middle

middle
1. attributive adjective
mittler...

the middle one — der/die/das mittlere

middle point — Mittelpunkt, der

2. noun
1) Mitte, die; (central part) Mittelteil, der

in the middle of the room/the table — in der Mitte des Zimmers/des Tisches; (emphatic) mitten im Zimmer/auf dem Tisch

right in the middle of Manchester — genau im Zentrum von Manchester

in the middle of the forest — mitten im Wald

fold something down the middle — etwas in der Mitte falten

in the middle of the day — mittags

in the middle of the morning/afternoon — mitten am Vor-/Nachmittag

in the middle of the night/week — mitten in der Nacht/Woche

be in the middle of doing something — (fig.) gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun

2) (waist) Taille, die
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['midl] 1. noun
1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) die Mitte
2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) die Mitte
2. adjective
(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) mittler
- academic.ru/46725/middling">middling
- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
- be in the middle of something
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mid·dle
[ˈmɪdl̩]
I. n
1. (centre) Mitte f; of fruit, nuts Innere[s] nt; (centre part) of book, film, story Mittelteil m
the \middle of the earth das Erdinnere
2. (in time, space) mitten
in the \middle of the road/room/table mitten auf der Straße/im Zimmer/auf dem Tisch
in the \middle of the afternoon/morning mitten am Nachmittag/Morgen
in the \middle of the night mitten in der Nacht
in the \middle of nowhere (fig) am Ende der Welt, mitten im Nirgendwo [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ Nichts]
in the \middle of summer/March mitten im Sommer/März
in the \middle of 1985/the century Mitte 1985/des Jahrhunderts
to be in one's \middle forties/sixties in den Mittvierzigern/-sechzigern sein; (busy with)
to be in the \middle of eating/cooking/writing a letter mitten dabei sein zu essen/kochen/einen Brief zu schreiben
to be in the \middle of an argument/a project mitten in einer Diskussion/einem Projekt sein
3. (fam: waist) Taille f
to be large/small around the \middle breit/schmal um die Taille sein; (belly) Bauch m
4. (between things) Mitte f
she parts her hair in [or down] the \middle sie trägt einen Mittelscheitel
cut the piece of cake in the \middle! schneide das Stück Kuchen in der Mitte durch!
to divide [or split] sth [right] down the \middle etw halbieren
let's split the cost right down the \middle! lass uns die Kosten teilen!
the issue of a single European currency divided the country down the \middle das Problem einer einheitlichen europäischen Währung spaltete das Land
II. adj attr, inv mittlere(r, s)
to steer the \middle course, to take the \middle path [or way] den Mittelweg gehen [o wählen]
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['mɪdl]
1. n
Mitte f; (= central section: of book, film etc) Mittelteil m, mittlerer Teil; (= inside of fruit, nut etc) Innere(s) nt; (= stomach) Bauch m, Leib m; (= waist) Taille f

in the middle of the table — mitten auf dem Tisch

he passed the ball to the middle of the field — er spielte den Ball zur (Feld)mitte

in the middle of the night — mitten in der Nacht

in the middle of the day — mitten am Tag

to live in the middle of nowhere — am Ende der Welt wohnen

in the middle of summer — mitten im Sommer

in or about the middle of May — Mitte Mai

in the middle of the century — um die Jahrhundertmitte, Mitte des Jahrhunderts

we were in the middle of lunch —

in the middle of my back — im Kreuz

to be in the middle of doing sth — mitten dabei sein, etw zu tun

I'm in the middle of reading it — ich bin mittendrin

down the middle — in der Mitte

he parts his hair down the middle — er hat einen Mittelscheitel

2. adj
mittlere(r, s)

the middle house — das mittlere Haus, das Haus in der Mitte

to be in one's middle twenties/thirties — Mitte zwanzig/dreißig sein

I'm the middle child of three — ich bin das mittlere der drei Kinder

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middle [ˈmıdl]
A adj
1. (auch zeitlich und fig) mittler(er, e, es), Mittel…:
middle C MUS eingestrichenes C;
middle finger Mittelfinger m;
middle life mittleres Lebensalter;
middle quality WIRTSCH Mittelqualität f;
in the middle fifties Mitte der Fünfziger(jahre);
he was the middle of three children er war das mittlere von drei Kindern; management 2, rhyme A 1
2. LING
a) Mittel…:
Middle Latin Mittellatein n
b) medial A 2
B s
1. Mitte f:
in the middle in der oder die Mitte;
in the middle of in der Mitte (gen), mitten in (dat), inmitten (gen);
in the middle of the street mitten auf der Straße;
in the middle of speaking mitten im Sprechen;
in the middle of July Mitte Juli; nowhere B
2. mittlerer Teil, Mittelstück n (auch eines Schlachttieres)
3. Mitte f (des Leibes), Taille f
4. LING Medium n (griechische Verbform)
5. Logik: Mittelglied n (eines Schlusses)
6. auch middle article Br Feuilleton n
7. pl WIRTSCH Mittelsorte f
C v/t
1. in die Mitte platzieren
2. besonders Fußball: den Ball zur Mitte geben
mid. abk middle
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1. attributive adjective
mittler...

the middle one — der/die/das mittlere

middle point — Mittelpunkt, der

2. noun
1) Mitte, die; (central part) Mittelteil, der

in the middle of the room/the table — in der Mitte des Zimmers/des Tisches; (emphatic) mitten im Zimmer/auf dem Tisch

right in the middle of Manchester — genau im Zentrum von Manchester

in the middle of the forest — mitten im Wald

fold something down the middle — etwas in der Mitte falten

in the middle of the day — mittags

in the middle of the morning/afternoon — mitten am Vor-/Nachmittag

in the middle of the night/week — mitten in der Nacht/Woche

be in the middle of doing something — (fig.) gerade mitten dabei sein, etwas zu tun

2) (waist) Taille, die
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adj.
Mittel- präfix. n.
Mitte -n f.

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