| Principales traductions |
| medium adj | (average) | moyen, moyenne adj |
| | He is of medium height. |
| | Il est de taille moyenne. |
medium,
plural: media n | (means of communication) | intermédiaire nm |
| | | moyen nm |
| | By the medium of television, children see the world. |
| | Par l'intermédiaire de la télévision, les enfants découvrent le monde. |
| | La télévision est un bon moyen de faire découvrir le monde aux enfants. |
medium,
plural: media n | (art form, material) | matière nf |
| | He usually works in the medium of marble or glass. |
| | D'ordinaire, la matière qu'il travaille est le marbre ou le verre. |
medium,
plural: mediums,
media n | (art: substance added to paint) (Art : liant) | médium nm |
| | Jessie uses a medium to stop her acrylic paints drying out too quickly. |
| | Jessie utilise un médium pour empêcher ses peintures acrylique de sécher trop vite. |
medium,
plural: mediums n | (clairvoyant) | médium, medium nmf |
| | The medium claims to be able to speak to dead people. |
| medium n | (size, portion) | moyen, moyenne nm, nf |
| | Which portion would you like: the small, the medium or the large? |
| | Quelle portion voulez-vous : la petite, la moyenne ou la grande ? |
| medium adj | (steak, etc: still pink inside) (viande) | à point loc adj |
| | I like my steak medium, but my husband prefers rare. |
| | J'aime mon steak à point mais mon mari le préfère saignant. |
| medium adv | (steak, etc.: still pink inside) (Cuisine : cuisson) | à point loc adv |
| | I would like my steak to be cooked medium. |
| | Je voudrais que mon steak soit cuit à point. |
Formes composées
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aqueous medium,
plural: aqueous media n | (water-based solution) | milieu aqueux nm |
| | The experiment investigates the transformation of molecules in an aqueous medium. |
| | L'expérience étudie la transformation des molécules en milieu aqueux. |
contrast medium,
plural: contrast mediums,
contrast media n | (medicine: injected substance) (Radiologie) | produit de contraste nm |
cultural medium,
growth medium,
plural: cultural media,
growth media n | (substance for growing bacteria) (bactéries) | milieu de croissance nm |
| | Pasteur was the first person to use a cultural medium for growing bacteria in the laboratory. |
| culture medium n | (bacteriology) | milieu de culture nm |
| happy medium n | (compromise) | juste milieu nm |
| | Vicky is trying to strike a happy medium between her work commitments and family life. |
| | Vicky essaie de trouver le juste milieu entre ses engagements professionnels et sa vie de famille. |
| MDF n | initialism (medium-density fiberboard) (technique) | panneau de fibres à densité moyenne nm |
| | (courant) | medium nm |
| medium frequency n | (radio) (Physique) | onde hectométrique nf |
| medium heat n | (cookery: moderate temperature) (cuisson) | feu moyen nm |
| | Place a pan over a medium heat and fry the onions gently. |
medium length,
medium-length adj | (moderately long) | de taille moyenne loc adj |
| | (cheveux) | mi-long loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Nicole has a medium-length hairstyle. |
| | Nicole a les cheveux mi-longs. |
medium roast,
medium-roast adj | (coffee: roasted to middle range of colour) | torréfaction moyenne nf |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Tous nos cafés sont torréfiés « medium roast » ou « torréfaction moyenne » de manière à avoir un parfait équilibre entre acidité et amertume. |
| medium shot n | (cinema) (Cinéma : type de cadrage) | plan taille nm |
| medium term n | (finance: bonds, etc.) | moyen terme nm |
medium term,
medium-term n as adj | (finance: of bonds, etc.) | à moyen terme loc adj |
| | These bonds are medium term and have an average maturity of 4.5 years. |
| medium-dated adj | (financial security) (Finance) | à moyen terme loc adj |
medium-density fiberboard (US),
medium-density fibreboard (UK) n | (wooden building material) (technique) | panneau de fibres à densité moyenne nm |
| | (courant) | medium nm |
medium-dry,
medium dry adj | (partially dry) | demi-sec, demi-sèche loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (pen, pencil point) (stylo, crayon) | à pointe fine loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (sandpaper grit) (papier de verre) | à grain moyen loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-fine,
medium fine adj | (hair strand diameter) (cheveux) | à diamètre moyen loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
medium-height,
medium height adj | (averagely-tall) | de hauteur moyenne loc adj |
| | (personne) | de taille moyenne loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Amy is a medium-height woman with long brown hair. |
| | Amy est une femme de taille moyenne aux cheveux bruns. |
medium-rare,
medium rare adj | (steak: pink or slightly bloody) | à point loc adj |
| | (moins cuit) | rosé loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Note: À noter qu'en France, la viande est généralement moins cuite que dans les pays anglo-saxons. |
| | I prefer my steak medium rare whereas some people prefer it well done. |
| | J'aime manger le steak à point ; d'autres le préfèrent bien cuit. |
| medium-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | de taille moyenne loc adj |
| | The Fokker 100 is a medium-sized aircraft. |
| | Le Fokker 100 est un avion de taille moyenne. |
medium-sized firm,
medium-sized enterprise n | (company neither large nor small) | entreprise de taille moyenne, firme de taille moyenne nf |
| | | moyenne entreprise nf |
| | Steve works for a medium-sized firm of accountants. |
| | Steve travaille pour une firme comptable de taille moyenne. |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | de taille moyenne loc adj |