Formas compostas:
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| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | no meio loc adv |
| | | no centro loc adv |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| | A área no meio é chamada de mosca. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | no meio loc adv |
| | | por dentro loc adv |
| | | no centro loc adv |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| | Esse doce tem creme no meio. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) (localização) | no meio de, no centro de loc prep |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (time period) | no meio de loc prep |
| | Audrey was awoken by a noise in the middle of the night. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) (entre) | em meio a, no meio de loc prep |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) (ainda acontecendo) | no meio de, na metade de loc prep |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) (ainda fazendo) | no meio de, em meio a loc prep |
| | 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) (figurado: lugar insignificante) | no meio do nada expres |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | meia-idade sf |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) | Idade Média expres |
| | Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| | A maioria das sociedades europeias eram feudais durante a Idade Média. |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) (música: nota central) | dó sm |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) | filho do meio sm |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) (população educada, com dinheiro) | classe média expres |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| | O filho deles é muito rebelde e rejeita os valores da classe média. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) (classe social) | classe média expres |
| | With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. |
| | Com trabalho duro, a família deles subiu da classe trabalhadora para a mais confortável classe média. |
middle class,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) | de classe média loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
| | Ela vem de uma boa família de classe média. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) (região) | Oriente Médio sm + adj |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
| | O Iêmen é o país mais pobre do Oriente Médio. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | em relação ao Oriente Médio expres |
| | | Médio Oriente adj + sm |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
| | Eles estavam discutindo sobre a política do país em relação ao Oriente Médio. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | do Oriente Médio loc adj |
| | Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | do Oriente Médio loc adj |
| | Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | dedo do meio loc sm |
| | 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) (compromisso, acordo) | ponto intermediário loc sm |
| | | meio-termo sm |
| | 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) | inicial do nome do meio sf |
| | 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) (nome próprio adicional) | nome do meio expres |
| | I never use my middle name. His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
| | Eu nunca uso meu nome do meio. O primeiro nome dele era Michael, mas todos o chamam pelo nome do meio, John. |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | informal, figurative (average, mediocre) (figurativo - mediano, comum) | feijão com arroz expres |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | 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 | informal, figurative (politics: not extreme) (política: não extrema) | de centro loc adj |
| | His politics then were very middle of the road; they became radical later. |
| middle of the road n | (centre of a street) (literal) | meio da rua loc sm |
| | The child froze in the middle of the road as the car sped towards him. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (etapa escolar) | ginásio sm |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| | O suporte dos pais tem um papel vital em ajudar os pré-adolescentes e adolescentes a terem sucesso no ginásio. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | ginásio sm |
| | (BRA) | segundo ciclo do ensino fundamental expres |
| | | Escola preparatória expres |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| middle-age spread n | (bodily change) | barriguinha de meia-idade expres |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | de meia idade loc adj |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| Middle-earth n | (fictional place) | Terra Média sp |
| Nota: The setting for "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). |
| middle-income adj | (middle-class) | de renda média, de classe média loc adj |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | de tamanho médio loc adj |
midsized,
middle-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | de tamanho médio loc adj |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | bem no meio loc adv |
| | | bem no centro loc adv |
| | The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| split [sth] down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | dividir ao meio vt + loc adv |
| the middle of nowhere n | figurative (remote place) (lugar remoto) | no meio do nada expres |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) (pessoas saudáveis e muito bem educadas) | classe média alta sf |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
| upper-middle-class n as adj | (wealthy) | de classe média alta loc adj |
| | Her upper-middle-class
parents sent her to the best schools. |