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41 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.) vacanţă la jumătatea semestrului -
42 hand down
(to pass on from one generation to the next: These customs have been handed down from father to son since the Middle Ages.) a transmite -
43 happy medium
(a sensible middle course between two extreme positions: I need to find the happy medium between starving and over-eating.) cale de mijloc -
44 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) gaură2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) gaură; vizuină3) ((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.) punct2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) a găuri2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) a introduce mingea în gaură•- hole out -
45 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.) mediu, intermediar -
46 island
1) (a piece of land surrounded by water: The island lay a mile off the coast.) insulă2) ((also traffic island) a traffic-free area, built in the middle of a street, for pedestrians to stand on.) refugiu (pentru pietoni)•- islander -
47 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.) mâncărime2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) a produce mâncărime; a (te) mânca2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) a fi nerăbdător (să)•- itchy- itchiness -
48 lunch
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49 manhole
noun (a hole (usually in the middle of a road or pavement) through which someone may go to inspect sewers etc.) gură (de canal) -
50 matron
['meitrən]1) (a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.) infirmieră-şefă2) (a dignified married woman: Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood.) doamnă respectabilă•- matronly -
51 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avar, zgârcit2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) rău, urât3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) răutăcios4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerabil•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) mediu2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) medie2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medie; mijlocIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) a însemna; a se referi (la)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) a intenţiona; a-şi pune în gând•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) elocvent- meaningless
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52 mediaeval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) medieval -
53 medieval
[medi'i:vəl, ]( American[) mi:-](of, or belonging to, the Middle Ages: medieval plays/music.) medieval -
54 medium
['mi:diəm] 1. plurals - media; noun1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) mediu2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) (mass-)media3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) medium4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) mediu2. adjective(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) mijlociu -
55 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) potolit2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) discret3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) catifelat2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) a (se) înmuia, a (se) potoli -
56 mid
[mid](at, or in, the middle of: a midweek football match; in mid air; a mid-air collision between two aircraft.) la/în mijlocul, în plin -
57 mid-fielders
(in football etc, the players in the middle area of the pitch.) mijlocaş -
58 midday
[mid'dei](the middle of the day; twelve o'clock: We'll meet you at midday; ( also adjective) a midday meal.) (la) amiază -
59 midriff
['midrif](the middle of the body just below the ribs.) diafragmă, abdomen -
60 midsummer
(the middle of summer: It happened in midsummer; ( also adjective) a midsummer day.) miezul verii- Midsummer Eve
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middle C — n [U] the musical note C, which is the middle note on a piano … Dictionary of contemporary English
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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
