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81 mittel
Adj.; nur präd.; umg. (mäßig) (fair to) middling, so-so; in der Schule war ich nur (so) mittel I wasn’t better than average at school; sein neuester Roman ist höchstens mittel his latest novel is at best run-of-the-mill* * *das Mittel(Durchschnitt) average; mean;(Hilfsmittel) vehicle; means; remedy; resource; medium;(Medikament) medicine; cure;die Mittel* * *Mịt|tel ['mɪtl]nt -s, -1) (MATH = Durchschnitt) averagearithmetisches/geometrisches Mittel — arithmetical/geometrical mean
2) (= Mittel zum Zweck, Transportmittel etc) means sing; (= Maßnahme, Methode) way, method; (= Werbemittel, Propagandamittel, zur Verkehrsbeeinflussung) device; (= Lehrmittel) aidMittel und Wege finden — to find ways and means
Mittel zum Zweck — a means to an end
Mittel gegen die Inflation — ways of beating inflation
als letztes or äußerstes Mittel — as a last resort
zu anderen Mitteln greifen, andere Mittel anwenden — to use or employ other means or methods
ihm ist jedes Mittel recht — he will do anything (to achieve his ends)
ihm war jedes Mittel recht, dazu war ihm jedes Mittel recht — he did not care how he did it or what means he used to achieve his ends
etw mit allen Mitteln verhindern/bekämpfen — to do one's utmost or to do everything one can to prevent/oppose sth
sie hat mit allen Mitteln gekämpft, um... — she fought tooth and nail to...
4) (=Medikament kosmetisch) preparation; (MED) drug, preparation; (= Medizin) medicine; (= Putzmittel) cleaning agent; (= Fleckenmittel) spot or stain remover; (= Waschmittel) detergent; (= Haarwaschmittel) shampoowelches Mittel nimmst du? — what do you use?; (Med
ein Mittel zum Einreiben (flüssig) — something or a lotion to be rubbed in; (Salbe) an ointment to be rubbed in; (Creme) a cream to be rubbed in
das ist ein Mittel gegen meine Erkältung/Schuppen — that is for my cold/dandruff
Mittel zum Putzen — cleaning things pl or stuff
ein Mittel ( gegen Kopfschmerzen/Husten etc) verschreiben lassen — to get the doctor to prescribe something (for headaches/a cough etc)
es gibt kein Mittel gegen Schnupfen — there is no cure for the common cold
das beste Mittel für or gegen etw — the best cure or remedy for sth
5) (PHYS, CHEM = Medium) medium* * *die1) (the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) means2) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) medium3) (middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) medium4) ((usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means: We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children.) resource* * *Mit·tel<-s, ->[ˈmɪtl̩]ntwelches \Mittel nehmen Sie? what do you take?welches \Mittel hat der Arzt Ihnen verschrieben? what did the doctor give you?ich habe mir ein \Mittel gegen Migräne verschreiben lassen I got the doctor to prescribe me something for my migrainedas ist ein \Mittel gegen Schuppen that is for dandruffes gibt kein \Mittel gegen Schnupfen there is no cure for the common coldein \Mittel gegen Grippe a remedy [or cure] for influenzaein \Mittel gegen Schmerzen a pain relieverein schmerzstillendes \Mittel a painkiller2. (Substanz)ein \Mittel zum Entfernen von Flecken a stain removerein \Mittel gegen Insekten an insect repellentein \Mittel zur Reinigung von Teppichen a cleaning agent for carpetsein \Mittel gegen Ungeziefer a pesticide3. (Hilfsmittel) deviceein \Mittel um Wasser zu sparen a water-saving deviceein \Mittel zur Empfängnisverhütung a contraceptive deviceein rhetorisches/stilistisches \Mittel a rhetorical/stylistic devicees gibt \Mittel, das herauszufinden there are ways of finding that outer ist in der Wahl seiner \Mittel nicht zimperlich he is not fussy about what methods he choosesmit allen \Mitteln by every meanssie hat mit allen \Mitteln gekämpft, um... she fought tooth and nail to...als äußerstes [o letztes] \Mittel as a last resortStreikmaßnahmen sollten als äußerstes \Mittel angesehen werden strike action should be regarded as the last resortsie haben zum äußersten \Mittel gegriffen und ihm Hausverbot erteilt as a last resort they forbid him to enter the houseetw mit allen \Mitteln bekämpfen/zu verhindern versuchen to do one's utmost [or everything one can] to oppose/prevent sthein \Mittel haben, [um] etw zu tun to have ways [or means] of doing sthwir haben \Mittel, um ihn zum Reden zu bringen we have ways of making him talkjdm ist jedes \Mittel recht sb will go to any length[s] [or stop at nothing]kein \Mittel unversucht lassen to leave no stone unturned, to try everythingmit allen \Mitteln versuchen, etw zu tun to try one's utmost to do sth\Mittel und Wege finden to find ways and means\Mittel und Wege suchen to look for ways and meansein \Mittel zum Zweck sein to be a means to an endmeine \Mittel sind erschöpft my funds are exhaustedzum Glück verfüge ich dazu noch über ausreichende \Mittel thankfully, I've got enough funds left to cover thatvon seinen bescheidenen \Mitteln kann er kaum die Miete zahlen with his modest means he can hardly pay the rent\Mittel abstoßen FIN to liquidate resources\Mittel aufbringen/binden/kürzen FIN to raise/tie up/cut fundsbeschränkte/flüssige \Mittel FIN limited resources/liquid assetsetw aus eigenen \Mitteln bezahlen to pay for sth out of one's own resources6. (Mittelwert) averagearithmetisches/geometrisches \Mittel MATH arithmetic/geometric meangewichtetes \Mittel weighted averageim \Mittel on averageetw im \Mittel erreichen to average [at] sth* * *das; Mittels, Mittel1) means sing.; (Methode) way; method; (WerbeMittel, PropagandaMittel, zur Verkehrskontrolle) device (+ Gen. for)mit allen Mitteln versuchen, etwas zu tun — try by every means to do something
[nur] Mittel zum Zweck sein — be [just] a means to an end
Mittel und Wege suchen/finden — look for/find ways and means
2) (Arznei)ein Mittel gegen Husten/Schuppen — usw. a remedy or cure for coughs pl./dandruff sing. etc.
3) (Substanz)ein Mittel gegen Ungeziefer/Insekten — a pesticide/an insect repellent
* * *in der Schule war ich nur (so) mittel I wasn’t better than average at school;sein neuester Roman ist höchstens mittel his latest novel is at best run-of-the-mill* * *das; Mittels, Mittel1) means sing.; (Methode) way; method; (WerbeMittel, PropagandaMittel, zur Verkehrskontrolle) device (+ Gen. for)mit allen Mitteln versuchen, etwas zu tun — try by every means to do something
[nur] Mittel zum Zweck sein — be [just] a means to an end
Mittel und Wege suchen/finden — look for/find ways and means
2) (Arznei)ein Mittel gegen Husten/Schuppen — usw. a remedy or cure for coughs pl./dandruff sing. etc.
3) (Substanz)ein Mittel gegen Ungeziefer/Insekten — a pesticide/an insect repellent
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(DE) durchschnittich; medioker; mittel; mittelmäßig; mittelprächtig; mäßig; (EN) a dime a dozen; average; fair; fair to middling; mean; medial; mediocre; medium; middle-class; middle-rate; middling; moderate; o level -
83 середина на половину
тж. серединка на половинку, серёдка на половину (на половинку, на половинке)разг.1) (ни то ни другое, нечто среднее, неопределённое) betwixt and between; smth. vague, uncertainТаня.
Что, смотритесь всё? Думаете, очень из себя хороши? Григорий. А что, неприятен? Таня. Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину. (Л. Толстой, Плоды просвещения) — Tanya. Tell me, are you always looking at yourself? Do you imagine you're very handsome? Grigori. Well, am I not good-looking? Tanya. So-so.... neither good-looking nor ill-looking, but betwixt and between.2) (ни плохой ни хороший; посредственный) so-so; fair to middling3) (ни плохо ни хорошо; посредственно) neither well nor badly; fair to middling; cf. take the middle course with smb., smth.Мало кто относился к ней серёдка на половинку - или уж души в ней не чаял, или уж от одного её имени озноб пробирал... (Г. Николаева, Повесть о директоре МТС и главном агрономе) — Few people took the middle course with her. They either loved her or the very mention of her name made their blood boil.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половину
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84 посредственный
1. moderate2. second-rate3. fair4. middling; mediocre; satisfactoryпосредственный, так себе; приемлемый — fair to middling
5. passableСинонимический ряд:1. так себе (прил.) не ахти какой; не бог весть какой; не бог знает какой; не очень; так себе2. средне (проч.) не ахти; не ахти как; не бог весть как; не бог знает как; не очень; средне; так себе3. удовлетворительно (проч.) удовлетворительноАнтонимический ряд:гениально; талантливо -
85 так себе
1. fair to middlingпосредственный, так себе; приемлемый — fair to middling
2. so so3. so-soСинонимический ряд:1. средний (прил.) не ахти какой; не бог весть какой; не бог знает какой; не очень; посредственный; средний2. средне (проч.) не ахти; не ахти как; не бог весть как; не бог знает как; не очень; посредственно; средне -
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88 валкий
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90 сносно
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91 средне
1) General subject: middling, moderately, so so, comsi comsa2) Colloquial: so-so3) Australian slang: fair to middling, not much chop -
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СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ (НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ) СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ (НА ПОЛОВИНЕ) СЕРЁДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ (НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ) all coll NP these forms only fixed WO1. ( usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: any noun)) a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle: (when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context) neither this nor thatneither one nor the other something (somewhere) in between (when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation) ordinary just average middling run-of-the-mill commonplace.Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).(Таня:) Думаете, очень из себя хороши? (Григорий:) А что, неприятен? (Таня:) Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). (Т.:) Think you're beautiful, do you? (G.:) What-ugly, am I? (T.:) Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2.advneither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion: (only) so-sonot great fair to middling.Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams. -
93 середина на половине
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половине
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94 середина на половину
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середина на половину
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95 серединка на половинке
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > серединка на половинке
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96 серединка на половинку
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > серединка на половинку
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97 середка на половине
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половине
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98 середка на половинке
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половинке
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99 середка на половинку
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половинку
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100 середка на половину
• СЕРЕДИНКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ < НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ>; СЕРЕДИНА НА ПОЛОВИНУ < НА ПОЛОВИНЕ>; СЕРЕДКА НА ПОЛОВИНКУ <НА ПОЛОВИНКЕ, НА ПОЛОВИНУ, НА ПОЛОВИНЕ> all coll[NP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: any noun)]⇒ a person (a thing etc) does not possess the distinguishing characteristics of either of the two (expressed or implied) extremes, is somewhere in the middle:- [when the two extremes are specified by the preceding context] neither this nor that;- [when used in refer, to a qualitative evaluation] ordinary;- just average;- middling;- commonplace.♦ Тебе могут говорить разное, умное и глупое и серёдка на половинку... (Аксёнов 1). People may tell you different things, wise and foolish and neither one nor the other... (1a).♦ [Таня:] Думаете, очень из себя хороши? [Григорий:] А что, неприятен? [Таня:] Так, ни приятен, ни неприятен, а серёдка на половину (Толстой 3). [Т.:] Think you're beautiful, do you? [G.:] What-ugly, am I? [T.:] Not ugly. Not handsome. Just average (3b).2. [adv]⇒ neither poorly nor well, in a mediocre fashion:- (only) so-so;- not great;- fair to middling.♦ Экзамены Саша сдал серединка на половинку. Sasha did only so-so on his exams.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > середка на половину
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fair to middling — adjective HUMOROUS not bad but not very good … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fair to middling — adjective about average; acceptable more than adequate as a secretary • Syn: ↑adequate, ↑passable, ↑tolerable • Similar to: ↑satisfactory • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fair to middling — moderately good, about average, so so How s the barley crop this year? Oh, fair to middling. Could use a good rain … English idioms
fair to middling — informal neither very good nor very bad. What s your French like? Oh, fair to middling … New idioms dictionary
fair-to-middling — slightly above average she manages to capitalize on some fair to middling material … Useful english dictionary
fair to middling — Synonyms and related words: betwixt and between, dull, fair, fairish, indifferent, insipid, lackluster, mediocre, medium, middling, moderate, modest, namby pamby, of a kind, of a sort, of sorts, passable, respectable, so so, tedious, tolerable,… … Moby Thesaurus
From fair to middling — Fair Fair (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fair to middling — adjective only tolerably good … Wiktionary
fair to middling — idi inf only tolerably good; so so … From formal English to slang
Dream of Fair to Middling Women — … Wikipedia
Fair — (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and prob. also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English