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d'une cinquantaine d'années;∎ she was already middle-aged when she changed career elle avait déjà un certain âge quand elle a changé de carrièreUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > middle-aged
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adjective [person] d'âge mûr; fig [outlook, view] vieux jeu inv -
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middle [ˈmɪdl]1. adjective2. nouna. milieu m• right in the middle (of...) au beau milieu (de...)3. compounds► middle age noun ≈ la cinquantaine• he's reached middle age il a la cinquantaine ► middle-aged adjective [person] d'âge moyen ; [outlook] vieux jeu inv• discretion is my middle name (British) la discrétion est ma plus grande vertu ► middle-of-the-road adjective modéré ; [music] grand public inv► middle school noun ≈ premier cycle m du secondaire* * *['mɪdl] 1.1) milieu mI was in the middle of a book when... — j'étais plongé dans un livre quand...
to split [something] down the middle — partager [quelque chose] en deux [bill, work]; diviser [quelque chose] en deux [group, opinion]
2) (colloq) ( waist) taille f2.adjective [door, shelf] du milieu; [price] modéré; [size, difficulty] moyen/-ennein middle life — au milieu de ma/ta etc vie
to be in one's middle thirties — GB avoir environ 35 ans
there must be a middle course ou way — il doit y avoir un juste milieu
to steer ou take ou follow a middle course — adopter une position intermédiaire
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['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) milieu2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) taille2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) du milieu- middling- middle age - middle-aged - Middle Ages - Middle East - middleman - be in the middle of doing something - be in the middle of something -
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man [mæn]1. noun(plural men)a. homme m• what else could a man do? qu'est-ce qu'on aurait pu faire d'autre ?b. ( = sort) I'm a whisky man myself personnellement, je préfère le whisky• he's the man for the job c'est l'homme qu'il nous (or leur etc) faut( = provide staff for) assurer une permanence à ; ( = work at) être de service à• they haven't enough staff to man the office every day ils n'ont pas assez de personnel pour assurer une permanence au bureau tous les jours• who will man the enquiry desk? qui sera de service au bureau des renseignements ?3. compounds* * *[mæn] 1.1) ( adult male) homme mman of the match — héros m du match
2) (husband, partner) homme m3) ( person) homme m4) ( person of courage) homme m6) Sport ( team member) joueur m7) ( piece) ( in chess) pièce f; ( in draughts) pion m2.men plural noun Military ( subordinates) hommes mpl3.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) gen tenir [switchboard, desk]2) Military armer [quelque chose] en hommes [ship]; assigner des hommes à [barricade, gun]4.manned past participle adjective [flight, spacecraft, base] habitéfully manned — ( of ship) avec un équipage complet
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I [si'deit] adjective(calm, serious and dignified: a sedate, middle-aged woman.) posé- sedately- sedateness II [si'deit] verb(to give a sedative: The doctor sedated her with some pills.) donner un sédatif à qqn- sedative -
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1 ( adult male) homme m ; middle-aged/married man homme d'âge mûr/marié ; as one man to another entre hommes ; he's not a man to do ce n'est pas le genre d'homme à faire ; a blind man un aveugle ; an old man un vieillard ; a single man un célibataire ; a ladies' man un homme à femmes ; a beer/whisky man un buveur de bière/de whisky ; a leg/bum man ○ un amateur de belles jambes/de derrières ; a man of God/the people un homme de Dieu/du peuple ; a man of iron ou steel un homme de fer ; they've arrested the right man on a arrêté le vrai coupable ; he's your man c'est l'homme qu'il te faut ; he has worked for the party, man and boy GB il a travaillé pour le parti toute sa vie ; man of the match héros m du match ; good man! ( well done) bravo mon gars! ; my good man! mon vieux ○ ! ; my little man ○ mon petit ;2 (husband, partner) homme m ; her man son homme ; he is the right man for her c'est l'homme qu'il lui fallait ; her young man† son fiancé ; man and wife mari et femme ; to live as man and wife vivre maritalement ;3 ( person) homme m ; no man could have done more personne n'aurait pu faire davantage ; as good as the next man aussi bien que n'importe qui ; the common man l'homme du commun ; primitive Man l'homme primitif ;4 ( person of courage) homme m ; be a man sois un homme ; to make a man of sb faire un homme de qn ;B men npl Mil ( subordinates) hommes mpl ; to address the men s'adresser aux hommes ; ‘now men…’ ‘soldats…’ ; officers and men Mil officiers et hommes ; ( in Navy) officiers et matelots.C excl1 ○ ( expressing surprise) mince, alors ○ ! ;2 ( addressing somebody) hey man! eh mec ○ !1 gen tenir [switchboard, desk] ; will the telephone be manned? est-ce qu'il y aura quelqu'un pour répondre au téléphone? ;2 Mil armer [qch] en hommes [ship] ; assigner des hommes à [barricade, gun] ; who is manning the barricades? qui est assigné aux barricades? ; to man the pumps mettre des hommes aux pompes.E manned pp adj Aerosp [flight, spacecraft, base] habité ; fully manned ( of ship) avec un équipage complet.every man for himself chacun pour soi ; Man proposes, God disposes l'homme propose et Dieu dispose ; to a man sans exception ; as one man comme un seul homme ; to sort out the men from the boys séparer les hommes des mauviettes ○ ; he took it like a man il a pris ça en homme ; to be man enough to do avoir le courage de faire ; to be a man's man aimer être entre hommes ; to be one's own man être son propre maître ; to be the man of the moment être l'homme du jour. -
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[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) âge2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) époque, âge3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) âge4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) éternité2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) vieillir- aged- ageless - age-old - the aged - come of age - of age
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