Formy złożone:
middle | middling |
| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | w centrum przyim. + n |
| | | w środku przyim. + m |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | w środku przyim. + m |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | w trakcie przyim. + m |
| | | w środku przyim. + m |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | w trakcie przyim. + m |
| | | w środku przyim. + m |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | w trakcie przyim. + m |
| | | w środku przyim. + m |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) | w trakcie robienia czegoś wyr. |
| | I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| in the middle of nowhere expr | figurative (in an insignificant place) | pośrodku niczego wyr. |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | średni wiek przym. + m |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) | główne C |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) | średnie dziecko przym. + n |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
middle class,
middle-class n | (educated, well-off people) | klasa średnia ż + przym. |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) | klasa średnia ż + przym. |
| | 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) | klasa średnia ż + przym. |
| Uwaga: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | środkowy palec przym. + m |
| | 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 ground n | (compromise) | kompromis m |
| | He wants a city break whereas I want a beach holiday, so we will have to find some middle ground. |
| middle initial n | (first letter of middle name) | inicjał drugiego imienia wyr. |
| | My brother and I have different middle initials: his full initials are MJK and mine are MSK. |
| middle name n | (second or additional given name) | imię chrzestne n + przym. |
| | I never use my middle name. |
| | His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road n | literal (centre of a street) | środek drogi m + ż |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The child froze in the middle of the street as the car sped towards him. |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | figurative (average, mediocre) | środkowy, średni przym. |
| | The band abandoned their experimental tendencies for a middle-of-the-road sound in an effort to sell more records. |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | (politics: not extreme) | centralny, umiarkowany przym. |
| | His politics then were very middle-of-the-road; they became radical later. |
| middle school n | (junior high) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | w średnim wieku wyr. |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (go-between, intermediary) | pośrednik m |
| | I won't be your middleman; talk to her yourself! |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | (intermediate trader) | pośrednik m |
| | The middlemen negotiated on behalf of their clients. |
middleman,
plural: middlemen n | figurative (third party) | rozjemca, mediator m |
midsized,
middle-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | średniej wielkości przym. + ż |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | w sam środek |
| | The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | wyższa klasa średnia przym. + ż + przym. |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |