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['mɪdlɪŋ]••* * *adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) medio* * *middling /ˈmɪdlɪŋ/A a.1 di media (o di seconda) qualità; mediocre; ordinario; corrente: middling goods, merce di seconda qualitàB n.1 (ind. min.) misto; prodotto intermedio3 (pl.) farina grossa mescolata a crusca, semolaC avv. (fam.)* * *['mɪdlɪŋ]•• -
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1. n амер. часть свиной туши между окороком и лопаткой2. a разг. средний3. a разг. сносныйhow are you? — Middling — как вы себя чувствуете? — Сносно
4. a ком. второсортный5. adv разг. средне; так себе, сносноfair to middling — посредственный, так себе; приемлемый
Синонимический ряд:1. mediocre (adj.) fair; indifferent; lackluster; lack-lustre; mediocre; passable; second-rate; tolerable2. medium (adj.) average; common; conventional; fairish; intermediate; mean; medial; medium; middle-rate; moderate; ordinary; run-of-mine; run-of-the-mill; so-so; traditionalАнтонимический ряд: -
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1. [ʹmıdlıŋ] n амер. 2. [ʹmıdlıŋ] a1. разг. средний2. разг. сносный ( о здоровье)how are you? - Middling - как вы себя чувствуете? - Сносно /Ничего. Так себе/
3. ком. второсортный3. [ʹmıdlıŋ] adv разг.♢
fair to middling - средний, посредственный, так себесредне; так себе, сносно -
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I[΄midliŋ] a միջակ, միջին. երկրորդ տեսակի/կարգի. of middling size միջին չափսի. fair to middling բավական միջակությունII[΄midliŋ] adv միջակ. ոչ այս ոչ այն, ոչ լավ ոչ վատ. middling tall բավական բարձրա հա սակ. How are you feeling? middling Ինչպե՞ս եք. Ոչինչ, միջակ (ոչ այս, ոչ այն) -
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1. adj1) середній2) посередній, стерпний (про здоров'я)How are you? — Middling. — Як ви себе почуваєте? — Нічого, так собі
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/'midliɳ/ * tính từ - trung bình, vừa phải, bậc trung =a man of middling size+ một người tầm thước - (thông tục) khá khoẻ mạnh -
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adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) mediano, regulartr['mɪdəlɪn]1 mediano,-a, regularmiddling ['mɪdlɪŋ, -lən] adj1) medium, middle: mediano2) mediocre: mediocre, regularadj.• mediano, -a adj.• mediocre adj.• regular adj.adv.• medianamente adv.'mɪdlɪŋ ['mɪdlɪŋ]1.ADJ mediano; pej regularfair I, 1., 2)"how are you?" - "middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular
2.ADV*middling good — medianamente bueno, regular
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1. adjective1) (second-rate) mittelmäßig2) (moderately good)2. adverb[fair to] middling — ganz ordentlich (ugs.); [ganz] passabel
recht; (only moderately) ganz* * ** * *mid·dling[ˈmɪdl̩ɪŋ]to be of \middling height/weight mittlerer Größe/mittleren Gewichts sein2. (not very good) mittelmäßigfair to \middling gut bis mittelmäßig3. (persons health) einigermaßen* * *['mIdlɪŋ]1. adjmittelmäßig; (of size) mittlere(r, s)how are you? – middling — wie geht es dir? – mittelprächtig (inf) or einigermaßen
2. adv(inf: fairly)* * *middling [ˈmıdlıŋ]A adj (adv middlingly)1. von mittlerer Größe oder Güte oder Sorte, mittelmäßig (auch pej), Mittel…: how are you? fair to middling so lala umg;middling quality Mittelqualität f2. ziemlich großB adv umg leidlich, einigermaßenC spl1. WIRTSCH Ware f mittlerer Güte, Mittelsorte f2. a) Mittelmehl nb) (mit Kleie etc vermischtes) Futtermehl3. METALL Zwischenprodukt n* * *1. adjective1) (second-rate) mittelmäßig2. adverb[fair to] middling — ganz ordentlich (ugs.); [ganz] passabel
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ˈmɪdlɪŋ
1. прил.
1) а) средний, второсортный, низкого качества( о предметах) б) посредственный, заурядный( о человеке) Syn: mediocre, second-rate
2) разг. сносный (о здоровье)
3) среднего размера, не очень большой Syn: moderately large
4) принадлежащий к среднему классу
2. нареч.
1) средне;
в некоторой степени, терпимо, сносно
2) довольно хорошо 'How are you?' 'Middling.' ≈ Как Вы поживаете? Спасибо, хорошо. Syn: moderately, fairly, tolerably (американизм) часть свиной туши между окороком и лопаткой (разговорное) средний - of * size среднего размера (разговорное) сносный (о здоровье) - how are you? - Middling как вы себя чувствуете? - Сносно /Ничего. Так себе/ (коммерческое) второсортный > fair to * средний, посредственный, так себе( разговорное) средне;
так себе, сносно - * tall довольно высокий middling pres. p. от middle ~ второсортный;
посредственный ~ второсортный, посредственный ~ разг. сносный (о здоровье) ~ средне;
так себе, сносно;
middling good довольно хороший ~ средний ~ средне;
так себе, сносно;
middling good довольно хорошийБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > middling
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middling1 adj GEN, S&M mittelmäßig; mittlerer Güte, mittlerer Sorte (moderate or average in size or quality) middling2 1. IND Zwischenprodukt n, Zwischenerzeugnis n (synonymous: intermediate product; Metallbranche); 2. IMP/EXP, S&M, STOCK Mittelqualität f, Middling-Qualität f (synonymous: medium quality; Qualitätskennzeichnung auf den internationalen Waren- und Rohstoffmärkten; anders: fair average quality = FAQ = f.a.q. = im Handelsverkehr generell erwartete mittlere Warenqualität) -
13 amputating knife of middle size
medium size — средний размер; среднего размера
English-Russian big medical dictionary > amputating knife of middle size
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14 मध्य _madhya
मध्य a. [मन्-यत् नस्य धः Tv.]1 Middle, central, being in the middle or centre; एकं मुक्तागुणमिव भुवः स्थूल- मध्येन्द्रनीलम् Me.48; Ms.2.21.-2 Intervening, inter- mediate.-3 Middling, moderate, of a middling size or quality, mediocre; अग्ऱ्यो मध्यो जघन्यश्च तं प्रवेक्ष्याम्यशेषतः Ms.12.3; प्रारभ्य विघ्नविहता विरमन्ति मध्याः Bh.2.27.-4 Neutral, impartial.-5 Just, right.-6 Mean (in astr.).-ध्यः, -ध्यम् 1 The middle, centre, middle or central part; अह्नः मध्यम् midday; सहस्रदीधितिरलंकरोति मध्यमह्नः Māl.1 'the sun is on the meridian' or 'right over-head'; सरति सहसा बाह्वोर्मध्यं गताप्यबला सती M.4.11 (v. l.); व्योममध्ये V.2.1.-2 The middle of the body, the waist; मध्ये क्षामा Me.84; वेदिविलग्नमध्या Ku.1.39; विशाल- वक्षास्तनुवृत्तमध्यः R.6.32; दधाना बलिभं मध्यं कर्णजाहविलोचना Bk.4.16.-3 The belly, abdomen; मध्येन... वलित्रयं चारु बभार बाला Ku.1.39.-4 The inside or interior of anything.-5 A middle state or condition.-6 The flank of a horse.-7 Mean time in music.-8 The middle term of a progression.-9 Cessation, pause, interval.-ध्या 1 The middle finger.-2 A young woman, one arrived at puberty.-ध्यम् Ten thousand billions. [The acc., instr., abl. and loc. singulars of मध्य are used adverbially. (a) मध्यम् into the midst of, into. (b) मध्येन through or between. (c) मध्यात् out of, from among, from the midst (with gen.); तेषां मध्यात् काकः प्रोवाच Pt.1. (d) मध्ये1 in the middle, between, among, in the midst; स जहार तयोर्मध्ये मैथिलीं लोकशोषणः R.12.29.-2 in, into, within, inside, oft. as the first member of adverbial compounds; e. g. मध्येगङ्गम् into the Ganges; मध्येजठरम् in the belly; Bv.1.61; मध्येनगरम् inside the city; मध्येनदि in the middle of the river; मध्येपृष्ठम् on the back; मध्येभक्तम् a medicine taken in the middle of one's meals; मध्येरणम् in the battle; Bv.1.128; मध्ये- सभम् in or before an assembly; N.6.76; मध्येसमुद्रम् in the midst of the sea; Śi.3.33.].-Comp. -अङ्गुलिः, -ला f. the middle finger.-अह्नः (for अहन्) midday, noon; प्रातःकालो मुहूर्तांस्त्रीन् संगवस्तावदेव तु । मध्याह्नस्त्रिमुहूर्तं स्यात्...... Dakṣasamhitā. ˚कृत्यम्, ˚क्रिया a midday rite or observance. ˚कालः, ˚वेला, ˚समयः noontime, midday. ˚स्नानम् midday ablution.-आदित्यः the mid-day sun.-उदात्त a. having the उदात्त accent on the middle syllable.-कर्णः a radius.-क्ष्मामा N. of a metre.-ग a. being or going in the middle or among.-गत a. central, middle, being in the middle.-गन्धः the mango tree.-ग्रहणम् the middle of an eclipse.-छाया mean or middle shadow.-जिह्वम् the organ of the palatals.-ज्या the sign of the meridian.-तमस् n. circular or annular darkness, central darkness.-तापिनी N. of an Upaniṣad.-दन्तः a front tooth.-दिनम् (also मध्यंदिनम्); मध्यंदिने$र्धरात्रे च Ms.7.151.1 midday, noon.-2 a midday offering.-दीपकम् a variety of the figure called Dīpaka, in which the common attribute that throws light on the whole description is placed in the middle; e. g; गरुडानिलतिग्मरश्मयः पततां यद्यपि संमता जवे । अचिरेण कृतार्थमागतं तममन्यन्त तथाप्यतीव ते ॥ Bk.1.25.-देशः 1 the middle region or space, the middle part of anything.-2 the waist.-3 the belly.-4 the meridian.-5 the central region, the country lying between the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains; हिमवद्विन्ध्ययोर्मध्यं यत्प्राग्विनशनादपि । प्रत्यगेव प्रयागाच्च मध्यदेशः स कीर्तितः ॥ Ms.2.21.-देहः the trunk of the body, the belly.-निहित a. inserted, fixed into.-पदम् the middle word. ˚लेपिन् see मध्यमपदलोपिन्.-परिमाणम् the middle measure (between an atom and infinitude).-पातः 1 communion, intercourse.-2 (in astr.) the mean occurrence of the aspect.-प्रविष्ट a. one who has stolen into another's confidence; Ks.-भः (in astr.) the meridian ecliptic point.-भागः 1 the middle part.-2 the waist.-भावः 1 middle state, mediocrity.-2 a middling or moderate distance.-मणिः the principle or central gem of a necklace.-यवः a weight of six white mustard-seeds.-योगिन् a. being in the middle of a conjunction, completely obscured.-रात्रः, -रात्रिः f. midnight.-रेखा the central or first meridian; (the line supposed to be drawn through लङ्का, उज्जयिनी, कुरुक्षेत्र and other places to the mount मेरु).-लग्नम् the point of the ecliptic situated on the meridian.-लोकः the middle of the three worlds; i. e. the earth or world of mortals. ˚ईशः, ˚ईश्वरः a king.-वयस् a. middle-aged.-वर्तिन् a.1 middle, central.-2 being among or in the middle. (-m.) an arbitrator, a mediator.-वृत्तम् the navel.-शरीर a.1 having a middle-sized body.-2 one of moderately full habit.-सूत्रम् = मध्यरेखा q. v.-स्थ a.1 being or standing in the middle, central.-2 intermediate, intervening.-3 middling.-4 mediating, acting as umpire between two parties.-5 impartial, neutral; सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थ- द्वेष्यबन्धुषु... समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते Bg.6.9.-6 indifferent, unconcerned; अन्या मध्यस्थचिन्ता तु विमर्दाभ्यधिकोदया Rām. 2.2.16; मध्यस्थो देशबन्धुषु Pt.4.6; वयमत्र मध्यस्थाः Ś.5.(-स्थः) 1 an umpire, arbitrator, a mediator.-2 an epithet of Śiva.-स्थता 1 intermediate position.-2 middle state or character.-3 mediocrity.-4 arbitra- tion, mediatorship.-5 impartiality; मध्यस्थतां गृहीत्वा भण M.3 'say impartially'; मध्यस्थतानैकतरोपहासः N.-6 indif- ference.-स्थलम्, -स्थली 1 the middle or centre.-2 the middle space or region.-3 the waist.-4 the hip; कुचौ मरिचसंनिभौ मुरजमध्यमध्यस्थली Udb.-स्थानम् 1 the middle station.-2 the middle space; i. e. air.-3 a neutral region.-स्थित a. central, intermediate.-ता indiffer- ence.-स्वरित a. having the स्वरित accent on the middle syllable. -
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Größe f 1. COMP size; 2. WIWI size, bulk; 3. STAT, WIWI variable, magnitude • in absoluten Größen WIWI in absolute terms • in realen Größen STAT, WIWI in real terms (real, zu konstanten Preisen = at constant prices) • nach Größe geordnet GEN graded by size* * *f 1. < Comp> size; 2. <Vw> size, bulk ■ nach Größe geordnet < Geschäft> graded by size* * *Größe
(Ausdehnung) width, breadth, (Ausmaß) measurement, (Menge) quantum, bulk, (Umfang) size, extent, capacity;
• in allen Größen und Ausführungen in all sizes and styles;
• in gangbaren Größen fair-sized;
• in natürlicher Größe life-size;
• nach Größen geordnet in order of size;
• jede beliebige Größe any size desired;
• nicht gängige Größe odd size;
• genormte Größe standardized size;
• handelbare Größe (Börse) regular lot;
• lagergängige Größe stock size;
• mittlere Größe middling size;
• natürliche Größe (techn.) full scale;
• ökonomische Größen economic quantities;
• preisbereinigte Größe real term;
• saisonbereinigte (saisonberichtigte) Größe deseasonalized item;
• übersehbare Größe negligible quantity;
• unbekannte Größe (Außenseiter) dark horse;
• stets vorrätige Größe stock size;
• vorschriftsmäßige Größe regulation size;
• Größe der Nettoerträge je Fertigungsgrad net-return-per-technical-unit values;
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mediocris e, adj. [medius], of middling size, medium, middling, moderate, ordinary: castellum, S.: spatium, Cs.: lacum mediocris aquae prospexit (i. e. mediocrem), O.—Fig., moderate, mean, mediocre, inferior, inconsiderable: oratores: homines: poëta, H.: amicitia: artes: ingenium: excusare... mediocris est animi, narrow, Cs.: ut mediocris Iacturae te mergat onus, Iu.: primo mediocria gerebat, S.—With neg, not insignificant, not common, superior, extraordinary: non mediocris animus, i. e. ardent, S.: haud mediocris vir: non mediocris diligentia, Cs.* * *mediocris, mediocre ADJmedium, average, middling, ordinary, moderate, tolerable; mediocre -
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1) General subject: medium sized, medium-sized, middle sized, middle-sized, of middling size2) Agriculture: average-sized3) Mathematics: of medium size4) Economy: medium-scale5) Automobile industry: middle-size6) Mining: medium-sized7) Information technology: mid-sized8) Automation: medium-size9) Makarov: medium-size (о производстве), medium-sized (о производстве)10) Shipbuilding: (medium range sized) MR sized -
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I feə adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) rubio, claro, blanco2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo, equitativo3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bueno4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) regular5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) considerable6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bello•- fairness- fairly
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II feə noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feria2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) mercado, feria3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feriafair1 adj1. justoit's not fair! ¡no es justo!2. rubio / blancofair2 n feria / parque de atraccioneslet's go to the fair! ¡vamos a la feria!tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]■ it's not fair no es justo, no hay derecho2 (considerable) considerable3 (idea, guess, etc) bastante bueno,-a, más o menos acertado,-a4 (average) regular5 (weather) bueno,-a7 formal use bello,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa fair crack of the whip una buena oportunidadby fair means or foul por las buenas o por las malasby one's own fair hand con las propias manosfair and square (sincerely) sinceramente, francamente 2 (directly) directamente, claramente 3 (correctly) honradamentefair to middling regularfair's fair! ¡por favor!, ¡ya está bien!to have (more than) one's fair share of something tener (más de) lo que le corresponde a uno,-ato play fair jugar limpiofair copy copia en limpiofair game presa fácil, blanco de burlasfair play juego limpiofair rent alquiler nombre masculino razonable————————tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (market) mercado, feriafair ['fær] adj1) attractive, beautiful: bello, hermoso, atractivofair weather: tiempo despejado3) just: justo, imparcial4) allowable: permisible5) blond, light: rubio (dícese del pelo), blanco (dícese de la tez)6) adequate: bastante, adecuadofair to middling: mediano, regular7)fair game : presa f fácil8)to play fair : jugar limpiofair n: feria fadj.• bello, -a adj.• bueno, -a adj.• enderezado, -a adj.• equitativo, -a adj.• honesto, -a adj.• honrado, -a adj.• imparcial adj.• justiciero, -a adj.• justo, -a adj.• probo, -a adj.• razonable adj.• rubio, -a adj.adv.• directamente adv.• justamente adv.n.• feria s.f.
I fer, feə(r)adjective -er, -est1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpiocome on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo
fair enough — bueno, está bien
to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale
3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bellothe fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)
with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas
4)a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptablefair to middling — (colloq & hum)
how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)
b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)
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1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f
I [fɛǝ(r)]1. ADJ(compar fairer) (superl fairest)1) (=just) [person, treatment, wage, exchange] justo; [decision, report, hearing] imparcial; [comment] razonable, válido; [sample] representativo; [price] justo, razonable; [deal] justo, equitativo; [fight, election] limpio; [competition] lealthat's fair comment — esa es una observación razonable or válida
it's not fair! — ¡no es justo!, ¡no hay derecho!
it's fair to say that... — es cierto que..., lo cierto es que...
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be fair, darling, it's not their fault — sé justo or razonable, cariño, no es culpa suyato be fair... — (=truth to tell) a decir verdad..., en honor a la verdad...; (=not to be unjust) para ser justo...
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fair enough! — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!•
fair's fair, it's my turn now — vale ya or ya basta, ahora me toca a mí•
it's not fair on the old — es injusto or no es justo para (con) los ancianos•
it's only fair that... — lo más justo sería que...sense of fair play — (fig) sentido m de la justicia
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she's had more than her fair share of problems in life — ha pasado mucho or lo suyo en la vidathey are not paying their fair share — no están pagando la cantidad que les corresponde or que les toca
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to be fair to sb — ser justo con algnthat's not true, you're not being fair to him — eso no es verdad, no estás siendo justo con él
2) (=reasonable, average) [work] pasable, regular•
I have a fair idea of what to expect — sé más o menos qué esperar"how are you?" - "fair to middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular
3) (=quite large) [sum, speed] considerable•
a fair amount of — bastante•
this happens in a fair number of cases — esto sucede en bastantes casos•
we've still got a fair way to go — aún nos queda un buen trecho que recorrer4) (=pale, light-coloured) [hair, person] rubio, güero (Mex); [complexion, skin] blanco, güero (Mex)5) (=fine, good) [weather] buenoto make a fair copy of sth — hacer una copia en limpio de algo, pasar algo en limpio
6) liter (=beautiful) bello, hermoso2. ADV1)• to play fair — jugar limpio
2) † * (=positively) verdaderamenteit fair took my breath away — te/os juro que me dejó sin habla *
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[fɛǝ(r)]N1) (=market) feria ftrade 4.antiques/craft fair — feria f de antigüedades/artesanía
2) (Brit) (=funfair) parque m de atraccionesSTATE FAIR En todos los estados de EE.UU. se celebra una feria en otoño llamada state fair a la que acude gran cantidad de gente de todo el estado. Estas ferias son generalmente agrícolas y en ellas se celebran concursos de animales y productos del campo, de gastronomía y de artesanía. También se organizan juegos y se instalan stands en los que fabricantes y comerciantes hacen demostraciones de sus productos. La feria más grande de todo el país es la Feria de Texas, que se celebra cada octubre en Dallas.* * *
I [fer, feə(r)]adjective -er, -est1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpiocome on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo
fair enough — bueno, está bien
to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale
3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bellothe fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)
with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas
4)a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptablefair to middling — (colloq & hum)
how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)
b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)
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1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f
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