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Inflections of 'middle v ⇒ conjugate )middles v 3rd person singular middling v pres p middled v past middled v past p
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Voornaamste vertalingen middle adj (halfway) halverwege bw He stopped to rest at the middle point of his journey. middle n (centre) midden, centrum nw het (cirkel ) middelpunt nw het There is a dot in the middle of the circle. middle adj (intermediate) middelst bn tussen- This project has five phases; we are currently working on one of the middle phases.
Aanvullende vertalingen middle adj (period of a language) (taal ) Middel- bn Many people don't realise that Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales" in Middle English. middle n (halfway point) midden nw het tussen vz Put the coffee pot in the middle of them, so they can both reach it. middle n informal (waist) middel nw het taille nw de His middle kept expanding, so he had to buy new, bigger clothes. middle n (in a syllogism) middenterm nw de In a syllogism, the middle is excluded from the conclusion.
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Voornaamste vertalingen middelbaar bn (tussen twee uitersten) middle adj (school ) secondary adj center nw de (middelpunt) (UK ) centre n (US ) center n middle n midden nw het, ont. (plaats, punt) middle n (UK ) centre n (US ) center n
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
Voornaamste vertalingen middelbaar bn (tussen twee uitersten) middle adj (school ) secondary adj center nw de (middelpunt) (UK ) centre n (US ) center n middle n midden nw het, ont. (plaats, punt) middle n (UK ) centre n (US ) center n
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Samengestelde woorden: in the middle adv (in the centre) in het midden woordgr The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. in the middle adv (inside) binnenin vz This pastry has custard in the middle. in the middle of [sth] prep (at the centre) in het midden van frase (figuurlijk ) in het hart van frase in the middle of [sth] prep (among) te midden van vz In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. Te midden van alle wolkenkrabbers stond een klein huisje. in the middle of (doing) [sth] prep (still doing) middenin vz I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. Ik kan nu niet praten. Ik zit middenin het klaarmaken van het diner. middle age n (mature years: 50s) middelbare leeftijd bn + nw de When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. the Middle Ages npl (medieval period) middeleeuwen nw mv Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. middle class n (educated, well-off people) middenklasse nw de Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. middle class n (between low and high income) middenklasse nw de With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. middle class, adj (educated and well off) middenstand nw de Opmerking She comes from a very nice middle class family. Middle East, n (eastern Mediterranean region) Midden-Oosten nw het Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. Middle East, n as adj (relating to the Middle East) Midden-Oosten nw het They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. middle finger n (longest finger) middelvinger nw de The middle finger is between the index finger and the ring finger. To "give someone the bird" is to extend your middle finger in an obscene gesture. middle name n (second or additional given name) tweede naam rangtelw + nw I never use my middle name. His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. middle school n (junior high) middenbouw, middenschool nw de onderbouw van de middelbare school nw de Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. middle-aged adj (in mature adulthood) van middelbare leeftijd, op middelbare leeftijd woordgr The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. middleman, n (go-between, intermediary) tussenpersoon nw de bemiddelaar nw de I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! middleman, n (intermediate trader) tussenpersoon nw de middenman nw de makelaar nw de The middlemen negotiated on behalf of their clients. smack in the middle adv informal (right in the centre) (informeel ) pal in het midden bw The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake.