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61 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) den gyldne middelvej* * *(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) den gyldne middelvej -
62 sedate
I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) adstadig- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) berolige- sedative* * *I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) adstadig- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) berolige- sedative -
63 wasp
[wosp](White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) hvid angelsaksisk protestant- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness* * *[wosp](a type of winged insect having a sting and a slender waist.) hveps
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