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♦ middle /ˈmɪdl/A a. attr.1 medio; intermedio; di livello medio; mezzano; di mezzo: the middle finger, il dito medio; il medio; the middle drawer, il cassetto centrale (o di mezzo); (anat.) the middle ear, l'orecchio medio; (org. az.) the middle management, i quadri intermedi ( di un'azienda)2 (gramm., ling.) medio: Middle English, inglese medio (quello di G. Chaucer); a middle verb, un verbo medioB n.1 (al sing. con l'art. determ.) mezzo; metà; punto medio; centro: in the middle of the stage, nel mezzo del palcoscenico; We were in the middle of the lesson when the headmistress came in, eravamo a metà della lezione quando entrò la preside; DIALOGO → - Bereavement and time off work- I'd expect the funeral to be in the middle of next week sometime, suppongo che il funerale sia verso la metà della settimana prossima; ( sport) the middle of the track, il centro della pista4 (polit.) centro; centrismo● middle age, mezza età □ (scherz.) middle-age spread, la pancetta ( della mezza età) □ a middle-aged man, un uomo di mezza età □ (stor.) the Middle Ages, il medioevo □ (geogr.) Middle America, l'America Centrale; il Midwest degli Stati Uniti; (fig., USA) l'americano medio ( portatore di valori tradizionali e tendenzialmente conservatore) □ ( pallavolo) middle back, difensore di centro □ ( pallavolo) middle blocker, uomo a muro centrale; centrale (sost.) □ (fin.) middle capitalization = mid-cap ► mid (1) □ middle class, ceto medio; media borghesia: the lower middle class, la piccola borghesia □ middle-class, del ceto medio; della media borghesia: a middle-class family, una famiglia borghese □ middle deck, (naut.) ponte intermedio; ( marina mil.) batteria □ middle distance, (pitt., fotogr.) secondo piano; ( sport) media distanza, mezzofondo: middle-distance race, gara di mezzofondo □ ( atletica) middle-distance runner, mezzofondista □ ( nuoto) middle-distance swimmer, mezzofondista □ (geogr.) the Middle East, il Medio Oriente □ Middle Eastern, mediorientale □ (GB, fam.) Middle England, l'inglese medio (spec. chi vive fuori Londra, è portatore di valori tradizionali ed è tendenzialmente conservatore) □ ( pallavolo) middle front, attaccante di centro; centrale (sost.) □ (fisc.) middle-income bracket, scaglione medio di aliquote □ middle initial, iniziale del secondo nome □ middle name, secondo nome ( di una persona); (fig.) caratteristica tipica ( di una persona): Jealousy is my middle name, gelosia è il mio secondo nome □ the middle of the road, il centro della strada □ middle-of-the road, di centro, moderato ( anche polit.); ordinario, comune □ (stor.) middle passage, viaggio fra l'Africa e le Indie Occidentali ( per il traffico degli schiavi) □ (comm., leg.) the middle people, gli intermediari □ middle school, (in GB) scuola media ( tra i 9 e i 14 anni d'età); ( anche) ultimo biennio della scuola dell'obbligo ( 15 e 16 anni) □ middle-sized, di misura (o taglia) media; di media statura □ middle-way economy, economia mista ( di Stato e privata) □ Middle West ► Midwest □ (fam.) to live in the middle of nowhere, abitare a casa del diavolo □ ( sport) to play in the middle, giocare al centro; essere un centrocampista □ (fig.) to take a middle course, prendere una via di mezzo NOTA D'USO: - scuola media-.(to) middle /ˈmɪdl/A v. t.B v. i.( sport) effettuare una rimessa a centrocampo. -
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noun (a Middle Eastern dance performed by a woman.) danza del ventre
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