Forme compuse:
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| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | în centru loc.adv. |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | în centru loc.adv. |
| | | în mijloc loc.adv. |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | în mijlocul, în centrul loc.prep. |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | în mijlocul loc.prep. |
| | | printre prep. |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | în mijlocul, în toiul, în miezul loc.prep. |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) (unei situații) | a se afla în toiul expr.vb. |
| | (unei acțiuni) | a fi deja la jumătate loc.vb. |
| | | a fi în mijlocul loc.vb. |
| | 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) | unde se agață harta în cui expr. |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | vârstă medie s.f. |
| | | vârstă matură s.f. |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) | evul mediu s.n. |
| | Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) | DO din mijloc s.m. |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (vârstă: frați și surori) | copil mijlociu s.f. |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) | clasă de mijloc s.f. |
| | | mică burghezie s.f. |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) | clasă de mijloc s.f. |
| | 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) | din clasa de mijloc loc.adj. |
| Notă: 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) | Orientul mijlociu s.n. |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | Orientul Mijlociu s.propriu |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | din Orientul mijlociu adj. |
| | Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | din Orientul Mijlociu adj. |
| | Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | deget mijlociu s.n. |
| | 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) | teren neutru s.n. |
| | 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) | inițiala tatălui s.f. |
| | 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) | al doilea prenume s.n. |
| | 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) | mijlocul străzii s.n. |
| Notă: 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 | informal, figurative (average, mediocre) | mediocru adj. |
| Notă: 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 | (politics: not extreme) (în politică) | de centru adj. |
| | His politics then were very middle-of-the-road; they became radical later. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) | ciclu secundar s.n. |
| | | gimnaziu s.n. |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | gimnaziu s.n. |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | de vârstă mijlocie loc.adj. |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | chiar în mijlocul |
| | The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | clasa mijlocie superioară s.f. |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |