
The sculptor
15
Lithuania-based transport company Girteka Logistics reserved one Tesla Semi, the company said.
Reuters
16
Her father Judge Semi Epati was New Zealand's first Pacific Island judge.
Radio NZ
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