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121 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) meio-termo -
122 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) buraco, furo2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) toca3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) buraco2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) esburacar2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) acertar no buraco•- hole out -
123 intermediate
[intə'mi:diət](in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) intermediário -
124 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) ilha2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) ilha•- islander -
125 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) coceira2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) coçar2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) ansiar•- itchy- itchiness -
126 lunch
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127 manhole
noun (a hole (usually in the middle of a road or pavement) through which someone may go to inspect sewers etc.) poço de inspeção -
128 matron
['meitrən]1) (a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.) enfermeira-chefe2) (a dignified married woman: Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood.) matrona, mãe de família•- matronly
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Middle — Mid dle (m[i^]d d l), a. [OE. middel, AS. middel; akin to D. middel, OHG. muttil, G. mittel. [root]271. See {Mid}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Middle — may refer to: Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Geography in fiction … Wikipedia
middle — [mid′ l] adj. [ME middel < OE < midd ,MID1 + el, LE] 1. halfway between two given points, times, limits, etc.; also, equally distant from all sides or extremities; in the center; mean 2. in between; intermediate; intervening 3. Gram. a … English World dictionary
Middle — Mid dle, n. [AS. middel. See {Middle}, a.] The point or part equally distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series; the midst; central… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
middle — [adj] central average, between, betwixt and between*, center, centermost, equidistant, halfway, inner, inside, intermediate, intervening, mainstream, mean, medial, median, medium, mezzo*, middlemost, middle of the road*, midmost, smack in the… … New thesaurus
middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
middle C — ► NOUN Music ▪ the C near the middle of the piano keyboard, written on the first ledger line below the treble stave or the first ledger line above the bass stave … English terms dictionary
middle — ► ADJECTIVE 1) at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central. 2) intermediate in rank, quality, or ability. ► NOUN 1) a middle point or position. 2) informal a person s waist and stomach … English terms dictionary
middle — I adjective average, axial, centermost, central, centric, centroidal, equidistant, halfway, interjacent, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, median, mediate, mediocre, medium, mid, midmost, midway, pivotal II noun average, axis, center,… … Law dictionary
middle — n *center, midst, core, hub, focus, nucleus, heart … New Dictionary of Synonyms
middle C — n. 1. the musical note on the first ledger line below the treble staff and the first above the bass staff 2. the corresponding tone or key … English World dictionary
