Samengestelde woorden:
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| 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,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) | middenstand nw de |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) | Midden-Oosten nw het |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast 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,
plural: middlemen n | (go-between, intermediary) | tussenpersoon nw de |
| | | bemiddelaar nw de |
| | I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! |
middleman,
plural: middlemen 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. |