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81 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) zanemariti se2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) postati zanemarjen3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) iti v seme -
82 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) kratke počitnice sredi semestra -
83 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) zlata sredina -
84 mid-fielders
(in football etc, the players in the middle area of the pitch.) krilec -
85 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) tleskniti s prsti -
86 strike a balance
(to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes.) najti ravnotežje -
87 the East
(the countries east of Europe: the Middle/Far East.) (Bližnji, Srednji, Daljni) vzhod -
88 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) prometni otok -
89 wake up
1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) prebuditi se2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) zavesti se
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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
